The Green Bay Packers have extended punter Daniel Whelan, the team announced on Thursday. Whelan was a great find from the team, as he joined the roster via the XFL’s DC Defenders in May of 2023. After beating out Pat O’Donnell that summer, he’s been the Packers’ starting punter.
Whelan was set to be a restricted free agent after the 2025 season, which means Green Bay would have had to use a $3.5 million right of first refusal tender on the punter to ensure that he didn’t hit unrestricted free agency, had the team not extended him.
Contract details have yet to be released, but a multi-year Whelan extension would ensure that the Packers’ battery will be intact for a while.