On Wednesday, within minutes of the start of the 2022 NFL league year, the Green Bay Packers have brought back several depth players for the upcoming season. The team issues qualifying tenders to a number of exclusive-rights free agents on Wednesday, effectively locking them in to return to the Packers on one-year league-minimum salaries.
The most prominent name among this group is Yosh Nijman, the offensive tackle who started eight games in 2021. After signing with the Packers as an undrafted rookie in 2019, Nijman was active for every game in 2020 then turned out to be a critical piece of the Packers’ 2021 line.