The Green Bay Packers waive defensive back Travion Fluellen to open a roster spot for veteran tight end Jonnu Smith. The move is the team’s first roster cut and comes after the Packers reach agreement with Smith earlier in the week.
According to reports, the Packers officially sign Smith as the transaction that follows the agreement. Fluellen is released/waived specifically to make room on the roster, indicating the signing affects the team’s tight end and overall personnel needs going into the next phase of the season. While outlets describe the action in slightly different terms—“released” versus “waived”—both accounts link the roster change directly to Smith’s addition.
The coverage focuses on the personnel mechanics rather than game impact, with the common thread being that Smith joins the Packers on a one-year deal and the roster spot is created by removing Fluellen from the active roster.
