Packers Officially Cut 32 Players

Here’s the full list of moves:

Cuts

1. RB Israel Abanikanda
2. DL Deslin Alexandre
3. DB Johnathan Baldwin
4. CB Corey Ballentine
5. T Brant Banks
6. LB Jared Bartlett
7. QB Sean Clifford
8. G Tyler Cooper
9. RB Tyrion Davis-Price
10. QB Taylor Elgersma
11. DL James Ester
12. WR Mecole Hardman
13. CB Tyron Herring
14. WR Julian Hicks
15. C Trey Hill
16. RB Amar Johnson
17. WR Cornelius Johnson
18. LB Jamon Johnson
19. CB Kalen King
20. G JJ Lippe
21. TE Johnny Lumpkin
22. K Mark McNamee
23. DL Arron Mosby
24. WR Isaiah Neyor
25. DL Devonte O’Malley
26. WR Will Sheppard
27. LB Isaiah Simmons
28. DB Jaylin Simpson
29. G/C Lecitus Smith
30. TE Messiah Swinson
31. T Kadeem Telfort
32. LB Kristian Welch

Injured Reserve (Designated for Return)

1. RB MarShawn Lloyd
2. C/G Jacob Monk

Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP)

1. DL Collin Oliver
2. WR Christian Watson
3. G John Williams

Injured Reserve

1. S Omar Brown

Hardman, 26, is a former second-round pick of the Chiefs back in 2019. He played out the final year of his four-year, $5 million rookie contract with the Chiefs. 

Hardman was testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent in 2023 when he signed a one-year, $4 million deal with the Jets.

The Jets then traded Hardman back to the Chiefs in exchange for a swap of late-round draft picks, reuniting him with his original team. Hardman re-signed on a one-year, $1.1 million deal in 2024, then signed on with the Packers in 2025.

In 2024, Hardman has appeared in 12 games for the Chiefs catching 12 of 14 targets for 90 yards along with 25 returns for 335 yards.