GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – AUGUST 21: Kurt Benkert #7 of the Green Bay Packers scrambles with the ball towards the New York Jets in the first half of a NFL preseason sport at Lambeau Field on August 21, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
Quarterback Kurt Benkert thanked the Green Bay Packers on Twitter after he was released by the team.
The Green Bay Packers brought back quarterback Aaron Rodgers on a lucrative three-year contract extension. Jordan Love is still on his rookie contract. But the team decided to part ways with Kurt Benkert on Friday, June 17, with reports indicating that they have released him from his contract.
Benkert took to Twitter to thank the team for “everything that came with being a Packer,” before saying that he is excited for what is to come next.
Kurt Benkert thanks Packers following his launch
After spending the first three seasons of his profession with the Atlanta Falcons, Benkert joined the Packers final season on a one-year contract, initially as a member of the observe squad. He was then activated to the 53-man roster late in the 2021 season after Love was positioned on the reserve/COVID-19 record.
In the group’s Week 14 sport towards the Chicago Bears, Benkert took the first snap of his NFL profession, the place he kneeled down twice in the victory formation. It was then revealed that Rodgers is the one which pushed head coach Matt LaFleur to deliver Benkert into the sport late.
With Benkert not with the group, that leaves Danny Etling as the solely different quarterback on the roster not named Rodgers or Love. It will stay to be seen in the event that they hold Etling as soon as coaching camp concludes, or if they are going to simply go along with two quarterbacks getting into their Week 1 sport towards the Minnesota Vikings.
