GREEN BAY, Wis. – With the roster spot created by the release of Innis Gaines, the Green Bay Packers are adding cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly off waivers.

Kelly was a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft by the Baltimore Ravens. He was released at the end of training camp and spent the last two-and-a-half months with the Seattle Seahawks. In five games, he played 38 snaps on special teams but didn’t see any action on defense.

Kelly will bolster the depth in the secondary. Following the trade of Rasul Douglas to the Buffalo Bills and with Jaire Alexander inactive at Pittsburgh because of a shoulder injury, the Packers played with rookie Carrington Valentine and journeyman Corey Ballentine as the perimeter corners. Robert Rochell, who was grabbed off the Carolina Panthers’ practice squad a couple weeks ago, was the only depth.

What I bring to the secondary and the team is, No. 1, a competitor,” Kelly said upon being drafted. “Whatever I’m doing, I want to be the best and beat the best. A nickel and a corner, wherever they want to fit me – man coverage – I was able to experience a lot of different scheme diversity that really helps me. Being a Swiss Army knife, putting me in different places.”

Looking to 2024, the Packers have only Alexander and Valentine under contract at cornerback; Keisean Nixon, Ballentine and Rochell will be free agents