Packers sign punter Daniel Whelan to contract extension

The Packers announced that they have signed punter Daniel Whelan to a contract extension.

Whelan, who was signed by the Packers in May 2023, has played in 34 regular-season games and three postseason contests for Green Bay over the past two seasons. He has registered two of the top three single-season averages for punting in franchise history, posting a 46.2-yard average in 2023 (No. 2) and a 46.1-yard mark in 2024 (No. 3). Among players with 100-plus punts, Whelan has posted the top career punting average (46.2) and the top net punting average (40.0) in team history. In 2024, he became the first punter in team history to average 46-plus yards per punt and 40-plus net yards per punt in a…