Green Bay Packers

Packers get down to 53-man roster, cut Kizer

Published Aug. 31, 2019 10:30 p.m. ET

The Green Bay Packers have whittled their roster down to 53 players after making several cuts which included backup quarterback DeShone Kizer.

PLAYERS RELEASED:

G - Dejon Allen
TE - Evan Baylis
FB - Tommy Bohanon
RB - Tra Carson
G - Anthony Coyle
T - Gerhard de Beer
CB - Kabion Ento
K - Sam Ficken
LB - James Folston
RB - Keith Ford
S - Natrell Jamerson
LB - Markus Jones
CB - Jocquez Kalili
QB - DeShone Kizer
WR - Allen Lazard
DL - James Looney
S - Tray Matthews
TE - Pharoah McKever
WR - J’Mon Moore
T - Yosh Nijman
G/T - Adam Pankey
CB - Jackson Porter
LB - Randy Ramsey
WR - Teo Redding
CB - Nydair Rouse
DL - Olive Sagapolu
LB - Brady Sheldon
DL - Deon Simon
WR - Malik Taylor
QB - Manny Wilkins

The team traded linebacker Reggie Gilbert to the Tennessee Titans and guard Justin McCray to the Cleveland Browns for conditional seventh-round picks in 2020.

Safety Ibraheim Campbell and linebacker Greg Roberts were placed on reserve/physically unable to perform, while wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown was placed on the injured reserve.

The Packers also waived injured linebacker Curtis Bolton and fullback Malcolm Johnson.