THE GREEN BAY Packers are entering their first season without star QB Aaron Rodgers since 2005 and the roster looks vastly different.
The Packers announced that 32 players are being released or cut in one big swoop of roster moves ahead of the NFL season.
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Green Bay solidified its opening day 53-man roster by the NFL-mandated roster reduction on Tuesday.
The franchise also made five additional moves by placing starting CB Eric Stokes on the PUP list, safety Tarvarius Moore on injured reserve, and waived three players with injury releases in RB Tyler Goodson, LS Broughton Hatcher, and RB Lew Nichols.
Stokes is recovering from a 2022 ankle injury and will miss at least the season's first four games.
However, Moore will miss the rest of the season after the Packers elected to place him on injured reserve.
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Moore was amid a strong preseason, and many local reporters covering the team believed he had a chance to start for Green Bay.
15 players out of the 53 selected by the Packers have never suited up for a regular-season game.
The Packers traded Rodgers to the New York Jets this offseason and opened the door for former first-round pick Jordan Love to start for the team.
Love was drafted by Green Bay in 2021 and shined in limited action this preseason.
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Over three preseason games, he completed 21 of 33 passes for 193 yards, with three touchdowns and no interceptions.
Head Coach Matt LaFleur was happy with his effort and spoke after their final preseason game:
"First of all, just watching him, the poise that he had, he held the ball a little bit longer than we'd normally like to, but it was great protection around him," head coach Matt LaFleur said after their final preseason match.
"That was really encouraging to see because that's a total feel thing from the quarterback,"
"Then he used his legs and got out and scrambled and picked up positive yards. So I thought, all in all, he did a pretty good job."
The Packers will open the season on the road against their division-rival Chicago Bears.
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