- The Green Bay Packers are adding veteran lineman Laken Tomlinson off Dallas’ practice squad, a move that answers one obvious problem while leaving several others untouched.
- Green Bay just came out of a 35-14 loss to the Falcons in which the offense managed only 17 rushing yards on nine carries, and the line has been under enough strain that the Packers’ pass block win rate sits at 16%, the lowest by any team through the first three games of a season since 2017.
- The Packers have already had three different players start at left guard in their first three games, a sign of how unsettled the unit has been.
- One report after the Falcons loss described the Packers’ lack of depth there as glaring, and the numbers from that game back it up: 17 rushing yards, 9 carries, and a league-worst 48.7 rushing yards per game.
- The Packers are already $4 million over the cap for next year, which limits how much room they have to keep patching holes if more problems surface.
- Green Bay still heads toward a Week 4 matchup with the Buccaneers carrying questions about the line, the run game and a defense that was exposed in Atlanta.
Packers add Tomlinson, but one line fix won’t erase bigger problems
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- ESPN, “Sources: Packers sign veteran OG Tomlinson off Cowboys' practice squad,” Sept. 26, 2026.
- CBS Sports, “Packers signing former first-round OL off Cowboys practice squad amid struggles, per report,” Sept. 26, 2026.
- lombardiave.com, “Packers' defense looked transformed until the Falcons exposed its flaws,” Sept. 26, 2026.
- lombardiave.com, “Falcons loss exposed the Packers' glaring lack of running back depth,” Sept. 26, 2026.
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