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Packers Activate Tucker Kraft From PUP List

7/31/2026

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Packers Activate Kraft

The Green Bay Packers activated tight end Tucker Kraft from the unable to perform (PUP) list on Friday.
Coach Matt LaFleur said Kraft will take part in individual drills and evening walkthroughs but not in team drills yet.
General manager Brian Gutekunst noted Kraft is eight and a half months post-ACL surgery and will reach the nine-month milestone on August 2.
Kraft said he wants a long-term extension soon.

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Kraft Boosts Lombardi

Tucker Kraft said his presence gives Green Bay a chance at a Lombardi Trophy.
He noted his 2023 stats—32 catches, 489 yards, six touchdowns, 15-plus yards per catch—made him the only NFL tight end with those numbers.
He missed the start of 2024 camp on the PUP list after a May pectoral injury, then played a full healthy season.

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Packers Activate Kraft

The Green Bay Packers activated tight end Tucker Kraft from the unable to perform (PUP) list on Friday.
Coach Matt LaFleur said Kraft will take part in individual drills and evening walkthroughs but not in team drills yet.
General manager Brian Gutekunst noted Kraft is eight and a half months post-ACL surgery and will reach the nine-month milestone on August 2.
Kraft said he wants a long-term extension soon.

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