Per SI.com, the Packers are re-signing K Lenny Krieg to their practice squad. The German-born Krieg caught the NFL’s attention last year at the Scouting Combine and would qualify for the international roster exemption. The NFL instituted the International Player Pathway program in 2017 to grow the game of football.
Green Bay reunites with German kicker Lenny Krieg to smartly exploit the NFL’s International Pathway Program rule. The Green Bay Packers are reuniting with a familiar face to take advantage of an NFL roster flexible rule.
Just before the start of training camp, the Green Bay Packers signed German-born kicker Lenny Krieg to join rookie Trey Smack. But without a healthy long snapper, the Packers didn’t have anyone to snap the ball for practice.
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The Green Bay Packers announced they have signed K Lenny Krieg and TE Thomas Yassmin to the roster. To make room, the team released K Lucas Havrisik and OLB Dante Barnett. Both Krieg and Yassmin are eligible for the international exemption, but it will go to Yassmin for now. Krieg worked out for the team on Monday.
According to Bill Huber, the Packers are signing K Lenny Krieg to their 90-man roster. Krieg worked out for the team on Monday. He would be the third kicker on the roster currently, joining sixth-round rookie Trey Smack and 2025 holdover Lucas Havrisik.
The Packers hosted German-born kicker Lenny Krieg for a workout on Monday, per ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. Krieg, 23, spent multiple years playing professional football in Europe before joining the NFL International Player Pathway program in 2025.
It was not that long ago that Will Ferrin, Lenny Krieg, and Cade York were projected to be competing for the starting kicker position for the New York Jets.
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