The Green Bay Packers, like every other team in the NFL, are making the toughest decisions of the year this week. Trimming their roster from 90 to 53 is not easy. However, one Super Bowl champion will be looking for a new home before the season starts in a few weeks.
“Did Not See That Coming” Packers Shockingly Release Super Bowl Champion (Report)
According to NFL Insider Jordan Schultz:
Sources: #Packers releasing WR Mecole Hardman.
Fans were quick to react to this news:
Dude was doomed when Green Bay drafted Savion Williams
— Eric Fischer (@BigEOnAirWI) August 26, 2025
That was quick
— SportStack (@sport_stack_) August 26, 2025
Brett Veach, you know what to do.
— cæ (@caeisevennicer) August 26, 2025
100% going to end up back in KC lol
— Colin Montgomery (@Monty_Python4) August 26, 2025
Here is a look at Hardman’s career stats:
| Receiving | Rushing | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | Awards | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 21 | KAN | NFL | WR | 16 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 538 | 20.7 | 6 | 18 | 58.5 | 83 | 1.6 | 33.6 | 63.4 | 13.1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 75.0 | 9 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 30 | 18.5 | 555 | 6 | 2 | 7 | PB,AP-2 |
| 2020 | 22 | KAN | NFL | WR | 16 | 8 | 62 | 41 | 560 | 13.7 | 4 | 23 | 54.8 | 49 | 2.6 | 35.0 | 66.1 | 9.0 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 20 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 45 | 13.1 | 591 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 23 | KAN | NFL | WR | 17 | 8 | 83 | 59 | 693 | 11.7 | 2 | 33 | 60.2 | 53 | 3.5 | 40.8 | 71.1 | 8.3 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 | 24 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 67 | 11.0 | 739 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 24 | KAN | NFL | WR | 8 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 297 | 11.9 | 4 | 14 | 61.8 | 36 | 3.1 | 37.1 | 73.5 | 8.7 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 75.0 | 25 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 29 | 11.3 | 328 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 25 | 2TM | NFL | WR | 11 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 124 | 8.3 | 0 | 8 | 50.0 | 37 | 1.4 | 11.3 | 62.5 | 5.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 16 | 7.9 | 127 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 25 | NYJ | NFL | WR | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 33.3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 25 | KAN | NFL | WR | 6 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 118 | 8.4 | 0 | 8 | 52.4 | 37 | 2.3 | 19.7 | 66.7 | 5.6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 15 | 8.1 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 26 | KAN | NFL | WR | 12 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 0 | 6 | 57.1 | 17 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 85.7 | 6.4 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 20 | 12.4 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 17 | 8.9 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 Yrs | 80 | 28 | 258 | 178 | 2302 | 12.9 | 16 | 102 | 57.8 | 83 | 2.2 | 28.8 | 69.0 | 8.9 | 26 | 190 | 3 | 10 | 57.7 | 25 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 204 | 12.2 | 2492 | 19 | 9 | 25 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 6 | 55 | 38 | 489 | 12.9 | 3 | 22 | 57.8 | 83 | 2.2 | 28.8 | 69.0 | 8.9 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 57.7 | 25 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 43 | 12.2 | 530 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| KAN (6 Yrs) | 75 | 28 | 255 | 177 | 2296 | 13.0 | 16 | 102 | 58.0 | 83 | 2.4 | 30.6 | 69.4 | 9.0 | 26 | 190 | 3 | 10 | 57.7 | 25 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 203 | 12.2 | 2486 | 19 | 9 | 25 | |||||
| NYJ (1 Yr) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 33.3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
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