Green Bay -- The Packers moved quickly to replace defensive end Cullin Jenkins on the roster, bringing in ends Kenny Pettway and Patrick Chukwurah for workouts Tuesday.
According to Will Jordan, Pettway's agent, the Packers signed the 6-4, 248-pound end, who was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the cutdown to 53 on Aug. 30. In two seasons with the Jaguars, Pettway, 25, played in 17 games and had 14 tackles and three sacks. He is considered more of a pass rusher than a run defender because of his size.
He was a seventh-round draft choice of the Houston Texans in 2005
Pettway's name was in the news quite a bit in Jacksonville because he was a passenger in the SUV in which Jaguars offensive lineman Richard Collier was shot 14 times on Sept. 2. It was revealed this week that Collier was paralyzed by the shooting and had to have one of his legs amputated above the knee.
The two men were parked behind an apartment complex in Jacksonville when the shooting occurred. Police have not identified a motive or suspect and Pettway has said very little publicly about the incident.
"He's a good kid," Jordan said. "He and Collier were very good friends. The thing about it is the coaching staff told the players they can go out and have a beer or two on their day off but they need to have a designated driver. Kenny was his designated driver.
"There's nothing negative on Kenny. It's no different than when (Denver's) Darrent Williams got shot. Javon Walker happened to be in the vehicle with him. This is a very good kid. He's never had any problems anywhere."
Jordan said the Jaguars cut Pettway because they had drafted ends Derrick Harvey and Quentin Groves in the first two rounds of the draft this year. He said Tennessee and Pittsburgh had shown interest in working him out when Green Bay called.