Final cut left the Green Bay Packers dangerously thin at a couple of key positions

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🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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There was nothing shocking about the way the Packers got down to 53 players at final cuts, but they did leave themselves short-handed at a couple of key spots. Plus, who might they be looking to keep on the practice squad, and where do they stand as they ready for Week 1 and the Detroit Lions?

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0:00.0	The Green Bay Packers got down to 53 as we head toward week one,
0:04.7	and there are a couple spots on this roster where they left themselves pretty thin.
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1:06.7	planning your futures bets now. The Packers have their 53-man roster.
1:13.2	When I wrote the piece for the leap that I wrote yesterday, I put final in scare quotes
1:18.5	because this is not the finalist.
1:21.5	Just about every year, Brian Gutikins will make some post-final cut changes.
1:26.4	And part of that is because we will see them put guys on IR.
1:31.2	And remember, the deal is now you can designate players at Cutdown to return.
1:39.4	Marshaun Lloyd, one of those players, Jacob Monk, another.
1:42.6	And so that's why when you look at this list, three running backs, that seems like a low number.
1:50.2	Josh Jacobs, Emmanuel Wilson, Chris Brooks.
1:52.8	That's a low number.
1:54.5	Three.
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