In a typical year, when it comes time to trim the final roster down to 53, the Green Bay Packers routinely re-sign some of the final cuts to the practice squad. About half of these 10 players do wind up on the active roster for at least part of the regular season. Other teams might pick off one or two players the Packers hoped would join the practice squad.
This year hasn’t been typical though. Shortly after the final cut deadline of September 2, popular quarterback Taysom Hill was nabbed by New Orleans.
One of the bigger surprises that day was guard Justin McCray.