Packers Offically Sign With Former Browns 4th-Round RB , Send Strong Message After Roster Move

The Green Bay Packers have wasted no time making a decisive roster move. In a quick turnaround, the franchise reached a verbal agreement with a proven depth back, pending medical evaluation, to bolster their backfield and special teams.

This move comes shortly after Cleveland shuffled its backfield and left Pierre Strong Jr. available on the open market, putting a speed threat with real NFL snaps within reach for teams seeking immediate help.

Green Bay—already searching for added juice behind its lead runner—jumped at the opportunity. With postseason ambitions and an offense that prizes spacing and discipline, general manager Brian Gutekunst identified a chance to strengthen Matt LaFleur’s roster.

That player is Pierre Strong Jr., a 2022 fourth-round pick (via New England) who has logged 99 carries for 499 yards and 2 touchdowns over his first three NFL seasons. He also offers kick-return experience, adding roster flexibility on game day. The production and pedigree as a one-cut accelerator are clear.

Strong brings rare burst and scheme fit. Throughout his career, he’s thrived in zone concepts as a perimeter accelerator who can press the landmark, plant, and explode through the second level—while contributing on screens, draws, and pass protection. His return ability only expands the ways Green Bay can win hidden yards.

In his mid-20s, Strong also arrives with a professional reputation: coachable, detail-oriented, and comfortable in multiple roles—a profile the Packers value inside their locker-room culture.

For Green Bay, the addition could reshape the running back rotation and special-teams plans. With Josh Jacobs entrenched as the lead and depth pieces rotating behind him, Strong gives the Packers a credible elevation candidate who can stress the edge, change tempo, and provide insurance as injuries mount over a long season.

While final details remain pending, one thing is clear: the Packers didn’t just fill a roster spot. They may have landed the kind of explosive complementary back who can swing tight NFC games and keep the chains—and the season—moving.