Packers release veteran punter Pat O'Donnell

GREEN BAY, WI - AUGUST 26: Green Bay Packers punter Pat ODonnell (16) punts during a game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field on August 26, 2023 in Green Bay, WI. (Photo by Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via Getty IGREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay Packers are making a change at punter by releasing veteran Pat O’Donnell.

Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst announced Monday that he has released O’Donnell, who had a gross average of 44.5 yards and a net average of 38.9 yards during his lone season as Green Bay’s main punter.

The release of O’Donnell leaves Daniel Whelan as the Packers’ likely punter to open the season. Whelan and O’Donnell had been splitting…