Packers to re-sign safety/special teamer Dallin Leavitt
Add another one to Rich Bisaccia’s pile: The Green Bay Packers are re-signing safety Dallin Leavitt, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.
With Leavitt returning, the Packers will retain the team’s top eight players in special teams snaps from a year ago.
Leavitt, now in his sixth NFL season, played in all 17 games and was on the field for 308 special teams snaps for the Packers in 2022, his first season in Green Bay. He played 72 percent of special teams snaps and finished the year ranked second on the team in total special teams snaps, trailing only Tyler Davis, who was also re-signed.
The Packers signed Leavitt as a free agent on July 25 of last year. He followed Bisaccia from Las Vegas to Green Bay and immediately became a special teams leader for the Packers, who improved significantly in the third phase in 2022.
Special teams have been a clear priority this offseason. The Packers re-signed Leavitt, Davis, Keisean Nixon, Rudy Ford, Corey Ballentine and Eric Wilson and signed long snapper Matt Orzech and safety Tarvarius Moore.
Leavitt’s role is special teams related only. He did not play a snap on defense in 2022 and has only 369 career defensive snaps over five seasons, compared to 1,1147 special teams snaps.
