Roughly three hours after posting a tweet celebrating his birthday, the Green Bay Packers released fourth-year outside linebacker Jonathan Garvin before Friday’s practice, per Ryan Wood of PackersNews.com.
Garvin, a seventh-round pick of the Packers in 2020, turned 24 years old on Friday.
The business of football is a cold and cruel one.
Garvin played in 38 games for the Packers between the 2020 and 2022 seasons. He produced 32 tackles, 1.5 sacks and seven quarterback hits.
The Packers were working Garvin with the defensive linemen during the early parts of training camp, possibly in a last-ditch effort to find a place for him on the roster long-term.
The Packers are deep at outside linebacker behind starters Rashan Gary and Preston Smith, especially after retaining Justin Hollins and drafting Lukas Van Ness in the first round.
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