GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) 鈥� Green Bay signed quarterback Desmond Ridder to its practice squad Wednesday as the Packers remained quiet on how they鈥檇 approach their final regular-season game with their playoff seeding already determined.
Packers quarterbacks Jordan Love and Malik Willis practiced Wednesday, though coach Matt LaFleur noted that Love remains in .
鈥淗ere鈥檚 what I told the team,鈥� LaFleur said. 鈥淲e have 53 spots on our roster. You can have two call-ups. You have 48 dressed on game day. So there鈥檚 going to be some starters that aren鈥檛 going to play. Shoot, they may not suit up, they might suit up. And then you鈥檙e going to have some starters that are going to play. So basically, you guys will find out on Sunday who鈥檚 playing.鈥�
According to the Packers’ injury report, Love was a full participant and Willis a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice. Willis is dealing with injuries to his shoulder and hamstring.
The Packers (9-6-1) are locked into the NFC鈥檚 No. 7 playoff seed for a third straight year by to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday. They close the regular season Sunday at Minnesota (8-8).
Green Bay needed to boost its quarterback depth because of the issues facing Love and Willis.
Love hasn鈥檛 played since taking a helmet-to-helmet hit in the second quarter of a 22-16 overtime loss at Chicago on Dec. 20. played most of the Bears game and then started against the Ravens, but he injured his throwing shoulder in Chicago and hurt it again in the Ravens game.
Ridder has made 18 career starts with the (2022-23) and Las Vegas Raiders (2024). He was on Minnesota鈥檚 practice squad earlier this season.
LaFleur noted that Ridder鈥檚 experience with teams that run similar schemes to Green Bay鈥檚 offense could help him learn the system quickly. Ridder played in Atlanta for Arthur Smith, who worked with LaFleur on the Tennessee Titans staff in 2018. Las Vegas鈥� offensive coordinator last season was who was on LaFleur鈥檚 Green Bay staff from 2019-21.
鈥淪o there is some common language I would say. 鈥� He seems like a smart guy, and we鈥檒l see how fast he can pick it up,鈥� LaFleur said.
Green Bay鈥檚 only other quarterback is Clayton Tune, who was activated from the practice squad for the Ravens game and ended up going 1 of 4 for 8 yards with an interception. The Packers signed Tune and safety Jonathan Baldwin from their practice squad to their active roster on Wednesday.
Also on Wednesday, the Packers off waivers from the Dallas Cowboys, signed guard Karsen Barnhart and cornerback Tyron Herring to their practice squad and placed safety Zayne Anderson and cornerback Nate Hobbs on injured reserve.
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