> JASON WILDE For the State Journal > > GREEN BAY — Like Ted Thompson, his predecessor as the Green Bay Packers general > manager, Brian Gutekunst has always insisted the so-called final cuts aren’t > final as far as the team is concerned. > > That’s why he calls it the “initial” roster and not “final” roster after the > end-of-training-camp roster moves required each year. > > So while the Gutekunst and the Packers did get down to the NFL-mandated 53-man > roster limit by Tuesday’s 3 p.m. deadline — and finally announced their 25 > transactions at 6:05 p.m. — there’s nothing final about the roster, especially > with the built-in flexibility of expanded practice squads and game-day > promotions allowed this season even without the COVID-19 pandemic rules. > > The Packers’ transactions Tuesday included:
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> JASON WILDE For the State Journal
>
> GREEN BAY — Like Ted Thompson, his predecessor as the Green Bay Packers general
> manager, Brian Gutekunst has always insisted the so-called final cuts aren’t
> final as far as the team is concerned.
>
> That’s why he calls it the “initial” roster and not “final” roster after the
> end-of-training-camp roster moves required each year.
>
> So while the Gutekunst and the Packers did get down to the NFL-mandated 53-man
> roster limit by Tuesday’s 3 p.m. deadline — and finally announced their 25
> transactions at 6:05 p.m. — there’s nothing final about the roster, especially
> with the built-in flexibility of expanded practice squads and game-day
> promotions allowed this season even without the COVID-19 pandemic rules.
>
> The Packers’ transactions Tuesday included:
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