Northern Illinois defensive tackle James Ester, a Detroit native who played his high school ball at Michigan powerhouse Cass Tech, will start his professional career with the Green Bay Packers.

The Packers currently have 72 players on the active roster. Green Bay signed four veteran free agents (Aaron Banks, Nate Hobbs, Mecole Hardman and Kristian Welch) and saw seven free agents depart for ...

OL Trente Jones, Michigan (Jeremy Fowler) DL James Ester, Northern Illinois (Tom Silverstein) This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Tracking Packers' undrafted free agent signings ...

James Ester: Ester was a 43-game starter at Northern Illinois, where he had four sacks as a senior. After going undrafted in 2024, he spent training camp with the Packers and the entire season on ...

Defensive tackle: Devonte Wyatt, Kenny Clark, Karl Brooks, Colby Wooden, James Ester, Jeremiah Martin, Leonard Payne, Keith Randolph, Nesta Jade Silvera Letting T.J. Slaton walk in free agency to ...