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Packers expected to sign QB Blake Bortles to practice squad

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 11/3/21

It's been a wild Wednesday for the Green Bay Packers.

Just hours after it was reported Aaron Rodgers will not play in Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs after testing positive for COVID-19, it is being reported veteran QB Blake Bortles is aiming for another shot at playing for the Packers.

Veteran QB Blake Bortles is flying to Green Bay with the expectation he will sign to the Packers’ practice squad and be eligible for the 53-man roster Sunday, per source. Bortles was on the Packers’ roster this summer until Aaron Rodgers reported.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 3, 2021

Bortles has worked out with other teams -- including the Russell Wilson-less Seattle Seahawks -- since being released from the Packers in July, but did not catch on anywhere. The 29-year-old out of Oviedo, Fla., owns a 59.3 completion percentage and a whopping 75 interceptions through 73 career starts.

Regardless of Bortles' status, the expectation is that rookie QB Jordan Love will get the start against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Love's only regular-season appearance thus far has been was in Week 1's abysmal loss to the New Orleans Saints when he completed five of seven passes for 68 yards.

The Packers and Chiefs have met a total of 13 times over the franchises' histories, including Super Bowl I in 1967, which Green Bay won 35-10. Kansas City leads the lifetime series 7-5-1.

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