Green Bay Packers sign offensive lineman amid Zach Tom, Aaron Banks injuries

Tom first injured his oblique in Green Bay’s Week One victory over the Detroit Lions. Due to the fact that they played the Commanders just four days later, he was not active for their second game of the season.

Banks also missed that game.

In their place, the Packers started second-year lineman Jordan Morgan and rookie Anthony Belton.

Both players returned for Week Three, but both were unable to complete the game. Banks suffered his aforementioned groin injury and Tom was pulled after just one offensive snap because he could play through the pain from his injured oblique.

Green Bay has not put Tom on any injured list, so it is likely he will not need to miss any extended period of time. However, with their bye week coming up immediately following their Sunday night showdown against the Dallas Cowboys, it would make sense for him to miss that contest as well.

The Green Bay Packers signed offensive lineman Brant Banks

One indicator that Tom will not be available on Sunday night this week is the fact that the Packers have signed rookie undrafted offensive tackle Brant Banks from their practice squad to their active roster:

His signing also is indicative that the Packers are not too happy with the performance of their makeshift offensive line against the Cleveland Browns this past Sunday. Clearly, their depth was not good enough as quarterback Jordan Love was under constant pressure all game long.

Had Green Bay felt comfortable with their depth, they could have just elevated Banks to the active roster prior to the game without giving him a standard contract.

But they did not do that; they signed him.

Because the Packers only had 51 out of 53 possible roster spots filled, they did not need to make a corresponding move by signing Banks.