The Green Bay Packers just dropped news of another twist in their long snapping situation, officially bringing five-year NFL veteran Scott Daly onto the practice squad. This isn’t just a random signing, either. It’s a direct move to ensure they have some real cover if their primary long snapper, Matt Orzech, isn’t fully ready for Week 1. You gotta wonder what’s going on behind the scenes when a team makes a veteran insurance play like this right before the regular season kicks off.
The Veteran Play for Special Teams Security
So, Orzech is the guy on the 53-man roster, right? But the Packers aren’t taking any chances, and signing Daly to the practice squad totally underlines that. Matt Schneidman broke the news, confirming Daly’s spot, which now puts the practice squad at 16 players. And get this: because kicker Lenny Krieg qualifies for the international roster exemption, they still have one more open slot. Daly brings a ton of NFL experience, especially that crucial NFC North experience, and that’s exactly what you want if Orzech can’t suit up on Sundays. It’s all about making sure those special teams plays are locked down from the jump.
Daly’s NFC North Journey and Impact
This isn’t Daly’s first rodeo in the NFC North, not by a long shot. He was the Detroit Lions’ long snapper from 2021 to 2023 before a knee injury took him out. Then, he spent the last two years, 2024 and 2025, snapping for the Chicago Bears. He even had a stint this 2026 offseason with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they cut him at final cuts for their incumbent Evan Deckers. The guy has seen it all in the division, playing at both Lambeau Field and Soldier Field. Remember when he was the Bears’ snapper in 2024 and Karl Brooks blocked that last-second field goal for a 20-19 Packers win? Yeah, that was Daly. But he also helped Bears kicker Cairo Santos nail all eight field goal attempts in three games against the Packers just last season in 2025. That kind of battle-tested background definitely plays into this decision.
The Orzech-Adomitis Dilemma and Daly’s Edge
Now, let’s talk about the drama leading up to this. Orzech was stuck on the PUP list for all of training camp. That meant Cal Adomitis was taking every single long snap in practices and games for the Packers. Adomitis even helped Trey Smack look perfect in the preseason, going 9-for-9 on field goals and 7-for-7 on PATs. Pretty solid, right? But then, Orzech got cleared to return on Sunday, final cutdown day, securing his spot on the 53-man roster. Adomitis hasn’t signed with another team’s practice squad, so he could have come back to Green Bay. But nope, the Packers clearly preferred Daly. His track record is just a bit longer than Adomitis’s, and maybe that five years of playing in hostile division stadiums really made the difference. Week 1 is coming fast, and having that veteran presence as an insurance policy tells you everything about how seriously they’re taking special teams. The season is about to kick off, and you need every position ready to roll!
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Originally reported by Acme Packing Company.
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