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- It's Vikings gameday! I cannot wait for this one. Some matchups I'll be watching, in addition to the obvious QB vs. DC angles: Dallas Turner vs. Jordan Morgan I'd imagine Turner will spend most of his time at the ROLB position. Morgan has been dealing with a minor knee injury recently and will be making just his second NFL appearance at left tackle (Week 18 last year at MIN). Turner had a great camp. Vikings' IOL vs. Packers IDL If you're the Vikings, you feel pretty good about Darrisaw and O'Neill against the Packers' collection of non-Micah edge rushers. The area of concern is Jackson, Brandel, and Fries going against Devonte Wyatt, Karl Brooks, and Javon Hargrave. Wyatt, in particular, is dangerous. Jefferson/Addison vs. Nixon/Cisse If the Packers struggle to get much pressure on Kyler, they're going to need their corners to hold up. CB1 is Keisean Nixon, a solid player who is a bit undersized. CB2 is second-round rookie Brandon Cisse, making his NFL debut. This is a tough task…
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And less than an hour, the team must officially decide whether to activate Micah Parsons from the PUP list or move to him to Reserve/PUP, officially ruling him out for the first four games of the season. · Quoting Adam Schefter: Packers notable moves so far today include:
🏈Josh Jacobs to Commissioners Exempt list.
🏈Traded for Steelers RB Kaleb Johnson.
🏈Traded QB Kyle McCord to Dolphins.
24 more updatesfrom 18 sources
- Aug 30 Mark Kaboly (X) 26 of Omar Khan's 31 draft picks since taking over as GM before the 2023 team are currently on the roster (Broderick Jones, Kaleb Johnson, Cory Trice, Logan Lee, Ryan Watts). Trice, Lee and Watts were late-round picks who suffered injuries.
- Aug 30 ESPN NFL News Grading NFL offseason trades: Sizing up RB Kaleb Johnson to the Packers
- Aug 30 Adam Schefter (X) With Josh Jacobs on the commissioner exempt list, the Packers have three running backs on their 53-man roster: Chris Brooks, MarShawn Lloyd and Kaleb Johnson, who was acquired today in a trade with the Steelers.
- Aug 30 Packers Team Site 5 things to know about new Packers RB Kaleb Johnson
- Aug 30 CBS Sports NFL Headlines Kaleb Johnson and Broderick Jones trades show how costly Steelers' draft misses have become
- Aug 30 RotoBaller NFL MarShawn Lloyd, Kaleb Johnson, Chris Brooks - Who To Draft for Fantasy Football? Green Bay Packers RB Outlooks
- Aug 30 CBS Sports NFL Headlines Kaleb Johnson trade grades: Packers gain Josh Jacobs insurance by acquiring former Steelers RB
- Aug 30 Field Yates (X) And less than an hour, the team must officially decide whether to activate Micah Parsons from the PUP list or move to him to Reserve/PUP, officially ruling him out for the first four games of the season. · Quoting Adam Schefter: Packers notable moves so far today include: 🏈Josh Jacobs to Commissioners Exempt list. 🏈Traded for Steelers RB Kaleb Johnson. 🏈Traded QB Kyle McCord to Dolphins.
- Aug 30 Field Yates (X) Packers notable moves so far today include: 🏈Josh Jacobs to Commissioners Exempt list. 🏈Traded for Steelers RB Kaleb Johnson. 🏈Traded QB Kyle McCord to Dolphins.
- Aug 30 Nick Farabaugh (X) Full terms of the Steelers-Packers' trade: Packers get: Kaleb Johnson Steelers get: 2028 sixth-round pick (GB's own)
- Aug 30 NFL Daily News (Bluesky) Trade summary, per Tom Silverstein: Packers get - Kaleb Johnson Steelers get - 2028 6th-round pick · Quoting NFL Daily News: Fowler: Kaleb Johnson to be traded to the Packers.
- Aug 30 Patrick Daugherty (Bluesky) Mar'Shawn Lloyd and Kaleb Johnson an iconic "who is stopping this backfield duo"
- Aug 30 Dusty Evely (Bluesky) Just went through Kaleb Johnson’s preseason snaps. Pretty good burst. Nothing insane, but it shows up. Good vision. Gets what is there & drives forward. More thumper than game-breaker. Not a ton of pass pro stuff. Looked willing but inconsistent.
- Aug 30 Albert Breer (X) Big news in Green Bay. Packers traded for Kaleb Johnson today, and are crossing their fingers that MarShawn Lloyd can finally stay healthy. · Quoting Adam Schefter: ESPN sources: NFL is placing Packers RB Josh Jacobs on the commissioner exempt list. Last week Jacobs was charged with battery and criminal damage to property, both misdemeanors, by the Brown County (Wis.) district attorney. Jacobs was originally arrested May 26 on five counts, including one felony.
- Aug 30 Mike DeFabo (Bluesky) The most disappointing part of the Kaleb Johnson era is that the 2025 running back class featured uncommon talent and depth. The Steelers used a third-round pick on one of the few RBs who wasn't immediately impactful. More on the trade:
- Aug 30 Matt Schneidman (X) More on the Packers acquiring RB Kaleb Johnson from the Steelers, with @MikeDeFabo:
- Aug 30 Nick Farabaugh (X) Since drafting James Conner in 2017, here's the list of RBs the Steelers have selected since: R5: Jaylen Samuels (2018) R4: Benny Snell (2019) R4: Anthony McFarland (2020) R1: Najee Harris (2021) R3: Kaleb Johnson (2025) R7: Eli Heidenreich (2026) They found Jaylen Warren through the UDFA pool in 2022.
- Aug 30 Dwain McFarland (X) Kaleb Johnson ^^^
- Aug 30 Jordan Schultz (X) The #Packers are releasing RB Pierre Strong Jr. with the addition of Kaleb Johnson, per sources. · Quoting Jordan Schultz: Sources: The #Packers are trading for #Steelers RB Kaleb Johnson, as the former 3rd-round pick gets a fresh start in Green Bay.
- Aug 30 Ryan Wood (X) #Packers getting the backfield depth they had to get. A 2025 third-round kick, Johnson was in a crowded Steelers backfield. · Quoting Tom Pelissero: Trade! The Steelers and Packers are working to finalize a trade sending RB Kaleb Johnson to Green Bay, sources tell @ringer @netflixsports.
- Aug 30 Tom Pelissero (Bluesky) Trade! The Steelers and Packers are working to finalize a trade sending RB Kaleb Johnson to Green Bay, sources tell The Ringer and Netflix Sports+1
- Aug 30 Jordan Schultz (X) Sources: The #Packers are trading for #Steelers RB Kaleb Johnson, as the former 3rd-round pick gets a fresh start in Green Bay.
- Aug 30 Matt Schneidman (X) Second trade of the day for the Packers, who add RB depth. · Quoting Tom Pelissero: Trade! The Steelers and Packers are working to finalize a trade sending RB Kaleb Johnson to Green Bay, sources tell @ringer @netflixsports.
- Aug 30 Nick Farabaugh (X) It would appear Kaleb Johnson is on the move to the Green Bay Packers, per his IG story
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#Packers coach Matt LaFleur on what it's like for TE Jonnu Smith, TE Mark Redman and RB Kaleb Johnson to learn the offense on short notice: "It's like drinking water out of a firehose. There's a lot of information they've got to be able to digest, and then go out there."
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- Sep 2 Ryan Wood (X) #Packers RB MarShawn Lloyd and Kaleb Johnson working with Jordan Love in individual drills.
- Sep 2 Ryan Wood (X) #Packers coach Matt LaFleur on what it's like for TE Jonnu Smith, TE Mark Redman and RB Kaleb Johnson to learn the offense on short notice: "It's like drinking water out of a firehose. There's a lot of information they've got to be able to digest, and then go out there."
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Here's a rundown of where things stand with the #Steelers 2027 and 2028 NFL Draft classes after the Broderick Jones and Kaleb Johnson trades.
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- Sep 1 Packers Team Site It's all 'Go Pack Go' for new RB Kaleb Johnson
- Sep 1 Matt Schneidman (X) This is not Kaleb Johnson working with the 1s. This is two players in a handoff drill at the start of practice. Jordan Love did this with multiple running backs. · Quoting FantasyNerdBoi: Kaleb Johnson working with the 1’s Is he the RB you want in Green Bay? 🎥: @mattschneidman
- Sep 1 Matt Schneidman (X) Kaleb Johnson working with the 1’s Is he the RB you want in Green Bay? 🎥: @mattschneidman
- Sep 1 Matt Schneidman (X) Kaleb Johnson didn’t know his locker would be next to his college teammate’s. Johnson said Lukas Van Ness was excited and texted him when the trade went down. They used to wrestle in the Iowa locker room.
- Sep 1 Matt Schneidman (X) Jordan Love to Kaleb Johnson
- Sep 1 Alan Saunders (X) Here's a rundown of where things stand with the #Steelers 2027 and 2028 NFL Draft classes after the Broderick Jones and Kaleb Johnson trades.
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Should the #Steelers be concerned about their draft process under Omar Khan after top picks Broderick Jones and Kaleb Johnson were jettisoned for pennies on the dollar on cut-down day?
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- Aug 31 Brooke Pryor (X) Khan on trading away Broderick Jones and Kaleb Johnson: "We still think they're really good football players, but sometimes a change of scenery is good for everyone."
- Aug 31 Alan Saunders (X) Should the #Steelers be concerned about their draft process under Omar Khan after top picks Broderick Jones and Kaleb Johnson were jettisoned for pennies on the dollar on cut-down day?