The surprise of the Packers’ Tuesday new cycle was that only three players were protected on their practice squad: quarterback Kurt Benkert, kicker J.J. Molson, and long-snapper Steven Wirtel. Previously, wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown was also given the protected designation, though he had exhausted the number of games he could move up from the practice squad to the game-day roster in 2021 after last week’s match against the Cincinnati Bengals.
We now have the reason why: St. Brown was signed to the Packers’ 53-man roster today, ending the speculation on his immediate future.