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Officially off IR The Packers activated Ford (calf) to their active roster Monday, Ryan Wood of USA Today reports.

Impact Ford had missed the Packers' first seven games this season on injured reserve after sustaining a calf injury in late August, but Monday's activation suggests the Miami product has moved past the issue. In a corresponding move, the Packers released long snapper Matthew Orzech.

OCTOBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Practice window opens Wednesday The Packers designated Ford (calf) to return from injured reserve Wednesday, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Impact Ford began the regular season on IR due to a calf injury he sustained during the Packers' preseason finale in late August. He will now have a 21-day window to return to practice and, ultimately, be added to the active roster. If Ford is not added to the roster by the end of the window, he will revert to IR and stay on there for the rest of the season. Ford has yet to play in a regular-season game since being selected by the Packers in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

OCTOBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

Moved to IR Ford (calf) was placed on IR on Tuesday with a designation to return.

Impact Ford exited the Packers' final preseason game with the injury, which had him carted to the locker room. The 25-year-old will have a chance to return this season, once healthy, but he'll have to miss at least the first four games of the season.

AUGUST 28 • ROTOWIRE

Leaves with calf injury Ford left Saturday's preseason game against the Ravens with a calf injury.

Impact The defensive tackle was carted to the locker room, per Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com. Ford assisted on two tackles before leaving. The 2022 seventh-round pick has yet to appear in a regular-season game in his career.

AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE

Jonathan Ford, Green Bay Packers, Defensive Line Jonathan Ford is a 6-5, 275-pound defensive tackle from Fort Lauderdale, FL.

JUNE 10 • 247SPORTS.COM

Picked up by Green Bay The Packers selected Ford in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft, 234th overall.

Impact Ford is a big-bodied defensive tackle out of Miami (FL) who checks in at 6-foot-5 and 333 pounds. He comes to the league after five years with the Hurricanes, where he made 30 starts. His statistics don't jump off the page -- 60 career tackles -- but his projected role will be occupying space in the middle. Ford will apprentice behind Kenny Clark and Tedarrell Slaton in Green Bay.

APRIL 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE