Report: Packers Sign Former Broncos QB Blake Bortles
Intensifying speculation.
May 13, 2021
As the Denver Broncos continue to monitor Aaron Rodgers availability with an eye on a blockbuster trade, the Green Bay Packers hedged against the absence short- or long-term of its disenchanted superstar.
ESPN reported Wednesday that Green Bay signed former Broncos quarterback Blake Bortles to a one-year contract.
To be clear: Bortles signing appears less about the future Hall-of-Famer and more about simple roster logistics. The Packers have but a single non-Rodgers QB under contract (2020 first-round pick Jordan Love) heading into the voluntary portion of their offseason program, which begins on May 24 with Organized Team Activities.
Report: NFLPA will tell players not to report for in-person workouts
Because of the pandemic
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In 2020, teams across the National Football League saw a greatly altered preseason, with no preseason games and almost no in-person workouts prior to Training Camp due to the COVID-19 situation. It appears that the player’s union is pushing for the same sort of setup again this year, and will be urging players not to go to in-person workouts.
Specifically, J.C. Tretter, the Cleveland Browns center that currently serves as the president of the NFLPA, has said that the player’s union is pushing for another all-virtual offseason and would urge players to boycott any in-person workouts.