Packers protect four familiar practice squad faces in Week 14

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesAccording to The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman, the Green Bay Packers protected the following practice squad players on Tuesday: kicker J.J. Molson, receiver Juwann Winfree, outside linebacker La’Darius Hamilton and defensive end R.J. McIntosh. Two of the three most common protected players for the Packers this season, long snapper Steve Wirtel and quarterback Kurt Benkert, have already been activated to the Packers’ active roster, with Benkert being elevated today as a response to quarterback Jordan Love being placed on the reserve/Covid-19 list.

Like Benkert and Writel, Molson has been a weekly protection as an “in case of emergency” type of player for…