The Green Bay Packers are in the midst of a new era. The last few off-seasons have seen Green Bay move on from multiple key veterans who played a massive role in their success during the 2010s.
The Jordan Love era started during the 2023 season, and ended with a bang. Green Bay went 7-3 during the final 10 games, Love played like one of the best quarterbacks in the league during that stretch, and they wound up just three points shy of reaching the NFC Championship game.
Going into 2024, however, the Packers might be without one position on their depth chart.
The Green Bay Packers Cut One Player That Leaves No One Left In That Position
According to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, the Packers released fullback Henry Pearson.
Pearson’s release so early in camp leaves the team without a fullback in camp, further affirming Matt LaFleur’s plan to eliminate the position from the offense.
It is true that Pearson played a tiny role in last season’s Packers offense, appearing on the field only for 11 offensive snaps. His position was the only fullback on the Packers’ updated 90-man roster, which now includes six running backs.
It has become increasingly common for coaches to eliminate fullbacks from their roster. One of them is LaFleur.
Sean Deveney further highlighted what the Packers’ current running back room looks like:
As things stand, rookie third-round draft choice MarShawn Lloyd is likely the No. 2 back behind Jacobs, with veteran AJ Dillon as the No. 3. Veteran Emmanuel Wilson (an undrafted signee who made the roster last summer) is in the mix, too, as is Ellis Merriweather (who finished the year on the Packers practice squad) and undrafted rookie Jarveon Howard.
Jacobs, of course, replaces the departed veteran Aaron Jones, a move that LaFleur earlier admitted came as a surprise to him.
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