Packers Practice Squad And Waivers Tracker: Safety Gained, D-Tackle Lost

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers couldn’t keep everyone on the defensive line during Sunday’s roster cuts. On Monday, a key player from last season, nose tackle Nazir Stackhouse, was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans.

With waivers complete, the Packers could begin building their practice squad. Refresh this story for updates.

Waiver Results

The Packers were not awarded anyone on waivers but did lose nose tackle Nazir Stackhouse on waivers to the Titans.

He was the only player lost by the Packers, meaning the rest of their player cuts from Sunday are eligible to sign to the practice squad.

Stackhouse opened training camp as the No. 1 nose tackle but had lost the job to Jonathan Ford by the first preseason game.

Stackhouse made the roster as an undrafted free agent last year. He had a solid training camp; he just wasn’t productive enough in a crowded room of defensive linemen.

“I feel like my confidence is better this year,” he said during training camp. “Obviously, what I did last year is just my pride, but it’s good to see where I came from and it’s even better to see where I can go.”

Practice Squad: Secondary

The first player brought back to the practice squad was undrafted rookie Murvin Kenion III. In three preseason games, he finished third on the team with 11 tackles and was tied for second with two passes defensed.

Kenion was a ballhawk at Nevada, where he was coached by former Packers defensive back Joey Thomas and had five interceptions as a senior.

Kenion and Mark Perry battled for the No. 5 safety job throughout training camp. Ultimately, the Packers kept only four – Xavier McKinney, Evan Williams, Javon Bullard and Kitan Oladapo. Perry was waiting for the waiver process to be finalized before deciding his next move.

“I think there was good moments for a lot of the guys that got extended playing time,” secondary coach Bobby Babich said after the Denver game. “They’re playing a lot of defensive plays and also turning around and going down on special teams. Gave them a lot of credit for that last night. Liked a lot of the play style.

“There’s some execution things that everybody needs to improve on. But they came out and they toughed it out, and to see some of the physicality that they were playing with – we haven’t had a whole lot of opportunity to see that physicality. So, there’s a lot of things we can improve and we need to improve moving forward to reach the goals, the standards that we want to reach.”

Practice Squad: Offensive Line

The Packers are bringing back Dalton Cooper, an undrafted free agent last year who spent his rookie season on Green Bay’s practice squad.

Cooper played a lot of left tackle during training camp before getting some work at right tackle. During the games, all 62 snaps came at left tackle. He allowed two sacks, according to PFF.

What About Quarterback?

With the trade of Kyle McCord, the Packers will need a third quarterback. On Sunday, 29 quarterbacks were released around the league.

The Packers need a quarterback for their practice squad. Around the league yesterday, 29 were released. Here they are, broken down into tiers including the familiar face, reclamation project and former draft picks. ⬇️https://t.co/O2dYxELED7
— Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) August 31, 2026

How It Works

Teams had until noon (Central) to put in waiver claims on players. Once that process was complete and the league sorts through all the claims, teams could begin signing players to their practice squad. That means teams can circle back to the players they released on Sunday as well as see who’s available from other teams.

General manager Brian Gutekunst and coach Matt LaFleur have talked about how it’s not a 53-man roster but rather a 70-man roster, since those practice-squad players often wind up playing in games.

Building the practice squad isn’t only about finding the next-best players. This year, for instance, the Packers kept only four safeties on the roster. That’s not enough to run a practice, so additions will be needed.

“Every year there’s a few areas where you’re just kind of like OK, what’s our practice squad going to look like,” Gutekunst said, “and the guys that we have in the practice squad, do we feel are those guys that can help us still during the year? Are they more just developmental guys for maybe next year?”

Practice Squad FYI

A total of 16 players can be signed to the practice squad. It can be 17 if one of those players is from the International Player Pathway program.

The practice squad used to be for young, developmental players. Not anymore. Up to six veterans with two-plus years of accrued experience (at least six games played in a season) can be on the practice squad.

Rookies and first-year players on the practice squad receive $13,750 per week. For the full 18-week season (including the bye), that adds up to $247,500. Players with two-plus years of experience can earn a minimum of $18,350 per week and a maximum of $22,850 per week.

Each week, two players can be elevated from the practice squad to play in games. A player can be elevated three times. After that, he must be added to the 53-man roster.

Players Released on Sunday

Here were the 30 players released by the Packers. Typically, their initial practice squad is filled mostly with players from this pool. Last year, they signed quarterback Clayton Tune, offensive tackle Dalton Cooper and tight end Josh Whyle from other teams’ cuts to build their first practice squad.

Released on offense (16): RB Damien Martinez, RB Jaden Nixon, RB Pierre Strong, WR Chris Hilton, WR Kisean Johnson, WR Isaiah Neyor, WR Kaden Prather, WR Will Sheppard, T Brant Banks, T Dalton Cooper, T/G Darian Kinnard, G Josh Gesky, G Dillon Wade, C Dylan Barrett, TE Drake Dabney, TE Messiah Swinson.

Released on defense (13): DT Jaden Crumedy, DT Nazir Stackhouse, edge Nyjalik Kelly, edge Arron Mosby, edge Arden Walker, LB TJ Quinn, LB Kristian Welch, CB Shemar Bartholomew, CB Domani Jackson, CB MJ Devonshire, CB Jaylin Simpson, S Murvin Kenion, S Mark Perry.

Released on special teams (1): LS Cal Adomitis.

The Packers have a 53-man roster. Here are the winners and losers from a wheeling-and-dealing Cutdown Sunday. ⬇️https://t.co/AA4fGrVXmc
— Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) August 31, 2026

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