The Green Bay Packers brought in former Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Cam Miller for a free-agent workout Monday, a day after their 39-22 collapse at Minnesota.
The NFL transaction wire listed the visit. Defensive tackle Eric Johnson, a 2022 fifth-round pick of the New England Patriots, also worked out the same day. Neither player was signed immediately.
Miller, 24, was a sixth-round pick in 2025 out of North Dakota State. He signed a four-year rookie deal worth $4.4 million with the Raiders, got waived after the preseason, landed on their practice squad and later joined Miami late in his rookie year. The Dolphins cut him this August. He has never taken a regular season snap.
At North Dakota State he was a workhorse. Miller appeared in 67 games, completed 69 percent of his passes for 9,721 yards, 81 touchdowns and 19 interceptions, and added 2,277 rushing yards and 48 rushing scores.
His professional preseason tape is thinner. With the Raiders last year he completed 20 of 37 passes for 203 yards, one touchdown and one interception. This summer in Miami he went 16 of 38 for 170 yards with two interceptions, no touchdowns and two fumbles. That left him at a 42.1 percent completion rate this preseason.
Green Bay already has Jordan Love and Tyrod Taylor on the 53-man roster. Miller would most likely be viewed as a practice-squad option who could run the scout team. That kind of move would put Kedon Slovis on notice.
The Packers signed Slovis to the practice squad after trading Kyle McCord to Miami before final cuts. Slovis, a former undrafted free agent who spent time with Indianapolis, Houston and Arizona, has two career regular-season passing attempts.
Coach Matt LaFleur has never liked a crowded quarterback room. In 2023 he said, “I just think it’s really, really difficult to get four guys the amount of reps that you need to do.” When Green Bay added Slovis last week, LaFleur called him “a natural thrower” and added, “He’s really talented. This guy was a big-time recruit coming out of high school, so we’ll get him in here and see how he does.”
A third-string change would be a background item. The real problem after Week 1 is keeping Love upright. He finished 21 of 42 for 387 yards and two touchdowns, including an 81-yard strike to Christian Watson that made it 9-0. He also threw an interception and lost a fumble as Minnesota scored the final 22 points.
Pro Football Focus charged Love with pressure on 32 of 46 dropbacks. That produced four sacks, 12 hurries and 15 hits. Twelve of those pressures arrived unblocked.
Left tackle Jordan Morgan allowed five pressures and a 10.9 percent pressure rate. First-year starting left guard Donovan Jennings earned a 34.7 PFF grade, the worst among NFL guards in Week 1. Every starting offensive lineman and the top two running backs surrendered at least two pressures.
LaFleur watched the film and did not sugarcoat it.“What’s disappointing is, we had a few protection busts that should not and cannot happen,” he said. “We knew that was the challenge going in. … When your quarterback gets hit 15 times, that’s too many times.”
Love said the Vikings’ look was expected.“You’re playing this defense, you know it’s going to be pressure,” he said. “We’ll look back at the film, but there’s a lot of just missed opportunities, (with) a couple plays I wish we could get back.”
Right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele described the confusion created by Minnesota’s disguised pressures: “You never know where it’s coming from, when it’s coming, because they make it all look the same.” Veteran guard Aaron Banks could be available at left guard this week. He was not among Green Bay’s stronger pass blockers last season, but the Packers need bodies who can handle the next test. They visit the New York Jets on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.
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