Robert Rochell signed with Dallas on Wednesday after being released by the Kansas City Chiefs
Former Green Bay Packers cornerback Robert Rochell, who previously signed with the Kansas City Chiefs this offseason, signed with the Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday. Rochell signed a one-year deal with the Chiefs in free agency but was released in May following Kansas City’s selection of cornerback Nohl Williams in the third round of the 2025 draft.
Rochell was a player who could have potentially played a role on the Packers’ 2025 roster, as they are in desperate need of depth at the position. Cornerbacks Rochell and Corey Ballentine, two players who played more special-teams snaps than kicker Brandon McManus last year, left Green Bay in free agency this year. On top of that, Eric Stokes signed with the Las Vegas Raiders, and cornerback Jaire Alexander was released.
As far as proven NFL bodies go, the trio of Keisean Nixon, Nate Hobbs and Carrington Valentine highlight the Packers’ cornerback room. After that, though, the most proven player on the bench is probably Gregory Junior, who was signed by the team in May and is on his fourth NFL team in four years. Junior played 93 defensive snaps and 106 special teams snaps for the 2023 Jacksonville Jaguars, but spent all of 2024 on the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans’ practice squads.
Unfortunately, there won’t be a reunion here between Rochell and the Packers. You can go ahead and scratch Rasul Douglas off the list, too. The cornerback, who Green Bay traded to the Buffalo Bills in 2023, replied, “Don’t think that will happen buddy,” to a tweet asking him to return to the Packers. Later on in the thread, he stated, “They got Bo Melton,” the receiver who is converting to defensive back this offseason.