The Green Bay Packers waived defenseman Andrew Beck on Tuesday. Beck, a veteran who has been on the practice squad all season, will be ineligible for game day after playing in Sunday’s win over the Houston Texans.
The Packers have picked up Beck in each of the last three weeks. He played 15 snaps on offense and 17 on special teams in games against the Los Angeles Rams, Arizona Cardinals and Texans.
Beck helped fill the gap left when Luke Musgrave went on injured reserve. John FitzPatrick is on the 53-man roster and will likely be close to being ready to take snaps as the third quarterback behind Tucker Kraft and Ben Sims.
Beck, now in his sixth season in the NFL, played five snaps on offense and seven on special teams during the Packers’ victory over the Texans.
After running out of results in games, it didn’t make much sense to keep Beck on the practice squad.
The Packers now have an open practice facility.
