Packers release 2021 third-rounder Amari Rodgers days after receiver fumbles punt vs. Cowboys

lost the ball, and subsequently his punt returning job, during the ' Week 10 upset of the on Sunday. Two days Corey Dickerson Jersey later, he's lost his job entirely. Just one year after entering as a third-round draft pick out of Clemson, the wide receiver was released by Green Bay on Tuesday, .Rodgers, 23, arrived with high expectations because of the Packers' debated need for wide receiver help opposite , who was later traded, exacerbating the apparent hole, this offseason. He struggled to make an impact in his one-and-a-half Denard Span Jersey seasons in Green Bay. Despite appearing in 16 games as a rookie, he caught just four Jalen Beeks Jersey of eight targets for 45 yards, while logging snaps as an occasional punt and kick returner. This year, he served as the Packers' primary return specialist but fumbled five times, including against Dallas, while remaining a relative nonfactor on the team's struggling Daniel Robertson Jersey offense.Special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia all but confirmed after Sunday's game that Rodgers would be demoted from punt returning duties, but suggested the wideout still had a future in town."I really like Amari Rodgers," Bisaccia said, . "Jersey No. 8 has put himself, and put us, in some bad situations. You have to coach the man first, and then coach the Brad Miller Jersey player. So we have to go through both of those things when these situations arise." Now, Rodgers will have to prove he can improve elsewhere. The receiver will be subject to waivers upon his exit.
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