In what may be the first surprising cut for the Green Bay Packers this preseason, the Packers cut linebacker Kamal Martin on Monday. The former University of Minnesota linebacker was a fifth round pick for the Packers in 2020. As a rookie, Martin played in ten games, starting six, and recorded 24 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, and a sack. In the 2021 draft the Packers added linebacker Isaiah McDuffie from Boston College and in free agency they signed veteran linebacker De’Vondre Campbell. 

Martin is the first release in a round of cuts coming on Tuesday, as teams will be required to trim their roster to 80 players. 

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