Green Bay Packers is looking to improve its roster for the 2025 NFL season and has decided to formalize a new addition to strengthen the team led by star quarterback Jordan Love. This time, the player joining the Pack was a former teammate of quarterback Lamar Jackson on the Baltimore Ravens.
Securing a place in the league isn’t easy, but repeating that cycle with the same team twice is even harder. The Packers have called back a familiar face who played in Green Bay during the 2023 regular season, right after leaving Baltimore, where he shared the field with Jackson.
The player joining Love’s Packers for a second stint with the team is none other than linebacker Kristian Welch, as announced by the Green Bay team. Last year, Welch played nine games with Lamar Jackson’s Ravens and also spent time with the Denver Broncos, splitting the season between two teams.
Welch’s previous stint with the Packers
The 26-year-old linebacker already had a stint with the Packers, who signed him to their practice squad on August 31, 2023. He was added to the Packers’ active roster a month later and appeared in 12 regular-season games and two postseason presentations with Green Bay.
Kristian Welch, former linebacker of the Baltimore Ravens
Welch’s career in the NFL
Welch took his first steps in the NFL by joining the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2020. From there, he seemed to establish himself in Baltimore, but after three seasons and 43 games played alongside quarterback Jackson, he ended up playing for the Packers.
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After 72 regular season games, Welch established himself as a linebacker who recorded 40 tackles over six seasons in the league. His greatest strength is contributing primarily on special teams, making his contribution valuable to Green Bay’s tactics.
