Football season is on the horizon, with training camps beginning across the NFL. Before the players ride in on kids’ bikes, the Green Bay Packers are readying their roster for the start of training camp on Wednesday. This week, players are meeting with team doctors to determine who is healthy enough to participate when camp begins. Although some players entered with known injuries, 3 players made a disappointing appearance on the Packers’ PUP list.

Luke Musgrave

Although taken a round before Tucker Kraft, Luke Musgrave has inarguably been the lesser tight end since they both arrived. While Kraft works out a potentially historic contract extension, Musgrave’s future with the Packers is tenuous as he will begin training camp on the PUP list.

Although the exact injury is unknown, it is likely the same that Musgrave suffered during OTA’s in June. This left the Packers with Josh Whyle and Drake Dabney as their primary tight ends in practice.

Musgrave has the tools to be an excellent pass-catching tight end, as he is 6’5” and can run an elite 4.6 second 40 yard dash. Despite the tools, he has never been an impact player for the Packers, and only has a career 65 receptions and one touchdown.

With Kraft being the clear long-term tight end for the Packers, Musgrave needed to flash in 2026 to hope for a trade or valuable free agent deal next offseason. Starting on the Packers’ PUP list is certainly not the right way to catch the eye of potential future teams.

Aaron Banks

Since signing Xavier McKinney in 2024 and immediately watching him win first team All-Pro, Brian Gutekunst’s free agent signings have been disappointing. Last year’s free agent class included Nate Hobbs and Aaron Banks. Nate Hobbs’ tenure was so disastrous, they took on a $4 million dead cap hit to get him out of the building.

Banks’ tenure has not been much better. Although he was retained for the 2026 season, he is repeating the disappointment of last year: injuries. Since becoming a starter in 2022, Banks has missed an average of 3 games per season with injury. That was the exact number he missed in 2025 in his first year with the Packers.

Although his play improved gradually as he healed, Banks did not excel at guard last year. The Packers hope for Banks to have strong play and a healthy 2026 season may already be gone, as Banks was included on the Packers’ PUP list. Every day he misses from practice decreases the chance of strong, coherent play from the interior offensive line this season.

Javon Hargave

Like Banks, Javon Hargrave is a recent free agent acquisition by Brian Gutekunst. In rejoining with Jonathan Gannon, Hargrave is likely hoping for a rebound to his strong play from when they were together in Philadelphia. Since leaving the city of brotherly love, Hargrave has not achieved the same level of success when playing for San Francisco or Minnesota.

Hargrave is 33 years old, and while defensive tackles may play at older ages than some other positions, he is likely past his athletic prime. As the oldest player on the Packers’ defense, injuries likely mean a bigger hit to his performance than any of his team mates.

Like Banks, Hargrave’s inclusion on the Packers’ PUP list is a troubling sign for Brian Gutekunst’s ability to evaluate free agents.

Others

Two other players were included on the Packers’ PUP list, although neither were surprises: Tucker Kraft and Kamal Hadden. Kraft is rehabbing from an ACL tear suffered last November, and Hadden suffered a serious lower leg injury late last year. Micah Parsons, who is also healing from a torn ACL, was surprisingly not included, but this was soon revealed to be a bureaucratic move from the Packers who are expected to add him one day after the others.

The only good news to emerge from the Packers’ initial PUP list is the absence of Zach Tom and Devonte Wyatt, as this appears to signal that they will both be ready for the beginning of training camp.