Packers set initial 53-man roster

The initial roster for the Green Bay Packers is set after the team made its way from more than 80 players down to 53 by the 3 p.m. deadline Tuesday afternoon.

Here are some of the highlights:

— Kicker Ramiz Ahmed was among the cuts, meaning the Packers are going to activate veteran Mason Crosby from the physically unable to perform list. Crosby missed all of training camp after undergoing knee surgery this offseason. He started kicking more extensively in the last week and believes he’ll ready to go Week 1 against Minnesota.

— There was a thought that Tyler Goodson and Patrick Taylor were competing for the No. 3 running back job but neither ended up making the roster. It leaves Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon as the only running backs on the roster. It’s possible, and probably likely, that they will add another back at some point.

— The team ended up keeping seven wide receivers, with rookie Samari Toure beating out Juwann Winfree for the final spot.

— All 11 of Green Bay’s draft picks made the roster. That included defensive lineman Jonathan Ford, who many did not have in their roster projections.

Here are all the moves the team made:

Players cut

K Ramiz Ahmed
TE Sal Cannella
S De’Vante Cross
CB Kabion Ento
QB Danny Etling
WR Travis Fulgham
CB Rico Gafford
RB Tyler Goodson
LB La’Darius Hamilton
DL Jack Heflin
T Caleb Jones
LB Kobe Jones
C Michal Menet
DL Chris Slayton
RB Patrick Taylor
CB Kiondre Thomas
LB Ray Wilborn
RB Dexter Williams
WR Juwann Winfree

Waived/injured

TE Nate Becker
DL Akiel Byers
S Shawn Davis
S Innis Gaines
WR Ishmael Hyman
TE Alizé Mack

In addition to these moves by the Packers, several former Badgers also found themselves out of work Tuesday.

WR Kendric Pryor (Bengals)
OL Josh Seltzner (Colts)
WR Alex Erickson (Commanders)
CB Faion Hicks (Broncos)
CB Rachad Wildgoose (Jets)
TE Troy Fumagalli (49ers)
S Scott Nelson (Seahawks)