Packers Might Look to Bolster Offensive Line

With Luke Tenuta and Caleb Jones down with injuries and starter David Bakhtiari practicing only periodically, the Packers worked out three offensive linemen on Tuesday. Here's the update.

Author:
Bill Huber
Publish date:
Aug 15, 2023 5:24 PM EDT

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Note: No signings were made on Tuesday.

GREEN BAY, Wis. – With Luke Tenuta and Caleb Jones sidelined by injuries, the Green Bay Packers will put three offensive tackles through workouts on Tuesday, a source said in confirming a report by NFL insider Aaron Wilson.

One is Adrian Ealy, who served a brief stint on Green Bay’s practice squad late in the 2021 season. Ealy was a two-year starter at Oklahoma who went undrafted in 2021. He’s served several practice squad stints but has not played in a regular-season game. He spent part of training camp with the Steelers last summer.

He served a six-game NFL suspension in 2021.

Trevor Reid went undrafted out of Louisville this year despite being a two-year starter with excellent testing numbers. He signed with the Eagles after the draft – he received a whopping $110,000 in guarantees – but was released last week.

B.J. Wilson was a first-team all-conference selection in 2021 and 2022 at Division II Quincy. Wilson went undrafted but became the first player in school history to sign with an NFL team.

"BJ is a coach's dream not just from a talent perspective but his character,” coach Gary Bass said. “He has done everything with excellence while at QU in every way possible. His leadership abilities are second to none and he is the type of player and young man that you can never replace. He currently holds the school record for most starts made by a QU football player at 45. He was a 5-year starter because of COVID and received multiple watchlist spots."

Keytaon Thompson, who was a receiver with Packers fifth-round draft pick Dontayvion Wicks, also was scheduled to go through a workout. Thompson was second-team all-ACC in 2021 and third-team all-conference in 2022. He caught 78 passes for 990 yards in 2021 and 53 passes for 579 yards in 2022. He spent his first three seasons as a quarterback at Mississippi State.

At 6-foot-4 and 218 pounds, he ran his 40 in 4.66 seconds. He went undrafted and spent a few weeks with the Lions.

Finally, the Packers will host former Air Force defensive back Zane Lewis, who went undrafted in 2020. The Jets released him in May 2022 following an injury. Standing 6-foot-1, he had one interception in college.

The most interesting prospect was Reid, who started 24 games at left tackle during his final two seasons at Louisville. He hits all the marks athletically. At 6-foot-4 1/8 and 311 pounds, he ran his 40 in 5.01 seconds with a 4.58 in the shuttle and a 38-inch vertical at pro day. All of those are elite numbers for an offensive lineman.

He is set to work out for the Falcons on Wednesday.