The Green Bay Packers made their third trade of Sunday, acquiring tight end Mark Redman from the Los Angeles Rams. The move caps an intense day for general manager Brian Gutekunst’s front office, which also moved quarterback Kyle McCord to the Miami Dolphins and acquired running back Kaleb Johnson from the Pittsburgh Steelers. That’s in addition to Josh Jacobs’ being placed on the NFL Commissioner’s Exempt List.

Redman is a 24-year-old, 6-foot-5, 255-pound tight end who went undrafted in 2025 and spent his rookie season on the Rams’ practice squad. He hasn’t logged regular season snaps in the NFL, but his preseason performance this year caught the Packers’ attention.

The Packers are reportedly sending the Rams a 2028 seventh-round pick.

Preseason production and blocking ability

In three preseason games for Los Angeles, Redman caught all six of his targets for 63 yards, generating a 110.4 passer rating when targeted and picking up three first downs across 39 pass snaps. Perhaps more important for the Packers’ system, he posted a 75.7 pass block grade from PFF, making him a viable blocker on top of his receiving ability.

That blocking versatility is a significant part of why Green Bay made this move. Redman is the second tight end the Packers added this week, joining veteran Jonnu Smith. The two fill different roles, though. Smith profiles more as a receiver, while Redman provides the blocking dimension the roster needed beyond Tucker Kraft.

Mark Redman is under contract through next year, making $885,000 in 2026 and $1.05 million in 2027. Then, he’d still be an exclusive-rights free agent in 2028, so it gives the Packers at least three years of control under an inexpensive deal.

A period for roster adjustments

The Rams decided to move Redman because they have strong depth at the position. Los Angeles already has Colby Parkinson and Tyler Higbee, and the franchise invested two second-round picks over the past two drafts in tight ends Terrance Ferguson and Max Klare. That volume of investment made Redman expendable.

Green Bay currently has Tucker Kraft, Jonnu Smith, and Josh Whyle on the tight end depth chart, but the driving force behind this acquisition is Luke Musgrave’s status. The former second-round pick is expected to start the season on the physically unable to perform list, which will force him to miss at least four games. That timeline left the Packers thin at a position they had wanted to address since the draft but hadn’t heavily invested in until now. The trade for Redman provides breathing room and an additional layer of depth while Musgrave works his way back.

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