Jason Wilde of ESPN Milwaukee reports that the Green Bay Packers have benched veteran C Jeff Saturday in favor of Evan Dietrich-Smith.
Rather than make this into a larger issue, Saturday reportedly referred to the move as a “passing of the torch.”
The Packers signed Saturday to a two-year deal, but it’s been pretty evident that his bets days are clearly behind him. Pro Football Focus rates him as one of the worst centers in the league overall and the worst at run-blocking.
It’s worth noting that Saturday missed time this week because of an injury, but this move doesn’t appear to be injury related.
Green Bay has been optimistic that Dietrich-Smith will be able to develop into a long-term replacement at the position, so it will be interesting to see if there are any issues between him and Aaron Rodgers this weekend.
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