Green Bay makes third trade Sunday, gets down to 53 active players

The Green Bay Packers have agreed to terms on a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers (pending physical). The Packers will acquire RBKaleb Johnsonin exchange for a 2028 sixth-round pick.

Johnson (6-1, 224), a second-year player out of the University of Iowa, was originally selected by the Steelers in the third round (No. 83 overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft. He played in 10 games as a rookie, recording 28 carries for 69 yards (2.5 avg.) and hauling in one pass for 9 yards. Johnson also returned eight kickoffs for 190 yards (23.8 avg.). In 2024, he earned first-team All-America honors from FWAA, Phil Steele's College Football, Sporting News and Walter Camp and first-team All-Big Ten recognition from the coaches and media after leading Iowa in rushing with 1,537 yards and 21 TDs on 240 carries (6.4 avg.).

The Packers have released the following players:

• LSCal Adomitis(AA-dum-EYE-tiss)
• TBrant Banks
• GDylan Barrett
• CBShemar Bartholomew
• TDalton Cooper
• DTJaden Crumedy(CRUM-uh-dee)
• TEDrake Dabney
• CBMJ Devonshire Jr.
• GJosh Gesky
• WRChris Hilton Jr.
• CBDomani Jackson(duh-MONN-ee)
• WRKisean Johnson(KEY-shawn)
• EDGENyjalik Kelly(nye-juh-leek)
• SMurvin Kenion III(KEN-yin)
• T/GDarian Kinnard
• RBDamien Martinez
• EDGEArron Mosby
• WRIsaiah Neyor(nay-er)
• RBJaden Nixon
• SMark Perry
• WRKaden Prather(KAY-den PRAY-thur)
• LBTJ Quinn
• WRWill Sheppard
• CBJaylin Simpson
• DTNazir Stackhouse(NAH-zeer)
• RBPierre Strong Jr.
• TEMessiah Swinson
• GDillon Wade
• EDGEArden Walker
• LBKristian Welch

Green Bay has also waived/injured TEMcCallan Castles(mick-CAL-un),STrey Dean IIIand TEThomas Yassmin(YAZ-min), placed EDGECollin Oliverand WRSavion Williamson injured reserve/designated for return and placed TELuke Musgrave, EDGEMicah Parsonsand DTJordon Rileyon reserve/physically unable to perform. The transactions were announced Sunday by General Manager Brian Gutekunst.