Packers smartly solve offensive questions with three cutdown day trades
Packers Wire • • sports
Key Points:
- The Green Bay Packers were busy on cutdown day, making three trades focused on improving their offensive roster while trimming down to 53 players.
- They traded third-string quarterback McCord to Miami for a 2028 sixth-round pick, capitalizing on his strong preseason performance despite not planning to keep him.
- To address the absence of Josh Jacobs, who was placed on the commissioner's exempt list following misdemeanor charges, the Packers acquired running back Kaleb Johnson from the Steelers for a 2028 sixth-round pick.
- Green Bay also traded a 2028 seventh-round pick to the Rams for tight end Mark Redman, strengthening their tight end group amid injuries and underperformance at the position.
- These moves demonstrate GM Brian Gutekunst’s strategic efforts to fill offensive gaps without using draft picks this year, reshaping the roster with young talent under contract through 2028.
