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Packers Place Two on IR, Complete 23 Moves as Tune Starts Finale

Green Bay is locked into the NFC No. 7 seed, prompting a depth-focused shuffle before a low-stakes finale.

Overview

  • Green Bay placed rookie WR Savion Williams (foot/illness) and OL Donovan Jennings (throat) on injured reserve on Saturday.
  • The Packers signed WR Jakobie Keeney-James and OL Lecitus Smith to the 53-man roster and elevated TE Drake Dabney and LB Jamon Johnson for Week 18.
  • Clayton Tune is slated to start at quarterback, the team has said Jordan Love will not play, and Desmond Ridder was not elevated from the practice squad.
  • The week’s roster activity reached 23 transactions, including waiver claims of DL Jonathan Ford and CB Trevon Diggs, with the team now listing 13 players on injured reserve.
  • Vikings injuries include RB Aaron Jones and TE T.J. Hockenson ruled out, and QB J.J. McCarthy is set to start after coming off the injury report.