Packers add three players to long-term contracts.
Green Bay’s first reserve/future additions of the year consist of two recent workout participants and one previous practice squad member.
The Green Bay Packers have signed three players to reserve/futures contracts for the 2024 season: inside linebacker Christian Young, outside linebacker Deandre Johnson, and outside linebacker Deslin Alexandre, according to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. Reserve/futures contracts are short-term agreements usually reserved for players on the practice squad who are currently or have been, and they don’t count against the salary cap or roster count until the start of the following league year.
On Monday, Johnson and Alexandre were brought in for training. It was anticipated that the two pass rushers might have helped the Packers with their post-Kingsley Enagbare rotation during the playoffs, but it looks like we won’t be able to watch live snaps from either of them until the summer.
Young, a hybrid inside linebacker/safety, is a Seattle Seahawks trade acquisition that comes to Green Bay. The hybrid defender has experience in defensive coordinator Joe Barry’s scheme because he spent some time this season on the Packers practice squad. Now, the question that remains very much unanswered is whether Barry will return the following year.
In any case, the Packers also worked out two stars from the CFL last week, so more reserve/futures agreements might be forthcoming. The young players on the practice squad should sign a flurry of reserve/futures contracts once the team’s postseason run concludes.
