The Green Bay Packers are releasing a pair of veteran defensive backs on Tuesday. Per Bill Huber of SI.com, the Packers will cut safety Tarvarius Moore and cornerback Corey Ballentine during final roster cutdowns.
Moore was a free-agent addition in March. A third-round pick of the 49ers in 2018, Moore was running with the first-team defense at times in training camp before suffering a knee injury against the New England Patriots and then missing the preseason finale.
Per Rob Demovsky of ESPN, the Packers will waive Moore injured, meaning an injury settlement is required and Moore won’t be eligible to return on the practice squad.
Ballentine was a second-team cornerback for much of training camp and coming off a 2022 season in which he played 10 or more special teams snaps in each of the final eight games of the regular season. The Packers re-signed him this offseason.
Cutting Moore opens the door for veteran Jonathan Owens and rookie Anthony Johnson Jr. to stick on the 53-man roster as backups at safety. Cutting Ballentine means the Packers will probably keep only four cornerbacks on the initial 53-man roster, assuming Eric Stokes stays on the PUP list. The team already cut Kiondre Thomas, Innis Gaines and Shemar Jean-Charles on Tuesday.
It’s possible the Packers will make waiver wire additions at one or both defensive back positions on Wednesday.
More on the Packers’ roster cuts can be found here.