NFL News: The Green Bay Packers have certainly had a memorable off-season. Their franchise-altering trade that sent Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets ushered in a new era. Multiple other teams left the Green Bay Packers this off-season as well. Many signed with the Jets, others signed with NFC North rivals. Today it was reported that one more former Packers player is headed to the state of New York.
Buffalo Bills Sign Former Green Bay Packers Tight End Nick Guggemos (NFL News)
One day after the Buffalo Bills placed TE Zach Davidson on injured reserve, the team announced on June 15th that they had signed veteran tight end Nick Guggemos to a one-year deal. The 27-year-old has spent time on a number of practice squads, including a stint with the Green Bay Packers last season. Guggemos has had one of the more interesting paths to the NFL. According to
After playing college football at Division III St. Thomas (Minnesota), Guggemos had short stints with a number of teams but never made an active roster. He signed with Green Bay Packers in November and spent the remainder of the season on the practice squad, earning a reserve/futures contract in January. He was released again in May, and had a tryout with the Bills earlier this week before being signed on Thursday.
As Bill Huber of SI.com’s Packer Central noted, Guggemos had an unconventional ascension from little-known college player to NFL prospect. He was a receiver on the Division III powerhouse St. Thomas team but had little impact on the field, making just one reception for 8 yards and one rush for minus-4 yards in his collegiate career.
“His college career ended in 2018. While putting his engineering degree to work, he trained in hopes of getting a shot in 2020,” Huber wrote. “Instead, COVID struck and shut the door on any opportunities. He continued to train at an ETS Performance opened by Vikings receiver Adam Thielen.”
Guggemos earned an invite to the University of Minnesota’s pro day in 2021 and turned in some impressive performances, with a 4.49-second time in the 40-yard dash and one of the best broad jumps of all time for a tight end.
Will Nick Guggemos Have A Shot To Make The Buffalo Bills Roster? (NFL News)
It will be a long shot, but Guggemos has the talent to impress NFL head coaches. “He did a nice job in a couple workouts that our scouts had seen,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll told reporters during OTAs In June of 2021. “Then when we brought him in here for a workout, he really did well and so, we thought he deserved a chance to be part of this.”
Guggemos latched on with Washington but was released midway through training camp. Late in the 2021 season, he joined the Browns’ practice squad. He also spent time some in the USFL. In November of 2022 he was drafted in the seventh round by the Las Vegas Vipers.
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