The Green Bay Packers are clearly rattled by what Kyler Murray can do on the field. On Monday, November 9, 2026, they worked out two quarterbacks, including one known as a running threat, seemingly in preparation for facing guys like Murray. And get this: they don’t even have an open roster spot right now, meaning any addition would require a corresponding move. It’s a bold play, especially when our Seattle Seahawks already schooled Murray and the Arizona Cardinals, beating them 17-3.
Packers Hunting for QBs While Facing Roster Gridlock
Green Bay brought in six players overall, a mix of quarterbacks and tight ends, but the QB situation really catches your eye. One of the signal-callers is Jalen Morton, who’s actually got some history with the Packers, signing with them as an undrafted free agent back in 2020 before getting cut preseason. Since then, Morton has bounced around a ton, playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the CFL, the Birmingham Stallions, Houston Roughnecks, and Columbus Aviators in the UFL, and even the Southwest Kansas Storm in the CIF. Last season with the Aviators, he put up 433 passing yards, four touchdowns, and three interceptions, completing 31 of 72 passes. What really stands out, though, is his ground game, running the ball 25 times for 140 yards and two scores. The Packers reportedly want to add a running threat like him before facing duel-threat guys like Murray and/or Carson Wentz. This was Morton’s first NFL workout since his UFL season wrapped up in the spring.
The other quarterback they looked at was Bradley Carter, the son of long-time defensive coordinator Gus Bradley. Carter started his college career at Toledo after turning down scholarships from big-name programs like Indiana and Wisconsin. He went 5-5 there before transferring to South Alabama for his final two seasons, where he earned all-conference honors in the Sun Belt. He got a shot as an undrafted free agent with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2024 and has also had stints with the San Francisco 49ers and Jacksonville Jaguars. Interestingly, the head coaches of those two teams come from the same coaching tree as Packers head coach Matt LaFleur. Despite all that, Carter has yet to throw a regular-season pass in the NFL. This was his second workout since being waived with an injury settlement, with his previous one being with the Arizona Cardinals, a team coached by LaFleur’s own brother.
The Tight End Wildcard and a Looming Roster Crunch
The Packers also worked out tight end Zach Davidson. This guy is a serious athlete, scoring an 8.79 out of 10.00 on the RAS (Relative Athletic Score), which put him in the top 113 out of nearly a thousand tight ends evaluated since 1987. Davidson was actually a college punter who earned all-conference honors at the Division II level before he started tearing it up as a tight end at Central Missouri. The Minnesota Vikings drafted him in the fifth round of the 2021 draft, but he didn’t make the final cuts and spent his rookie year on their practice squad. Since then, he’s been with the Buffalo Bills, the New York Giants, and the Louisville Kings in the UFL, managing to play three regular season NFL games.
It’s clear Green Bay is looking for solutions, whether it’s a running QB to counter a Kyler Murray or another athletic tight end weapon. But the biggest wrinkle here is that they don’t even have an open roster spot on their active roster or practice squad. This means if they want to add any of these players, they’ll have to cut someone to make room. It’s a classic chess match, trying to improve the team while dealing with the reality of roster limits. The question now is, what kind of shake-up are the Packers ready to make?
So, the Packers are clearly scrambling, looking for answers to dual-threat QBs, while our Seahawks just put on a clinic on how to shut that down. Green Bay might need to cut someone to even make room for these guys, which is a wild move this deep into the season. It makes you wonder what kind of shake-up is coming to their roster, and whether any of these players can really make the kind of impact they’re clearly desperate for. Meanwhile, the Emerald City is buzzing after that 17-3 beatdown of the Cardinals. Go Hawks!
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Originally reported by Acme Packing Company.
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