By 3:00 PM CST on Tuesday, the Green Bay Packers must trim their roster from the current 90 eligible players down to just 53. Then, once that process is completed, and before they can fully turn their attention to the regular season, the Packers have to construct their 16-player practice squad.
Around the league, once these initial roster cuts are made, players with fewer than four accrued NFL seasons will go on waivers, where another team can put in a claim on them. Those with four or more accrued NFL seasons who are released become free agents right away and can sign wherever they please.
Once players clear waivers, they are then free agents and can also sign with whichever team they choose. In most instances, teams will then bring back their own players that they just released the day prior to construct their practice squad, although in 2022, the Packers did make two outside additions.
Following the Packers’ final preseason game with Seattle, I put together my final 53-man roster prediction, which you can find here. Now, with that as my guide, I will project what I think the Packers practice squad will look like.