The Green Bay Packers have added depth at receiver by signing Bo Melton from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. The move, announced Monday, also included the corresponding release of long snapper Scott Daly from the practice squad.
Melton, 27, has spent years circling the same opportunity. Seattle selected him in the seventh round of the 2022 draft out of Rutgers and signed him to a four-year, $3.8 million rookie contract.
He never appeared in a regular-season game for the Seahawks. Cut before his first campaign, he briefly returned to their practice squad only to be claimed onto Green Bay’s active roster.
That first stretch with the Packers set a pattern that has defined his career. In 2023 he spent most of the year on the practice squad, earned three game-day elevations, and was signed to the active roster late in the season.
The following years brought more of the same: flashes of usefulness mixed with roster uncertainty.
His 2025 season offered the clearest look at what he can provide. Melton appeared in 16 games and finished with four receptions on 13 targets for 107 yards and a touchdown. He also carried the ball five times for 35 yards, recorded four tackles, and returned 19 kickoffs for 467 yards, averaging 24.6 yards per attempt.
Those numbers do not scream starter, but they illustrate a versatile special-teams contributor who can work the perimeter when the offense needs an extra body.
The current promotion follows another familiar sequence. At the start of 2026 the Packers placed Melton on injured reserve with a knee injury.
Head coach Matt LaFleur said at the time it was not an ACL tear. After recovering, Melton re-signed as an exclusive rights free agent in April. Green Bay later released him in a procedural move and immediately brought him back to the practice squad, keeping him close while managing the 53-man limit.
That is the context for Monday’s transaction. With the regular season underway, the Packers decided they needed Melton on the active roster rather than a phone call away. Daly’s departure from the practice squad created the necessary space.
For Melton, the signing is another chance to stay in the mix rather than start over elsewhere.
For Green Bay, it is a low-risk way to keep a known commodity who already understands the scheme, the special-teams units, and the locker room.
Whether he sees meaningful snaps will depend on injuries and game script, but the Packers have shown they value having him available.
The move is modest on paper. In the day-to-day reality of an NFL roster, it is the kind of adjustment teams make when they want a familiar player one step closer to the field.
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