Has there been a Green Bay Packers practice squad player that has been as popular with the fan base than Kurt Benkert? When the Packers signed Benkert to a future’s deal after the 2021 season, fans were esctatic. And when the Packers cut him in the spring, fans were truly disappointed. Whenever Benkert has had a workout or signed with another team, Packers fans have cheered him on through social media. Well, fans, rejoice once again! Kurt Benkert is going to be back playing football! He has been assigned to the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL for the 2023 season.
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Welcome @KurtBenkert to the Roughnecks fam!#XFL2023 pic.twitter.com/0qEe0pG5Ra
— Houston Roughnecks (@XFLRoughnecks) December 12, 2022
Benkert, of course is famous among Packers fans for attending a Fourth of July cookout with a fan. He also got the first snap of his NFL career when he went in to take a knee last season. Most of all, Benkert is (and will always be) popular among fans because of how open he is about what the life of a NFL player is like and that he is unapologetically himself.
All Packers fans will be Roughnecks fans this yaer.
Prior to this news, Benkert had spent some of the 2022 NFL season on the San Francisco 49ers practice squad. He also had workouts with the Tennessee Titans among other teams.
Related: Former Packers Wide Receiver and Running Back Taken in XFL Draft 3.0
The XFL in 2023
The XFL is now run by a group led by Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson. It will consist of eight teams: Arlington Renegades, DC Defenders, Houston Roughnecks, Orlando Guardians, San Antonio Brahmas, Seattle Sea Dragons, St. Louis Battlehawks, and Vegas Vipers.
Kurt Benkert will not be the only former Green Bay Packers player on the Houston Roughnecks. That team, coached by former NFL head coach Wade Phillips, also consists of Chauncey Rivers, Ellis Brooks, Chauncey Manac, and Raleigh Texada.
Per fbschedules.com, the XFL season will begin on February 18, 2023.
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