Packers Add Super Bowl Champion to Practice Squad 1 Green Bay Packers wide receiver Mecole Hardman (6) is roced out of bounds by Seattle Seahawks cornerback Keydrain Calligan (17) during their final preseason game on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Packers Add Super Bowl Champion to Practice Squad

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Matt Lombardo | Last updated Aug 27, 2025 3:18 PM ET

The Packers aren’t moving on from wide receiver/return specialist Mecole Hardman, just yet.

Hardman was a disappointment during the preseason, ultimately becoming one of the Packers’ cuts to trim the roster to 53 players, but returns to Green Bay as a member of the 13-player practice squad.

Packers Sign Mecole Hardman to Practice Squad

The 27-year-old Hardman has won three Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs, primarily as a returner but has caught 178 passes for 2,302 yards and 16 touchdowns through the first seven seasons of his career.

In Green Bay, the logjam at wide receiver was simply too significant for Hardman to overcome and climb a depth chart that includes rookies Matthew Golden and Savion Williams, along with Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks, with Christian Watson opening the season on PUP, to make the 53-man roster and ultimately make an impact.

Here is the Packers’ full practice squad:

RB Israel Abanikanda
DL Deslin Alexandre
DB Johnathan Baldwin
T Brant Banks
DL James Ester
WR Mecole Hardman
LB Jamon Johnson
K Mark McNamee
DL Arron Mosby
WR Isaiah Neyor
WR Will Sheppard
DB Jaylin Simpson
LB Kristian Welch

Packers Add Super Bowl Champion to Practice Squad 2 Green Bay Packers wide receiver Mecole Hardman (6) participates in drills during fifth day of training camp on July 28, 2025, at Ray Nitschke Field in Ashwaubenon, Wis.

This article first appeared on WI Sports Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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