Green Bay Packers cut linebacker hours after wishing him happy birthday
Green Bay Packers cut linebacker hours after wishing him happy birthday originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The Green Bay Packers didn’t give Jonathan Garvin a heck of a lot to smile about on his birthday.
The linebacker turned 24 years old on Friday, prompting the Packers to give him a birthday shoutout on social media.
Smile, it's your birthday! 🥳#GoPackGo | #SmileLikeAPro pic.twitter.com/YQqGfWVwiN
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) July 28, 2023
Just a few hours later, he was no longer on the team.
Head coach Matt LaFleur announced from training camp that Garvin had been cut.
Packers released Jonathan Garvin.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) July 28, 2023
The Packers drafted Garvin in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He spent his first three seasons in Green Bay, appearing in 38 games while picking up 32 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
Training camp and preseason can be reminders of the NFL’s harsh realities, and the Packers helped Garvin find that out the hard way.