The Green Bay Packers released tight end Johnny Lumpkin from the practice squad on Tuesday, potentially opening the door for the return of a player signed off the team’s practice squad earlier this season.
Lumpkin, a 264-pound blocking tight end, was signed to the practice squad on Sept. 10.
A week before signing Lumpkin, the Packers lost rookie tight end Messiah Swinson, who was signed off the practice squad and onto the 53-man roster of the Carolina Panthers. On Tuesday, the Panthers waived Swinson, who wasn’t active in any of the team’s first three games of the 2024 season.
Releasing Lumpkin could be the move that allows for Swinson to return on the practice squad this week.
The Packers signed Swinson as an undrafted free agent out of Arizona State and made him part of the team’s initial practice squad, suggesting they liked his potential as an inline blocker.
The Packers didn’t announce any other roster moves on Tuesday. The team will practice Wednesday before releasing the first injury report of Week 4.