Packers expected to sign veteran offensive tackle Dennis Kelly

Randall Cobb won’t be the only veteran addition made by the Green Bay Packers early in training camp.

According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Packers are expected to sign veteran offensive tackle Dennis Kelly, who started all 16 games at right tackle for the Tennessee Titans last season.

In Kelly, the Packers will be getting veteran depth at an important position, and a potential starter at right tackle while David Bakhtiari – who started training camp on the PUP list – recovers from an ACL injury.

Kelly allowed zero sacks and 26 pressures and committed just two penalties while playing over 1,000 snaps with the Titans in 2020. He also played for Packers coach Matt LaFleur while in Tennessee during the 2018 season.

A fifth-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012, Kelly played in 30 games (15 starts) over four seasons in Philadelphia (2012-15) before playing in 74 games (32 starts) over the last five seasons in Tennessee.

The Packers could see Kelly as a replacement for Rick Wagner, who played a lot of snaps at right tackle for the offensive line as an injury replacement in 2020. The team released Wagner in February.

The Packers now have several options for configuring the offensive line at offensive tackle, even with Bakhtiari out. Elgton Jenkins and Billy Turner can play either side of the line. Kelly has played the majority of his NFL snaps at right tackle or guard, but he does have experience on the left side.

Kelly turned 31 years old in January. He has played 3,382 total offensive snaps over his NFL career.