GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers released Jack Podlesny on Wednesday, narrowing the kicking competition to two players a week into their minicamp.
Podlesny’s exit leaves current head coach Anders Carlson and former Vikings Greg Joseph as the only two players on Green Bay’s roster.
The Packers signed Podlesny on January 24, four days after Carlson missed a 41-yard field goal in the fourth quarter of a 24-21 NFC divisional playoff loss at San Francisco. They signed Joseph two months later as they tried to create more competition for Karlsson, who struggled as a starter last season.
Podlesny made 82.4% of his field goal attempts during his college career at Georgia. He signed with the Minnesota Vikings in May 2023 but was released during training camp.
The Packers drafted Carlson from Auburn in the sixth round last year to replace Mason Crosby, the leading scorer in franchise history.
Carlson went 27-of-33 on field goal attempts — including 7-of-13 from at least 40 yards — and 34-of-39 on extra points during the regular season last season. He was 2 of 3 on field goal attempts and 7 of 8 on extra points in two playoff games.
Joseph was 24 of 30 on field goal attempts — where he also made 7 of 13 from at least 40 yards — and made 36 of 38 extra points for the Vikings last season.
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