Green Bay Packers roster cuts: Tracking the path to 53 players in 2023

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst and coach Matt LaFleur will use the information and evaluations gained from a full training camp and three preseason games to help guide the difficult decisions necessary to trim the team’s roster to 53 players by Tuesday afternoon’s deadline.

While a couple dozen players will be released over the next two days, many will return on the team’s 16-player practice squad. After the waiver period expires on Wednesday, the Packers can start building out the practice squad.

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Packers Wire will track all the cuts made to get down to 53 players by Tuesday here:

Cuts by position

Aug 19, 2023; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst is shown during the second quarter of their preseason game against the New England Patriots at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports

QB:
RB:
WR:
TE:
OL:

DL:
OLB:
LB:
CB:
S:

K:
P: Pat O’Donnell
LS:

PUP:

P Pat O'Donnell

Green Bay Packers punter Pat O’Donnell (16) runs on the field before their game against the Chicago Bears Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

The Packers released veteran punter Pat O’Donnell on Monday.

The team’s first cut signals a big change at punter, where Daniel Whelan is now expected to take over. O’Donnell, 32, was signed as a free agent in 2022 and was the team’s punter for all 17 games last season. Whelan is an Ireland native who earned All-XFL honors in 2023. He’s only 24 years old and on a $750,000 deal for this season.