The Green Bay Packers began building out the 2024 offseason 90-man roster on Tuesday, signing linebackers Deslin Alexandre, Deandre Johnson and Christian Young to reserve/future contracts.
Alexandre and Johnson are both edge rushers. Young is an off-ball linebacker.
Reserve/future contracts are placeholder deals until the start of the new league year in March and provide the player with a spot on the 90-man offseason roster. They are not eligible to play for the Packers this season.
Alexandre went undrafted out of Pitt in 2023. He spent time with the New York Jets and Chicago Bears during his first NFL season. At Pitt, Alexandre produced 16.5 sacks and 29.5 tackles for loss over 58 games.
Johnson went undrafted out of Miami in 2022. He spent time with the Dolphins as a first-year player before playing in the XFL in 2023. Over five collegiate seasons, Johnson produced 14.5 sacks and six forced fumbles.
Young previously spent time on the Packers practice squad this season but was released in November. A college safety at Arizona, Young transitioned to linebacker. He also spent time with the Seattle Seahawks in 2023.
When the Packers season ends, the team can start signing current practice squad players to reserve/future contracts.
