The Green Bay Packers were busy on Monday, shaking things up by working out three safeties right after their big win against the New York Jets. Normally, Green Bay waits until Tuesday for these kinds of workouts, their usual “off” day, but with a Thursday Night Football game staring them down this week, they’re cramming everything in. The clock is ticking, and the Packers are feeling the heat to get these guys in.
Edmonds: A Familiar Face With A Special Teams Grind
First up, we got Chris Edmonds, a free safety prospect from the 2024 draft class. This guy’s already got a connection, having been a pre-draft visitor with the Packers. That’s a huge deal, you know? Green Bay has already snagged two other former visitors this season for their practice squad, so they clearly dig players they’ve already checked out. Edmonds posted a 5.60 RAS out of 10.00, placing him 477 out of 1082 free safeties from ’87 to ’24. Not elite, but decent enough for a look. He’s a third-year player who just got waived by the Cleveland Browns at the cutdown deadline. Over two seasons and 11 regular-season games with the Browns, he was almost exclusively a special teams guy, clocking 175 special teams snaps compared to just 11 defensive snaps. This looks like his first workout since Cleveland let him go, so he’s hungry, but he’s definitely more of a special teams ace than a defensive stopper right now.
Injury Concerns and RAS Scores: The Other Two Get A Look
Then there’s Wande Owens. This dude signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent, but man, he’s had a rough ride. He tore his ACL back in 2025, landing him on injured reserve before his rookie preseason even ended. The Bills let him go in July of this year, but actually re-signed him before this season’s preseason after he had worked out for a bunch of teams. He hasn’t seen a single snap in a regular-season game, and this workout with Green Bay is his first since getting waived at the final cutdown. You gotta wonder how that ACL is holding up, right? Rounding out the trio is Juanyeh Thomas, a strong safety prospect from the 2022 draft class. This guy’s got some wheels, posting an 8.46 RAS, which put him at 131 out of 843 strong safeties from ’87 to ’22. That’s a solid number. Like Edmonds, Thomas has been a special teams contributor, but he’s actually played way more defense than Edmonds has in his NFL career. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted guy in 2022 and managed to stick around for four whole seasons, even making 4 starts on defense across 36 games. He was then signed by the Indianapolis Colts but got waived at their cutdown deadline.
So, what’s next for Green Bay? They’re clearly feeling the pressure to fill some gaps in that secondary, especially with a short week leading up to Thursday Night Football. These workouts are all about immediate need and finding someone who can step up, even if it’s just for special teams. It’s a scramble, and we’ll see if any of these safeties can stick.
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Originally reported by Acme Packing Company.
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