Packers Cut 3 Players to Make Room for Standouts

The Green Bay Packers are making room for certain rookies who shone up at minicamp.

The Green Bay Packers enjoyed one of the league’s busiest draft days, with 11 overall selections. They acquired some good difference-makers to the roster, but they also signed several young, bright players from the undrafted free-agent pool. The Packers held rookie minicamps on May 3-4, giving them their first look at these players. Some players stood out more than others, thus the Packers chose to let go of three to create place for some minicamp studs.

ESPN’s Rob Demovsky announced that the Packers signed WRs Julian Hicks, Dimitri Stanley, and OL Lecitus Smith. To make room for these three players, they decided to release CB Anthony Johnson and DL Deandre Johnson while waiving WR Thyrick Pitts.