The Green Bay Packers signed veteran offensive guard Cordell Volson to their practice squad Thursday, filling the unit’s last remaining opening after a workout the previous day, via Bill Huber of Packers on SI.
Volson, 28, was on the practice field with his new teammates shortly after the signing. The move comes as Green Bay looks for experienced interior line depth following a rough Week 1 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, when pass protection was a clear problem.
The 6-foot-6, 325-pound lineman was a fourth-round pick (136th overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals out of North Dakota State in 2022.
He won the starting left guard job as a rookie and started 48 of 50 games from 2022 through 2024 — all 16 as a rookie, all 17 in 2023, and 15 of 17 in 2024. All of his 3,178 regular-season snaps with Cincinnati came at left guard.
A right shoulder injury in 2025 training camp ended that run. The Bengals waived him injured during final cuts; he spent the season on injured reserve and did not play. In March 2026 he signed a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans but was waived at the end of camp. He appeared in the preseason at right guard (73 snaps) before being released.
Dallas also worked him out recently before signing another veteran.
For Green Bay, Volson represents a different profile than the undrafted guards already on the practice squad. Sunday’s starting guards, Jacob Monk and Donovan Jennings, entered the season with one combined NFL start.
Adding a player with 48 career starts gives the staff a veteran option who can be elevated if needed.
Volson’s college résumé is strong. At North Dakota State he helped win four FCS national titles, earned first-team All-American honors as a right tackle in 2021, and allowed zero sacks on 823 career passing plays.
Scouts noted his size and thickness as traits that translated inside to guard.
He is not a finished product after a year away and mixed later-year pass-protection numbers in Cincinnati, but he is young by veteran standards and has started a full three-year stretch in the NFL. The Packers needed bodies and experience on the interior.
Signing him to the practice squad is a low-risk way to keep that option close while they evaluate whether he can help in 2026.
Whether Volson stays a practice-squad insurance policy or gets a look on the 53-man roster will depend on how quickly he picks up the scheme and how the current starters hold up.
For now, Green Bay has added a proven starter to the mix after a difficult opening weekend.
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