After the 2021 NFL Draft, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst had indicated that, Aaron Rodgers situation notwithstanding, the Packers planned on signing more quarterbacks in the near future, and they appear to be taking steps toward doing just that. They’ll bring Kurt Benkert and Chad Kelly to the team’s rookie minicamp this weekend, according to a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Benkert has spent most of the last three seasons on the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad after going undrafted in 2018. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound prospect spent the first three years of his college career at Eastern Carolina before enrolling at the University of Virginia as a graduate transfer.