Latest Packers' roster move is not a great sign for impactful rookie defensive back
The Green Bay Packers made two roster moves on Monday. As expected, they activated tight end Luke Musgrave from injured reserve to the 53-man roster. The other move, though, doesn't seem as positive. The team has elevated rookie safety Omar Brown from the practice squad for gameday, his first elevation of the regular season. Fellow […]
The Green Bay Packers made two roster moves on Monday. As expected, they activated tight end Luke Musgrave from injured reserve to the 53-man roster. The other move, though, doesn't seem as positive.
The team has elevated rookie safety Omar Brown from the practice squad for gameday, his first elevation of the regular season.
Fellow rookie safety Evan Williams is questionable, so Brown's elevation might be a bad sign about Williams' availability for the Monday Night Football game against the New Orleans Saints. Evan Williams hurt his quadricep at practice and popped up on Saturday's injury report as a limited participant. Javon Bullard has been ruled out with an ankle injury.
Beyond Bullard and Williams, the Packers safety room has Xavier McKinney, Zayne Anderson, and Kitan Oladapo.
Who's the rookie
Omar Brown played college football at Northern Iowa (2019-2021) and Nebraska (2022-2023). Undrafted, he was signed by the Denver Broncos and spent his rookie training camp there. After the final roster cuts, he signed with the Packers' practice squad in late August. Brown had had a pre-draft visit in Green Bay.
"I played wide receiver in high school. I’m very comfortable catching the ball," Brown told The Draft Network. "I love playing the ball in the air. When it's in my vicinity, I'm coming down with it. That's the type of player I am."
He is the only safety on the Packers' practice squad.
Practice squad elevations this season:
- FB Andrew Beck (3)
- CB Robert Rochell (3)
- QB Sean Clifford (2)
- CB Kamal Hadden (2)
- RB Ellis Merriweather (1)
- CB Kalen King (1)
- S Omar Brown (1)
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