Packers to release Desmond Ridder
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Key Points:
- The Green Bay Packers will release quarterback Desmond Ridder following the signing of Tyrod Taylor, reducing their quarterback roster to four.
- Ridder joined the Packers in December but did not appear in any games for the team.
- The remaining quarterbacks on the Packers’ 90-man roster will be Tyrod Taylor, Jordan Love, Kyle McCord, and rookie Kyron Drones.
- Ridder previously played for the Bengals, Vikings, Raiders, and Falcons, with 17 starts for the Falcons over his first two NFL seasons.
- Over his NFL career, Ridder has completed 322 of 503 passes for 3,544 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions.
