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With several offseason arrivals Clay Matthews Jersey , there was little chance for Siragusa to make the team in 2019." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteAcme Packing Companya Green Bay Packers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsPackersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareSharePackers waive OL Nico Siragusa & S Jason ThompsonTrevor Ruszkowksi-USA TODAY SportsThe Green Bay Packers’ front office is hard at work trying to sign undrafted free agents this week after the conclusion of the 2019 NFL Draft. So far the reports put the team at 11 undrafted players who have agreed to terms. Combined with 71 players on the active roster and eight draft picks, that leaves the roster full at 90 men.However, there will be one more spot open when rookie minicamp arrives this weekend. That is because according to ESPN’s Field Yates, the Packers have waived one player on Monday: offensive lineman Nico Siragusa.UPDATE: There will actually be two open spots. ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reports that the team is also waiving safety Jason Thompson as well. Both transactions showed up on Monday’s official NFL transaction wire.A fourth-round draft pick by the Baltimore Ravens in 2017, Siragusa spent one season on the team’s active roster before landing on the practice squad for 2018. Green Bay signed him from the Ravens’ practice squad onto their active roster in December, however, and kept him around through the start of offseason workouts.However, there is suddenly a logjam at the guard position due to some offseason transactions. First, the Packers signed free agent Billy Turner Blake Martinez Color Rush Jersey , who is expected to either start at right guard or be a swing lineman. Then Cole Madison, last year’s fifth-round pick, unexpectedly returned for the start of workouts. Finally, the addition of second-round draft pick Elgton Jenkins all but closed the door on Siragusa’s shot at a roster spot in 2019.Thompson spent a brief tenure on the practice squad last season and earned a futures contract after the season concluded. However, the Packers also added a safety early in the draft in first-round pick Darnell Savage, Jr.This now leaves the roster with two expected spot available for a tryout player after rookie camp. However, all of the reported undrafted free agent signees will need to pass their physical exams, which is no guarantee. Stay tuned later this week for more news on rookie camp. Nelson will be back this summer in an official Packers capacity one more time." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteAcme Packing Companya Green Bay Packers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsPackersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareShareJordy Nelson will return to Green Bay in August to retire as a PackerPatrick Gorski-USA TODAY SportsThe Green Bay Packers and Jordy Nelson will have their reunion this summer durin the team’s 2019 training camp. On Monday, Nelson spoke publicly for one of the first times since announcing his retirement from football earlier this spring https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Dave-Robinson-Jersey , revealing his plans for a return to Wisconsin.Nelson appeared on WIBW in Topeka, Kansas on Monday afternoon’s local news telecast, and revealed that he and the team have been working on plans for his return. That plan involves signing a ceremonial one-day contract, and will take place sometime during the Packers’ training camp in August.Here is a clip of Nelson’s appearance on the newscast:The Packers drafted Nelson in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft, and he played for the team for ten years before being released in the 2018 offseason. Nelson then signed a two-year contract with the Oakland Raiders, playing there in 2018 before being released again earlier this spring. He took a few free agent visits to other NFL teams but elected to hang up his cleats instead of continuing to play football.Nelson finished his career with the fifth-most receiving yards, the third-most receptions, and the second-most receiving touchdowns in Packers history.Stay tuned to APC for more details on this event as they are announced.