They should just trade away all of their 3rd round picks. Deguara has been good though

Every chance to succeed? The dude sucked at returning punts and they made that his only job. He was hardly given a chance to do what he was drafted for, i.e., a slot receiver with great route running skills.

I think the Packers might try to sign a free agent pass rusher with Hills roster spot

I think the Packers may try to pursue a free agent pass rusher

I expect you'll be right: at least Hill will find his way to the PS if he isn't claimed. I actually wouldn't be surprised if AmRod ends up there, too.

I hope the Vikings sign Amari so he can fumble all the time for them!

If Hill gets resigned to the practice squad, then the "not fully recovered from his injury" scenario seems likely (although in that case they never should have brought him off the PUP list), but if he is not resigned, then something else was going on. Too bad as I liked what I saw of him when he played.

I wish Amari Rodgers well as he seemed like a good, hard working kid but am I glad he is no longer a Packer. I was tired of holding my breath on every punt return.

Well whoever claims Hill off waivers is going to get a "workhorse" and "premier" RB according to commenter Greengold so I'm very surprised by this release (sarcasm).

I liked what I saw of Kylin Hill. Thought he should have replaced AJ Dillon in the Lions game. One touch - seven yards - goodbye. Must be something more than a talent issue. The Amari Rodgers release doesn't surprise me given his performance as a return man and as a WR. Missed too many assignments as a WR and made too many mistakes otherwise. QB1 was luke warm on the guy and wonder if he couldn't figure out the offense or didn't apply himself. Either way he had to go if only to give someone else a chance.

Why would we cut Kylin Hill? I liked him, I hope he ends in the Practice Squad. Oh well about Rodgers

Are the Packers trying to sign a free agent pass rusher with Hills spot?

With Rodgers only surprise is it took this long! Too bad he never could catch on! All the talk about Hill and wanting activate him and now this, sure is a head scratcher!

Most folks focus on Amari Rodgers' lack of skill as a kick returner. To me his biggest failure is to seize the moment when the team badly needed a wide receiver.

Adams was gone, Lazard and Cobb were injured. Watkins was invisible and Watson was hurt most of the time or making key drops. Here's a third round pick in his second year in the system with a golden opportunity to become the 'go to' guy for Aaron Rodgers. Instead they had him inactive when they were short receivers to play. That, to me, said volumes about his ability to play the pro game.

The number of players drafted who 'make it' usually is in the 50 percent range so Rodgers washing out isn't that big of a surprise but how is it he can go from being so good in college to a fumbling under achiever? I guess if anyone can answer that they would be a GM.

He sure can't say he didn't get a chance to succeed. What got me was that even when he didn't fumble he wasn't very good of a returner. He never showed the quickness or speed that great returners have. Whatever thought process went into drafting him I hope Gutey learns from his mistake on this one.

At this point, I’d like to see Tyler Goodson utilized in returns and called up. He flashed at Iowa some real elusiveness as well as in preseason and training camp. Perhaps another UDFA gem? Give the kid a shot. GPG! 👊👍🏈

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Brian Gutekunst's third-round picks in 5 draft classes:

ILB Oren Burks
TE Jace Sternberger
TE Josiah Deguara
WR Amari Rodgers
OL Sean Rhyan

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Gutey traded away a 4th round pick to move up seven spots to draft Amari Rodgers

If he sat pat, we could've kept the 4th round pick and draft Amon-Ra St. Brown. Pain

The guy was a dumb ass and thats on Gutt. He wouldnt have been drafted by Spielman and if so Zimmer would have let him go in the first pre season game he fumbled because fumblers costs you games.
The fact he wasnt used immediately as a slot guy and that Rodgers had to beg to get Cobb should tell you the guy was a practice f up from day one. But we kept him because he was a Gutt pick and we gave up a lot to get him. So really Gutt is the problem not Amari Rodgers and Stokes, and Wyatt.

I think PackerAaron is right—something ongoing behind the scenes with Hill. Let’s give Goodson look.
I think Heflin would be a good addition for the Titans game. I like his enthusiasm and run stopping capability.
GM’s clearly do not like to cut their high round picks. Ron Wolf said if you make a mistake with a pick, admit it and move on—we were far too patient with Amari—he cost us a couple games.
PackyCheesy wants a pass rusher and so do I.

We need to look no further than CHTV to lay blame for the failure of Amari Rodgers. Obviously he's been reading posts here from the get-go and been deeply hurt by the lack of confidence placed in him by so-called fans. Shame on you! Why couldn't you have given Amari a pat on the back when he needed it most rather than calling him a bust? Would it have hurt to encourage him and offer praise? Those of you who have scorned Amari, I challenge you to post the time and date of your posts so that we each may have a spirited tête-à-tête with verve and camaraderie.

There is no doubt in my mind that another who shares blame for Amari's lack of success is one Aaron Charles Rodgers. Why couldn't he have been nicer to Amari? Invited him over for a BBQ or asked him to go to Culver's to build rapport? Does anyone else remember seeing Amari throwing the ball to himself (and dropping most catches) during OTAs? Sad! It was so sad! I hope Rodgers is happy now that he's ruined a young man's life with his selfishness and greed. There's not enough toad venom or hippie tea in the world to get that stain off his soul. Did you see him yell at Coach LaFleur on Sunday? I pray he will repent and cast aside his wicked ways.

Gutey should take the guy that drops in the 3rd. Not the guy that he hopes will fill a void. Amari Rodgers had to be released for Toure.
Toure must learn the slot from Cobb. He's also taller! Faster ! etc. Hill was injured. - Good Bye. Bring up Goodson.

I can't say I'm sorry to see Amari Rodgers gone. Why did it take so long to cut this guy? I'm a little surprised that Kylin Hill was released though. Will be interesting to see who the Packers use as a kick returner.

The Irony is that if Rodgers had been drafted and cut by some other team, people would be clamoring for us to pick him up off waivers.

Not missing rodgers: he catches the ball in the end zone. Choice take a knee and go to the 25 or run it out? He ran it out to the 10. I thought, this guy aint too bright is he. Ya I had it right. He wasnt the new slot reciever Gutt envisioned because he was too stupid to learn the playbook. End of Story, another Gutt busts and we still have others on this team.
DItto Stokes, he is too stupid to play corner. Maybe could be a safety but this team again is slow to adapt

Could never break into the WR group. Was a disaster as a returner. He no longer had a role. This should come as no surprise, regardless of how you felt about him as a person. Maybe he'll catch on with another team, but he's not going to be anything other than a backup. That's life in the NFL more than not. Hill is a surprise, but as others have said, it may be something internal. We'll probably never know. He may get chance with another team as well. Perhaps we'll see Goodson. He was a fav of mine and I mocked him in 7th round. However, as others have said as well, we might see an edge rusher signing. I suspect they may leave it open for now to see how they do against the Titans or Philly. See if they can make a late run at the playoffs. Otherwise, it'd be a wasted signing.

Signed DeeDee Westbrook to the PS. Could be a good cheap replacement

I thought Amari looked better in the preseason. More confident catching punts. Had one nice return. Scored on an end around with a burst of speed. Maybe it was just a combination of small sample size and wishful thinking, because once the regular season started, he actually looked worse than he did last year. I still think he got put into a bad place when Aaron Rodgers brought Cobb back, but after a year and a half, he needed to show something. Anything. I don't recall a single standout play during his career as a Packer. He had one chance at glory in the final minute of the Lions game. He was open in the end zone, but the ball was thrown behind him and got knocked away by a defender.

LaFleur basically called Hill lazy during his presser today. He wasn't that direct about it, but even using oblique coach-speak, I don't think I've ever heard a coach say anything so critical about a player who was just cut. Usually it's "We want to thank the player for his service and any other questions will need to be directed to Brian Gutekunst."

Two completely different set of circumstances on these cuts....Amari was released by the Packers and Hill fired himself. Kudos to MLF for finally cutting ties with a Top 100 pick that never found a place on this team and being surprisingly candid about Hill who now sounds like he was a locker room cancer. In Amari's case, he may be a better fit with another team....I hope the best for him.
As for Hill, who I really liked at one point, I'm not sure what got into his head. Somewhere along the way Hill forgot that it is rarified air he's breathing by playing in the NFL....as MLF stated, it is a privilege to play for the Green Bay Packers....unfortunately, HIll felt he was above the Packers standard and ultimately snuffed himself out.....good riddance!

Here is explanation from LaFleur about Hill: " being a member of the Green Bay Packers is a privilege. And there are standards and expectations that are placed on every member of this team that we expect guys to live up to. .. But regardless of your role, no matter how big or how small, we expect guys to come to work and just be supportive and own that role to the best of their ability. When you don’t do that, this is what happens.”

I can understand that Hill was released . But funny enough, it happened just 2 days after the Boss (LaFleur) was yelled in front of TV audience and even repeated criticism at press conference. Instead of telling mr. QB1 about standards of being member of PAckers coach even apologized !!! ?? What kind of double standards are that ? Of course their salary is much diferent.