Signing former Vikings kicker by the Packers will increase competition for the position

GREEN BAY Following a rookie’s uneven performance this past season, the Green Bay Packers looked to a former division opponent to help increase competition at kicker.

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According to Brett Tessler, Greg Joseph’s agent, the former Vikings kicker was signed by the Packers to a one-year contract on Tuesday.

Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst is not afraid about this rising player’s next deal.

Joseph will have competition from current kicker Anders Carlson and former University of Georgia kicker Jack Podlesny, who the organization signed to a futures deal earlier in the summer. Joseph made 24 of 30 field goals and 36 of 38 extra-point tries for the Vikings last season.

Carlson was a rookie sixth-round selection who made 27 of 33 field goals and 34 of 39 extra points in the previous season.

losing to San Francisco in the team’s season-ending NFC divisional playoff game despite missing a critical 41-yard field goal attempt in the fourth quarter.

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In ten of the final twelve games for the Packers, Carlson missed at least one kick, which led general manager Brian Gutekunst to promise to add more competition following the season.

Joseph, 29, played for Minnesota for the previous three seasons, making an impact on

51 regular-season games and 83 out of 101 field goal attempts made by the Vikings. Before playing in two games for the Tennessee Titans in 2019, he made his professional debut with Cleveland in 2018. In his first season, he hit 17 of 20 shots.

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Josh Jacobs, the NFL’s leading rusher in 2022, and running back Josh Jacobs of Green Bay are said to have reached a deal early on Monday afternoon, the first day of the league’s free-agent negotiation session. The Las Vegas Raiders defeated the Packers 17–13 on Sunday thanks to 89 total yards and a rushing touchdown from 26-year-old Jacobs, who has ran for 5,545 yards and 46 touchdowns in his five seasons as a professional.

In Las Vegas, on October 9, 2023.

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The name of the group is XAVIER McKINNEY — S.
Xavier McKinney, a former safety for the New York Giants, and Green Bay have reached a four-year, $68 million deal, as his agent revealed on Monday. In his fourth season in the NFL, McKinney, 24, started all 17 games for the Giants last season. He finished 2023 with 116 tackles, three interceptions, one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries.

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Cornerback Keisean Nixon reached an agreement to stay with the Packers on a three-year deal worth $18 million, according to an NFL Network report Tuesday

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David Bakhitiari LT Despite an outstanding 11-year career, offensive lineman David Bakhtiari was released by Green Bay on Monday, a move that was not surprising. The veteran tackle had a huge 2024 salary cap amount of $39.99 million, and

Bakhtiari’s tenure with the Packers was ultimately cut short due to the many injuries to his left knee that plagued his final three seasons with the team. Although Bakhtiari, who turns 33 on September 30, does not intend to retire, it was unknown as of Monday how far along he is in his recuperation and what his market value would be.

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ALB DE’VONDRE CAMPBELL
ALB DE’VONDRE CAMPBELL
According to numerous media sources, Green Bay will release linebacker De’Vondre Campbell on Wednesday when the new league season begins. After joining the Packers as a free agency in the 2021 offseason, the 30-year-old Campbell has played with the team for the last three seasons. With eight years of experience, the veteran has 507 solo tackles.

eight interceptions and eight forced fumbles in 115 games during the regular season. Although the precise financial benefits for Green Bay are unknown at this time, Campbell has three years left on a $50 million, five-year contract that he signed in March 2022 following his first season with the Packers.

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AARON JONES — RB
AARON JONES — RB
The Packers cut running back Aaron Jones on Monday after failing to come to an agreement on a revised deal that would have reduced his projected $17.6 million salary-cap figure for 2024. Jones had been with the team for seven years.

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Jon Runyan is an offensive lineman who started as a rookie reserve for the Green Bay Packers and has started 50 of the team’s 51 regular-season games in the previousthree seasons (moving to right guard the previous season after spending the first two at left guard), apparently came to a three-year contract agreement with the New York Giants on Monday. The 26-year-old Runyan attempted to hold back tears in January as players cleaned out their lockers. He had spent the majority of the previous season in a job-sharing arrangement with fellow guard Sean Rhyan, calling his time with Green Bay “awesome,” but he faced an uncertain future with the team that selected him in the sixth round of the 2020 draft.
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Corey Ballentine, the cornerback for the Packers, has agreed to re-sign with the team, the team announced on Tuesday afternoon. Ballentine, whose birthday is April 28

13, made a career-best 27 solo tackles, seven passes defended, and his first NFL interception last season while playing in a career-high 14 games, six of which he started. The Jamaican, who went to Washburn University in Kansas and was selected by the New York Giants in the sixth round of the 2019 draft, has also played for the New York Jets and Detroit Lions in his five-year professional career.

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TE TYLER DAVIS
TE TYLER DAVIS
tense conclusion After missing the whole 2023 season due to a knee injury, Tyler Davis—a valuable member of the special teams unit and emerging offensive weapon—reached an agreement to remain in Green Bay. The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Davis, who turns 27 on April 2, in the sixth round.

of the 2020 NFL Draft, and before joining the Packers in September 2021, he played one season with the team. In 31 regular-season games with Green Bay, Davis has been targeted 12 times and has caught eight catches for 61 yards.

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KEISEAN NIXON — CB Keisean Nixon, a cornerback, and the Packers have agreed to a three-year, $18 million contract extension, per an NFL Network report on Tuesday.

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Safety — S — Jonathan Owens After spending one season in Green Bay, Jonathan Owens, 28, announced his departure from the Packers on Wednesday after reaching an agreement to sign a contract with the NFC North rival Chicago Bears. Owens, the spouse of an Olympic gold medalist,

Gymnast Simone Biles started 11 of the team’s 17 regular-season games, totaling 84 tackles. In the first quarter of the Packers’ 29-22 victory over the Detroit Lions, Biles returned a fumble 27 yards for a touchdown and finished with a team-high 12 tackles.

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SAVAGE DARNELL
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Security On Wednesday, Darnell Savage, who had spent the previous five years with the Green Bay Packers, agreed to a free-agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. In his 72 regular-season games with the Packers, the 26-year-old Savage—who was chosen by Green Bay with the 21st overall choice in the 2019 NFL Draft—tallied nine interceptions, 302 total tackles, and nine tackles for loss. Among the

One of Savage’s greatest moments as a player occurred in the January playoffs when, in the first half of Green Bay’s 48-32 wild card win against the Dallas Cowboys, he intercepted quarterback Dak Prescott and returned it 64 yards for a score.

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AJ DILLON — RB
AJ DILLON — RB
It was announced on Friday by the Packers that running back AJ Dillon had re-signed. Dillon, who will age 26 on May 2, was taken by Green Bay in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, and has played all four of his seasons in the league there. During the previous season, he played in 15 games for the Packers, making six starts. He also ran 178 times for 613 yards and

two touchdowns and obtaining 223 extra yards by receiving 22 passes. Dillon is returning on a four-year qualifying offer, according to NFL Network. This means the team can pay the player up to $1.45 million more than the minimum salary — but just the minimum salary will count against the quota.

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OL — Yosh Nijman
OL — Yosh Nijman
offensive lineman The Green Bay Packers and the Carolina Panthers agreed to a free agency contract on March 18, ending Yosh Nijman’s four-year tenure with the former team. When the 28-year-old Nijman joined Green Bay as an undrafted free agent in 2019, he has made 67 straight appearances, including 22 starts. The 314-pound, 6-foot-7 lineman played throughout his first campaign.

on the Green Bay practice squad prior to being selected for the 2020 training camp roster.