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Three new members of the organization bring a jolt of athletic ability to the back end of the Packers’ roster. After processing their final cuts and seeing no new faces awarded to the team on waivers, the Green Bay Packers  made a few tweaks to their 53-man roster on Monday, adding a pair of players who had been released by other organizations. In addition, they added a pair of players to the practice squad to fill up that unit, with just one member of the ten-man squad having spent training camp elsewhere.

The two 53-man additions are linebacker Korey Toomer  and running back Darius Jackson , while cornerback Tony Brown  joined the practice squad after being released by the Los Angeles Chargers . Looking at these three players more closely shows one clear connection that they all share: ridiculous athletic ability.

All three of these players have blazing speed and all three have good short-area quickness, something that the Packers tend to prioritize. In addition, the two active roster additions showed off absurd explosiveness in workouts as well.

Toomer  entered the NFL in 2012 as a fifth-round draft pick of the Seattle Seahawks . Although he did not suit up for a regular season game until 2014, he has quietly become a solid reserve and special teams linebacker, and he started eight games in each of the last two seasons for the Chargers. As a bigger and more athletic player than departed Packer Ahmad Thomas, it’s clear to see that the Packers prioritized innate ability in adding this player.

Meanwhile, Jackson  — a sixth-round pick in 2016 — takes the spot on the active roster that none of the Packers’ reserve running backs could. And it’s again easy to see why when you look at his workout numbers.

As for Brown , his going undrafted this spring was a surprise to many, including this writer.

His athletic traits fit the Packers’ traditional cornerback profile perfectly , and that 4.35 time in the 40 is now the best of any corner in the organization. With athletic tools like his at six feet tall, it’s no surprise that the Packers would want to take a chance on him.
Here’s a look at all three players’ workout numbers from their pre-draft workouts:

That’s two players with verticals over 40 inches, while all three ran the 40 in less than 4.55 seconds and the 3-cone in less than 6.90.

Toomer  and Jackson  will likely be special teams players at the outset, though Toomer could fill in as a sub package linebacker in a pinch. Jackson  provides some depth behind Jamaal Williams  and Ty Montgomery  until Aaron Jones  returns from his two-game suspension, but he can fly and should find an early niche on Ron Zook’s coverage teams.

If one thing is clear from these moves, it’s that the Packers want the players on the margins of their roster to be great athletes.


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Evan "Tex" Western wrote:



Having backups who have speed is a nice luxury. As mentioned it will help upgrade ST.
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Nonstopdrivel
6 years ago
Wouldn't it be awesome if Jackson was able to bump Montgomery off the roster?
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stevegb
6 years ago

Wouldn't it be awesome if Jackson was able to bump Montgomery off the roster?

Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel 



You don't like Montgomery? I prefer him as a receiver.
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Zero2Cool
6 years ago

You don't like Montgomery? I prefer him as a receiver.

Originally Posted by: stevegb 



Doesn't matter what position we call him, he's always on the sideline or rehabbing.
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DoddPower
6 years ago

Doesn't matter what position we call him, he's always on the sideline or rehabbing.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



Bum.
nerdmann
6 years ago

Doesn't matter what position we call him, he's always on the sideline or rehabbing.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 



He would take much less of a beating at WR. Also his real position.
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