Packers make numerous cuts, set initial 53-man roster

The Green Bay Packers announced their initial their initial 53-man roster as well as the following transactions:

Released

• CB Corey Ballentine
• WR Mecole Hardman
• LB Isaiah Simmons
• LB Kristian Welch

Waived

• RB Isaiah Abanikanda
• DE Deslin Alexandre
• S Johnathan Baldwin
• OL Brant Banks
• LB Jaret Bartlett
• QB Sean Clifford
• OL Tyler Cooper
• RB Tyrion Davis-Price
• QB Taylor Elgersma
• DT James Ester
• CB Tyron Herring
• WR Julian Hicks
  
• OL Trey Hill
• RB Amar Johnson
• WR Cornelius Johnson
• LB Jamon Johnson
• CB Kalen King
• OL JJ Lippe
• LS Mark McNamee
• DE Arron Mosby
• WR Isaiah Neyor
• DT Devonte O’Malley
• WR Will Sheppard
• S Jaylin Simpson
• OL Lecitus Smith
• OL Kadeem Telfort

Placed on IR (designation to return)

• RB MarShawn Lloyd
• OL Jacob Monk

Placed on IR

• S Omar Brown

Placed on reserve/PUP

• DE Collin Oliver
• WR Christian Watson
• OL John Williams

Despite his struggles to carve out a role in the NFL, Simmons made the 53-man roster in each of his first five seasons after the Cardinals selected him with the No. 8 pick in 2020. That streak has come to an end in Green Bay with his release Tuesday.

Alexandre is expected to return to the Packers’ practice squad if he clears waivers, per USA Today’s Ryan Wood, who places Banks in the same category.

Lloyd suffered a groin injury early in training camp and a hamstring injury more recently, which will land him on IR and sideline him for at least four weeks. Monk, though to be the team’s backup center, will also be out for a minimum of four weeks.