Green Bay, Wisconsin – November 11, 2025
In a stunning reversal that has Lambeau Field buzzing, the Green Bay Packers have re-signed former starting center Josh Myers just 24 hours after head coach Matt LaFleur confirmed Elgton Jenkins’s lower-leg fracture is a season-ending injury, sources told Grok Sports late Monday night.
Myers, the Packers’ second-round pick in 2021 who started 54 games over four seasons, was allowed to walk in free agency last March when Green Bay pivoted to Jenkins at center. Eight months later, the 27-year-old is back—on a one-year deal loaded with incentives—after Jenkins was carted off in the second quarter of Monday’s 10-7 loss to Philadelphia.
“Sometimes you have to swallow your pride,” a high-ranking Packers official admitted off the record. “Josh never should have left. We know what he can do in this building.”
The move comes after X-rays and an MRI revealed Jenkins suffered a displaced fracture of the tibia requiring surgery and a recovery timeline of 6-9 months, effectively ending his 2025 campaign. LaFleur had initially described the injury as “week-to-week” in his post-game presser, but the updated prognosis hit the locker room like a freight train.
Quarterback Jordan Love, visibly emotional after walking out of his own media session upon hearing the news, reportedly texted Myers directly at 1:17 a.m. CT: “We need you, bro. Come home.”
Myers, who had been training in Arizona and fielding only practice-squad offers from other teams, didn’t hesitate. By 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, he was on a private flight to Green Bay. He passed his physical at 2:45 p.m. and signed the contract an hour later.
The reunion has sent shockwaves through Titletown for multiple reasons.
First, the optics. General manager Brian Gutekunst spent the entire offseason praising the decision to move Jenkins to center and let Myers test the market, insisting the line was “younger and more athletic.” Bringing Myers back so quickly feels like a public admission that the plan failed spectacularly.
Second, the timing. Myers was literally one week removed from his last public comment about the Packers—telling a Milwaukee radio station on November 4 that he harbored “no hard feelings” but was “ready for a new chapter.” That soundbite has already been clipped and memed thousands of times on X, with captions like “New chapter lasted exactly seven days 😂.”
Third, the locker room dynamic. Veteran leaders Zach Tom and Rasheed Walker welcomed Myers with open arms, but younger linemen who were told they were “the future” are reportedly stunned. One anonymous offensive player told reporters, “We were sold a vision. Now the old guy is back because the vision broke his leg. It’s… weird.”
Fans, however, are overwhelmingly thrilled. The #BringBackMyers hashtag trended in Wisconsin within minutes of the news breaking. Tailgate lots outside Lambeau were already selling bootleg T-shirts by Tuesday afternoon featuring Myers’ face superimposed on the Prodigal Son parable.
“Say what you want about his snap accuracy or pass-pro lapses,” lifelong season-ticket holder Karen Schroeder told local TV cameras, “but Josh Myers never let anyone roll up on Jordan Love’s blind side. Elgton was great, but Josh is family. Sometimes family comes back when you need them most.”
Myers addressed the media for the first time Tuesday evening wearing a familiar No. 71 jersey.
“I never wanted to leave,” he said, voice steady. “I bled green and gold for four years. When Jordan called, there was only one answer. I’m here to block, win, and protect my quarterback. That’s it.”
He’ll start Sunday against the Chicago Bears—his first game against a division rival since Week 18 of 2024. Coincidentally, that was the last time Myers snapped to Love in a Packers uniform.
For a franchise that prides itself on continuity, the last 24 hours have been anything but stable. Yet in the chaos, Green Bay may have found the exact steady hand it needs to salvage a season teetering on the brink.
As one Packers beat writer summed it up on X: “From ‘new era’ to ‘welcome home’ in eight months. Only in Green Bay.”
Josh Myers is back. And for now, that’s all that matters.
