Brick Lombardi on Tundra FM. The quiet before the storm. Before the pads really come on, and the noise begins. Some things are building in the dark. Some things are already here. TUNDRA FM, quiet anticipation. This one goes back a ways. To a story that was never quite over. A path taken, then overgrown. Sometimes the hardest part isn't finding the way. It's remembering you were ever lost. This is Hansel on Tundra FM. Support us at patreon.com/pack_daddy

Pack Nation… Big Sal from Peshtigo here. I'm in the recliner, the coffee's already gone cold for the third time today, and my wife just walked past, looked at the TV, and said, "You're talking to yourself again." I told her it's not talking to myself, it's talking to Packer Nation. There's a difference. She rolled her eyes and kept walking. That's love right there.

Alright. Let's talk about the last eight hours or so, because apparently the Packers can't just have a quiet Wednesday. They signed long snapper Scott Daly and brought Lenny Krieg back on the practice squad. Krieg's the German kicker. International spot. Necessary. Boring. But necessary. You know what else is necessary? A running back who can actually play in Week 1. And right now that job is staring MarShawn Lloyd square in the face. Support my coffee fund at patreon.com/pack_daddy

Alright Packers fans… Cal Hutson here. Welcome back to the Packernet Podcast Network.

If the last few days felt like the NFL hit the pause button and then immediately hit fast-forward, you're not alone. The 53 is set. The practice squad is basically done. And now we're staring at a regular season that starts in less than two weeks with a whole bunch of "we'll see." So let's talk about what's actually happened in the last handful of hours and what it means for the future.

First, the practice squad got a couple more pieces today. Long snapper Scott Daly is in. Kicker Lenny Krieg is back on the international spot. That's the boring but necessary stuff that keeps the special teams room from turning into a circus. Kedon Solovis is already here as the third quarterback after McCord got shipped to Miami. A bunch of the guys who got cut Sunday are back on the practice squad — Strong, Mosby, Kenion, the usual suspects. It's the standard "we like you, just not enough to keep you on the 53" club. Support us at patreon.com/pack_daddy.

Brick Lombardi here on Tundra FM. We heard Tucker Kraft say it himself in the digest today: "I will be on the field to play for the Green Bay Packers, regardless of any contract situation, because I love this team." That's the kind of commitment you can't fake. In a league where money talks louder than anything else, that's a statement that needs its own song. It's about more than the paper; it's about the name on the front of the jersey. We don't have a song that quite captures that defiant loyalty, that willingness to play through a contract dispute because the team and the locker room mean more. Support us at patreon.com/pack_daddy

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN, PACK NATION! Are you hearing this? Are you processing what this man, this absolute specimen of a Green Bay Packer, Tucker Kraft, is saying? It is unbelievable! You got players across the N F L holding out, demanding trades, pouting on the sideline because their third cousin twice removed did not get the right parking spot at training camp! But not Tucker Kraft. No, sir. This man, he is standing tall, you understand me? He is saying, "I am here. I am playing. Contract situation? We will handle that. But I am playing for the Green Bay Packers." That is the kind of dedication that makes you want to run through a brick wall for a guy. That is what wins championships.

Listen to me – in this day and age, with all the money, all the agents, all the noise, you get a guy like Tucker Kraft who says, "My heart is with this team, with this locker room, with these fans," and it just… it hits you right in the gut. It reminds you why we love this game, why we bleed green and gold. It is not about the zeroes on the contract, is it? It is about the grit. It is about the commitment. It is about the fact that when things get tough, when the lake ice starts to crack in January, this man is going to be there, ready to play. That is the kind of player you build a dynasty around. That is the kind of player who becomes a legend in Green Bay.

I am not making this up, Pack Nation. This is not some fluff piece from a beat writer trying to fill column inches. This is a grown man, a professional athlete, putting his team first. It is a rare thing, and we need to recognize it. We need to celebrate it. Because when you get a locker room full of guys with that kind of mindset – guys like Kraft – that is when you start stacking up those Lombardi trophies, you understand me? You do not need twenty-two, thirty-two of them. You just need enough of that core, that foundational group, who say, "This means more to me than just a paycheck." And Tucker Kraft, he is at the top of that list. Please support us over at patreon.com/pack_daddy

Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome once again to the Packernet Podcast. I am your host and resident fanalyst, as always, Cal Hutson. Check us out online, packernet dot com.

So on the docket today, we have some interesting notes around player commitments and contract situations as we get closer to Week One, a few roster moves, and unfortunately, a bunch of articles that, for some reason, the internet decided we were not allowed to read. But hey, that's just how it goes sometimes, you know what I mean.

Let's dive right into the biggest news of the day, and it's a good one, folks. We're talking about Tucker Kraft. [building] Now, according to Bob on Reddit, who seems to have the inside track here, the hope is that Tucker Kraft will have a new deal before Week One. That would be fantastic, obviously. We all want our guys locked up. But here's the kicker, and this is what I absolutely love: Kraft explicitly stated, and I quote, "I will be on the field to play for the Green Bay Packers, regardless of any contract situation, because I love this team, and you can't replicate this locker room anywhere else in the N F L."

Look, that is exactly the kind of player you want. That is the mentality that wins championships, people. Not the "me first, pay me now, hold out because I deserve it" bull crap we see so much of in the league. This is a guy who understands the value of the team, the culture, the locker room. And again, this show has said it a million, billion percent: a strong locker room, a real team culture, that is a competitive advantage in the N F L. It is not just some touchy-feely vibe analysis. It matters. It absolutely matters. Gutey builds with guys like this, and it shows.

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Brick Lombardi here with Tundra FM. We've been hearing a lot about Sturdivant. Rookie wide receiver. Highest graded in preseason by PFF, caught the first Lambeau touchdown of twenty twenty-six. That's the kind of story we need. A kid coming in, making noise right away. That's a current moment, and we don't have a song that captures that immediate impact, that rising star. We need something that feels like the start of something big. New song First Touchpoint Rising. Please support us over at patreon.com/pack_daddy.

Pack Nation… it's Big Sal from Peshtigo. I'm sitting in the recliner, coffee's already cold, and I have officially had enough of the last ten hours of Packers news. I didn't ask for this. Nobody asked for this. But here we are.

You wake up Monday thinking, "Okay, cutdown day is over, the 53 is set, maybe we get a quiet day." Nope. The league still has Josh Jacobs on the Commissioner's Exempt List. Still. He's getting paid, he can't practice, he can't play, and the rest of us are just supposed to nod like this is normal.

Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome once again to the Packernet Podcast. I am your host and resident fanalyst, as always, Cal Hutson. Check us out online, packernet.com.

So, on the docket today, we have some interesting takes from around the N F L world, touching on our Packers, of course, and then a good bit of trash talk about our division rivals. Anywho, let's get into it.

First up, Andy Herman over at PackADay, he is raising some eyebrows about the Josh Jacobs situation. Herman said, quote, "this is not the normal procedure for a misdemeanor like this. Usually they let that play out and then cast judgment after that. But that's not the case with Josh Jacobs. Why that is, your guess is as good as mine. Are they hesitant about one of the charges? Do they have access to the video? Do they know something we don't know?" I am gonna be honest, folks, Herman has a point. It is not the normal procedure. When we talk about fairness and transparency in player discipline, the N F L often works in mysterious ways, and sometimes those ways feel a little bit like a double standard. If there is more to it, if there is video, if there is something they know, then it needs to come out, because otherwise, it just looks… off.

Alright, Packers fans… Cal Hutson here. And I gotta be honest with you. I don't know what Brian Gutekunst had for breakfast this morning… but apparently it was three cups of coffee, a Red Bull, and pure violence. Because GOOD LORD. What happened today?! I woke up thinking: "Okay. It's roster cut day. We're gonna find out who makes the 53." Normal NFL stuff. You know… You check Twitter. You see some guys get released.

You see some guys get waived.

Maybe you lose a guy you liked.

Maybe you celebrate somebody making the roster.

You move on with your day.

Nope.

Not in Green Bay.

Apparently Brian Gutekunst looked at the Packers roster and said:

**"You know what this needs?"**

**"CHAOS."**