- On Wednesday, the Packers signed veteran guard Kevin Zeitler, a move that arrived the same day coach Matt LaFleur confirmed wide receiver Jayden Reed will miss the rest of the season after neck surgery.
- Green Bay’s 2026 team became just the second since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger to rank last in both completion percentage and rushing yards per game through three weeks.
- Through the first three weeks, the Packers had just 146 total rushing yards, the fewest in the NFL.
- LaFleur said the injury is not believed to be career-threatening, but Reed is set to undergo surgery and is out for the season after getting hurt on the second play of Green Bay’s offense in Week 2.
- Zeitler is the latest piece in that effort.
Packers add Kevin Zeitler as Reed injury, drops problem and line overhaul collide
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- Green Bay Packers, “Packers sign G Kevin Zeitler,” Sept. 30, 2026.
- lombardiave.com, “Jordan Love is paying the price for Packers' suddenly alarming drops problem,” Sept. 30, 2026.
- lombardiave.com, “Packers news roundup: Kevin Zeitler signing, Jayden Reed update, and more,” Sept. 30, 2026.
- CBS Sports, “Packers' Jayden Reed out for season, set to undergo surgery for neck injury,” Sept. 30, 2026.
- CBS Sports, “Quick fix? Desperation? Packers overhaul leaky offensive line with signings of three veterans,” Sept. 30, 2026.
- lombardiave.com, “Packers' struggling offense desperately needs more of Tucker Kraft,” Sept. 30, 2026.
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