good news:Packers Sign Three best Players, Release Three
On Monday, the Green Bay Packers announced the signing of three tryout players from their minicamp while also releasing three others. Bill Huber | May 6, 2024.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. – For Dimitri Stanley and Julian Hicks, a pair of undrafted rookie receivers, and guard Lecitus Smith, a former Arizona Cardinals draft pick, their performance at the Green Bay Packers’ rookie camp earned them spots on the roster.
On Monday, the other shoe dropped as the Packers released cornerback Anthony Johnson and defensive end Deandre Johnson and waived/injured receiver Thyrick Pitts.
All three players signed futures deals at the end of the season, with Anthony Johnson and Pitts having served stints on the practice squad.
Anthony Johnson – not to be confused with the safety by the same name – dropped an interception at Saturday’s practice. The Packers have nine cornerbacks on the roster, including seventh-round pick Kalen King and recent addition Gemon Green.
Deandre Johnson, unlike another first-year defensive end, Deslin Alexandre, had a quiet rookie camp. The Packers have nine defensive ends of the roster, none of whom were added in this year’s draft or college free agency.
Pitts was present for the rookie camp but rehabbing an injury. The Packers have 11 receivers on the roster, including Stanley – the son of former Packers receiver Walter Stanley – and Hicks along with former quarterback Alex McGough.
“It’s just good to get them in the building to start to form a relationship with these guys and find out what they’re all about and try to push them to be their best,” coach Matt LaFleur said on Friday. “You want to see everything they do, from the meeting room to on the field and how they compete. I think that’s huge for us.
“I think in my time here, Gutey and his crew do such a great job of bringing in high-character, especially high-football-character individuals, guys that truly love the game, that want to be great. And that makes our job a hell of a lot easier and it makes it a lot more fun, too, when you’re working with guys that want to put in the work, that are willing to do all the little things that it takes in order to be their best. So, it’s great to get the guys in the building, get them acclimated and start to get to know them.”
