The Green Bay Packers are adding to their offense in major ways this off-season. The last two off-seasons have seen the Green Bay Packers involved in two massive trades. Of course, this off-season was headlined by the franchise-altering Aaron Rodgers trade. Last off-season it was the major Davante Adams trade. Both trades netted the Green Bay Packers a substantial amount of premium draft picks. As it turns out, there could be one more trade on the horizon. However, today the Packers signed an athletic player to the offense, and Green Bay Packers fans were excited.
Green Bay Packers Fans React To OG D.J Scaife Signing
Reporter Aaron Wilson broke the news on Twitter that the Packers picked up guard D.J. Scaife Jr. following his release by the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins signed the rookie lineman out of the University of Miami as an un-drafted free agent earlier this month. Scaife is an extremely athletic offensive guard, so much so that he ranked impressively high in all guards tested at the NFL Combine since 1987.
DJ Scaife Jr. is a OG prospect in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 7.49 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 358 out of 1423 OG from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/3D5IymkQyY #Dolphins pic.twitter.com/wWqoVQSQQ1
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 30, 2023
According to Jordan Siegler of Wisconsin Sports Heroics:
The Miami Dolphins signed Scaife as an undrafted rookie free agent following the draft. According to a Dolphins’ statement, he was a standout offensive lineman for the Miami Hurricanes:
“[Scaife] joined the Dolphins on May 12, 2023 as an undrafted college free agent. He lettered five seasons (2018-22) at Miami, where he played in 61 games with 52 starts, primarily at right guard and right tackle. Scaife earned second-team All-ACC honors in 2021 and honorable mention All-ACC recognition in 2022. He is a Miami native and played at Miami Southridge High School.”
Scaife will join a Packers offense that has many returning veterans on the offensive line but has youth at skilled positions. It will be hard for Scaife to earn a roster spot on the Packers’ deep offensive line in training camp this year. However, if the Packers were to trade David Bakhtiari this offseason, it’s possible Scaife could find a role on the Packers’ practice squad or better.
When Green Bay Packers fans heard about this signing, they were excited on social media:
Ok you had me at the RAS score…I'm intrigued 🤔
— Steve Nitsos (@gbpack82) May 16, 2023
let's see what he can do/
— Jim Sikorski (@nux4ever) May 16, 2023
90 ✅
— Andrew Miller (@heyapm) May 16, 2023
Thought he'd not get a fresh OL player for a sec didn't ya pic.twitter.com/CPCIITGhdY
— Le Kebbles (@BigtextKevin) May 16, 2023
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