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Green Bay Packers place kicker Brandon McManus (17) reacts to missing a field goal late in the fourth quarter as Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Jones (33) celebrates during their wild-card playoff football game Saturday, January 10, 2026, at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.

Report: Packers release veteran K Brandon McManus

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The Packers released veteran kicker Brandon McManus on Friday, ESPN reported.

Green Bay drafted Florida kicker Trey Smack in the sixth round last month.

McManus, 34, made 24 of 30 field goals and 32 of 33 extra points in his second season with the Packers in 2025.

He missed both of his field-goal attempts (55 and 44 yards) in a 31-27 wild-card playoff loss at rival Chicago.

A Super Bowl 50 champion with Denver, McManus played nine seasons with the Broncos (2014-22) and one with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2023) before joining the Packers.

McManus ranks fifth among active players in points (1,265) and fifth in field goals made (297). He has made 51 field goals of 50-plus yards, including a career-long 61-yarder in 2021.

Smack, 22, converted 53 of 64 field goals (82.8%) and 100 of 101 PATs during his four seasons with the Gators.

–Field Level Media

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed (11) runs the ball during the first quarter of their wild card playoff game against the Chicago Bears Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.

Packers extend WR Jayden Reed’s contract for reported 3 years, $50.25M

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The Green Bay Packers announced the signing of wide receiver Jayden Reed to a contract extension on Friday, with ESPN reporting the deal is for three years and worth $50.25 million.

Reed, who was entering the final year of his rookie contract, will be signed through 2029. The deal includes $20 million guaranteed, Reed’s agents Drew Rosenhaus and Ian Grutman told ESPN.

Reed, who turns 26 on Tuesday, is coming off of an abbreviated season marred by shoulder and foot injuries that both required surgery in Week 3.

He finished with 19 receptions on 22 targets for 207 yards and one touchdown in seven regular-season games (three starts). He also started the NFC wild-card playoff loss to the Chicago Bears and made four catches for 43 yards and a TD.

Reed has 138 receptions on 191 targets for 1,857 yards, 15 touchdowns and 13.5 yards per catch in 40 regular-season games (26 starts). He has another 12 catches for 124 yards and one TD in four playoff games (three starts).

Green Bay selected Reed in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He led the team in receiving in each of his first two seasons.

The Packers have overhauled their receiving corps, allowing Romeo Doubs to leave as a free agent for the New England Patriots and a four-year, $68 million contract in March. In early April, they traded wideout Dontayvion Wicks to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2026 fifth-round draft pick and 2027 sixth-rounder.

Green Bay still has receivers Christian Watson, 26, and Matthew Golden, 22, the latter a first-round pick in 2025.

–Field Level Media

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks (13) catches a pass against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. The Ravens defeated the Packers 41-24. Wm. Glasheen USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Reports: Eagles acquire WR Dontayvion Wicks from Packers for two picks

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The Philadelphia Eagles acquired wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks from the Green Bay Packers for two draft picks, according to multiple reports on Friday.

The Packers lightened a crowded receiver room and received a fifth-round pick — originally owned by the Atlanta Falcons — in the NFL draft that begins April 23 as well as a sixth-round selection in 2027, per the reports.

Wicks, 24, has one year remaining on his rookie deal but will be under contract through the 2027 season after reportedly agreeing to a one-year, $12.5 million extension with Philadelphia.

Green Bay selected Wicks in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Virginia.

Wicks played in 14 regular-season games last season (seven starts) and caught 30 of 46 targets for 332 yards and two touchdowns. He was in on 47% of the offensive snap counts (408), down from 54% (586) in 17 games in 2024.

For his career, Wicks has 108 receptions on 180 targets for 11 touchdowns in 46 regular-season games (18 starts) and four receptions on 10 targets for 64 yards and one TD in three playoff games (all starts).

The Packers still have receivers Christian Watson, Jayden Reed, 2025 first-round pick Matthew Golden and free-agent signee Skyy Moore.

The Eagles have A.J. Brown, 28, a three-time Pro Bowl wideout who has been regarded as a trade candidate for months.

Philadelphia also boasts DeVonta Smith and Marquise “Hollywood” Brown. The latter signed a one-year free-agent contract in March.

–Field Level Media

Oct 19, 2025; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Green Bay Packers cornerback Nate Hobbs (21) against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Reports: Packers releasing CB Nate Hobbs after 1 season

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The Green Bay Packers are releasing cornerback Nate Hobbs after one expensive, injury-shortened season, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.

Hobbs, 26, signed a four-year, $48 million contract last March that included a $16 million roster bonus and a $1.2 million base salary in 2025. He would have been due a $6.25 million roster bonus on Friday.

He played in 11 games (five starts) and contributed two passes defensed and 27 tackles in fewer than 400 snaps.

Hobbs joined Green Bay after four seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2021. He had 281 tackles, three sacks, three interceptions and 19 passes defensed in 51 games (38 starts) with the Raiders.

With Hobbs designated as a post-June 1 release, the move will save the Packers the roster bonus and $8.8 million against the salary cap, per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Hobbs, once envisioned as a replacement for Jaire Alexander in Green Bay, became expendable with the Packers’ reported agreement Tuesday with veteran cornerback Benjamin St-Juste on a two-year, $10 million deal.

St-Juste, 28, recorded 37 tackles, one interception and seven passes defensed in 16 games (two starts) last season with the Los Angeles Chargers.

A third-round pick by Washington in 2021, he has 243 tackles, two picks, 41 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and three sacks in 70 games (47 starts) with the Commanders (2021-24) and Chargers.

–Field Level Media

Dec 14, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Green Bay Packers running back Chris Brooks (30) runs for a gain during the third quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

Packers re-sign RB Chris Brooks to 2-year, $4.85M deal

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The Green Bay Packers agreed to a two-year, $4.85 million contract with running back Chris Brooks, his representatives at One West Sports Group confirmed Wednesday.

The deal keeps the 26-year-old restricted free agent with the Packers through the 2027 season.

Brooks played in all 17 games with Green Bay last season and gained 106 yards on 27 carries. He caught 13 passes for 91 yards.

Undrafted in 2023, Brooks has rushed for 395 yards and one touchdown and caught 24 passes for 160 yards in 41 games with the Miami Dolphins (2023) and Packers.

–Field Level Media

Green Bay Packers special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia is shown during the fourth quarter of their game Sunday, September 18, 2022 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. The Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears 27-10. Mjs Packers18 34 Jpg Packers18 114484740

Rich Bisaccia steps down as Packers’ special teams coordinator

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Rich Bisaccia is stepping down as the Green Bay Packers’ assistant head coach and special teams coordinator, head coach Matt LaFleur announced Tuesday, leaving the team with an unexpected vacancy on a staff that has largely been set for the 2026 season.

“While we are disappointed to lose a person and coach as valuable as Rich, we respect his decision to step down from the Packers,” LaFleur said in a statement. “Rich was a tremendous resource to me and our entire coaching staff who had a profound impact on our players and our culture throughout the building. We can’t thank him enough for his contributions to our team over the last four years.”

Bisaccia joined Green Bay in February 2022 as special teams coordinator and added the assistant head coach title in March 2023. Over his four seasons, the Packers made significant, measurable progress in the hidden-yardage game, ranking seventh in the NFL in field-position margin during that period, while also developing a return unit that consistently flipped the field.

“After taking some time to reflect over the last few weeks, I have made the decision to step down,” Bisaccia said in a statement. He thanked LaFleur and the organization for their support, adding, “Coaching for the Green Bay Packers was truly an honor, and I will always be grateful for my time here. I look forward to whatever is next for me and my family, and I wish nothing but the best for everyone in the organization.”

The timing puts Green Bay in a position to replace a coach in a role that’s often filled early in the offseason.

–Field Level Media

Reports: Packers plan to retain Matt LaFleur

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Team president Ed Policy and Packers head coach Matt LaFleur are expected to meet this week to work out a new contract, according to multiple reports.

LaFleur has one year remaining on his current deal with the Packers, who bowed out of the playoffs on Saturday night in Chicago when the Bears rallied from 18 points down to send Green Bay home in the wild-card round.

At his end-of-season press conference Sunday in Green Bay, LaFleur said he spoke with Policy on the way home from Chicago and expected to meet with him Sunday night or Monday. He made clear his hope was to stay with the Packers as speculation mounted he could be a candidate in Miami or Baltimore.

“This is one of one. I love this place. I love the people,” LaFleur said. “I love our players, the locker room, everybody in our organization. This is a unique place. The community has been outstanding. I grew up in the Midwest, and it’s got the same type of vibe that I grew up in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Unless you’re from here, you don’t understand how friendly everybody is. … I’ve lived other places, so I think this is a unique place, and it’s a special place. My kids love it here, my family loves it here.”

Policy told Packers shareholders at their annual meeting this summer he would prefer not to enter a season with a coach on the final year of his deal.

LaFleur and the Packers went 9-3-1 and were in position to compete for the No. 1 seed in the NFC when Green Bay lost pass rusher Micah Parsons to a torn ACL at Denver. They finished the season with five consecutive losses.

“We’re not where we want to be,” LaFleur said after the loss to the Bears. “I know we fought through a lot of adversity this year. Unfortunately, we didn’t do enough to overcome that adversity. That’s all of us collectively.”

He has a 76-40-1 record in Green Bay and has reached the playoffs in six of his seven seasons. Green Bay went to consecutive NFC Championship games in 2019 and 2020 but is 3-6 in the playoffs overall under LaFleur, 46.

–Field Level Media

Bears come back from 15 down in 4th to stun Packers in wild card

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CHICAGO — Caleb Williams hit DJ Moore with a 25-yard touchdown pass with 1:43 left in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bears overcame a 15-point, fourth-quarter deficit for an improbable 31-27 victory over the visiting Green Bay Packers in an NFC wild-card game between NFC North division rivals Saturday night.

Chicago, which trailed 21-6 entering the final quarter, pulled within 27-24 with 4:18 remaining on Williams’ 8-yard touchdown pass to Olamide Zaccheaus and two-point conversion toss to Colston Loveland.

Green Bay answered with an eight-play, 43-yard drive but Brandon McManus’ 44-yard field-goal attempt was wide right.

The Bears responded with a 66-yard drive capped by Williams’ go-ahead toss to Moore, who was open in the end zone to finish a 25-point fourth quarter.

Green Bay then drove to the Chicago 23 with 32 seconds left, but Green Bay had to take a 10-second runoff when a lineman went down injured with the team out of timeouts. Packers quarterback Jordan Love threw an incomplete pass and the Packers were then called for a false start and another incomplete pass followed. Love’s pass on the final play was incomplete in the end zone.

Second-seeded Chicago (12-6), which won the North despite ending the regular season with two losses, picked up its first playoff win since January 2011 and will host a divisional playoff game next weekend.

Seventh-seeded Green Bay (9-8-1) lost its final five games.

It was the third meeting in six games between the division rivals. The Packers won the first game at home 28-21 in early December. They did not win another game.

The Bears averted the regular-season sweep two weeks later with a 22-16 victory in overtime, overcoming a 10-point deficit in the final five minutes of regulation.

On Saturday, Williams completed 24 of 48 passes for 361 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. D’Andre Swift had a team-high 54 yards rushing on 13 carries with a touchdown.

Love completed 24 of 46 passes for 323 yards with four touchdowns without a pick.

Green Bay dominated the first half en route to a 21-3 lead at the break. But the Packers punted on their first four possessions of the second half as the Bears rallied within 21-16 on Swift’s 6-yard scoring run that capped a 66-yard drive with 10:08 remaining.

Green Bay answered when Matthew Golden turned a short swing pass into a 23-yard touchdown, but McManus missed the extra point for a 27-16 lead with 6:36 left.

Chicago pulled within 21-9 to open the second half on field goals of 34 and 51 yards by Cairo Santos.

Love had touchdown passes on each of Green Bay’s first three possessions for the 21-3 halftime lead.

Love hit Christian Watson with a 7-yard touchdown pass with 2:06 left in the first quarter to put Green Bay in front 7-3.

Love’s 18-yard scoring toss to Jayden Reed extended the lead to 14-3 midway through the second quarter.

Love’s 1-yard touchdown toss to Romeo Doubs made it 21-3 with 1:56 left in the half.

Chicago drove to the Green Bay 9 on the opening possession of the game before settling for Santos’ 27-yard field goal.

–Jim Hoehn, Field Level Media

Packers placing WR/CB Bo Melton on IR, ruled out for playoffs

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The Green Bay Packers’ versatile Bo Melton will be placed on injured reserve because of a knee issue that is not a torn ACL and will miss the playoffs, coach Matt LaFleur said Wednesday.

Melton has contributed at wide receiver and on special teams while practicing and being listed as a reserve cornerback on the depth chart because of issues in the defensive secondary.

Green Bay (9-7-1) plays the host Chicago Bears (11-6) in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs on Saturday.

Melton, 26, was injured in the Packers’ 16-3 road loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.

“That’s a big loss for us,” LaFleur said of Melton in his pre-practice press conference on Wednesday. “(He’s) just a Swiss army knife. There’s nothing he can’t do. I wouldn’t put it past him. I just love the energy he brings to our football team, a great competitor.

“The moment is never too big. He can make plays in all three phases. It’s unfortunate, but somebody else is going to have to step up.”

Melton has four catches on 13 targets for 107 yards and one touchdown — a 45-yarder in a 28-21 win over the visiting Bears on Dec. 7 — in 16 games (one start) this season. He also rushed five times for 35 yards and returned 19 kickoffs for 467 yards, a 24.6-yard average.

For his career, Melton has 28 receptions on 54 targets for 416 yards and two touchdowns in 38 games (two starts) since the 2023 season.

The Seattle Seahawks selected Melton in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft and released him on Aug. 30, 2022. The Packers signed him to the practice squad the next day.

–Field Level Media

Reports: Packers claim former Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs

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The Green Bays bolstered an ailing defensive secondary on Wednesday by claiming cornerback Trevon Diggs off waivers from the Dallas Cowboys, according to multiple media reports.

The Cowboys released the two-time Pro Bowl cornerback on Tuesday. Dallas coach Brian Schottenheimer said Wednesday that Diggs was waived for multiple reasons, not just because he didn’t fly home with the team on Christmas after a win over the Washington Commanders. Diggs asked the coach if he could stay in his native Maryland to spend the holiday with family and was denied, then skipped the team flight.

The 27-year-old veteran would become a free agent if he went unclaimed, and any team claiming him would be on the hook for Diggs’ base salary of $472,000 for Week 18, plus $58,823 if he is active for this week’s game, per ESPN.

The playoff-bound Packers are short-handed after placing safety Zayne Anderson (ankle) and cornerback Nate Hobbs (knee) on injured reserve on Wednesday. Safety Johnathan Baldwin was signed from the practice squad to the active roster, and cornerback Tyron Herring was signed to the practice squad. Kamal Hadden (ankle) was placed on IR on Tuesday, and wide receiver Bo Melton moved across the line for more depth at cornerback.

Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur said Wednesday that some starters won’t play on Sunday at Minnesota, which might mean resting starting cornerbacks Keisean Nixon and Carrington Valentine. The Packers (9-6-1) are seeded seventh in the NFC playoffs, and the Vikings (8-8) are out of the playoff race.

Diggs, a second-round pick by Dallas in the 2020 NFL Draft, signed a five-year, $97 million extension in July 2023 — with money guaranteed after this season. Since the signing, he has played in just 21 of a possible 50 games, dealing with multiple injuries.

He sustained a torn ACL in practice two games into the 2023 campaign and missed the rest of the season.

Diggs was activated from the physically unable to perform list in August after missing the final six games of the 2024 season with a left knee injury.

He then landed on injured reserve on Oct. 25, reportedly to address a right knee issue, although he also reportedly suffered a concussion in an “accident at his home” at some point after a Week 6 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Schottenheimer and owner Jerry Jones did not share details of the incident or explain how Diggs was injured.

Diggs returned to action for the Cowboys’ past two games, notching a combined seven tackles in a loss to the Los Angeles Chargers and a win over the Commanders.

Diggs has 25 tackles in eight games (six starts) this season for the Cowboys (7-8-1), whose season ends on the road Sunday against the New York Giants.

In 66 career games (63 starts), Diggs has 20 interceptions, 63 passes defensed and 240 tackles. He was named first-team All-Pro in 2021, when he led the league with 11 interceptions and returned two of them for touchdowns. He made the Pro Bowl in 2021 and 2022.

–Field Level Media