Green Bay
Packers

News: Hill was waived by the Packers on Wednesday, NFL.com reports.
Impact: Hill was battling for a backup roster spot, but his inability to stick around past this point means he might have trouble getting anything more than a workout from here.

News: Merling was signed by the Packers on Wednesday, NFL.com reports.
Impact: Merling was released by the Dolphins in April and will add more depth to a Packer team that drafted all defense in the 2012 draft.

News: With Ryan Grant still a free agent and the Packers evidently not trying to woo him back, Starks is in line to be the team's top back, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Impact: Alex Green, who is bouncing back from a serious knee injury, as well as Brandon Saine, are also in the team's backfield mix, but with Starks well past the ankle issues that troubled him last season, he is in a good position to start the season as the team's go-to back.

News: Green (knee) did not participate in Tuesday's voluntary OTA practice, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports.
Impact: The second-year back's progress from an ACL injury has been good and the Packers' laissez-faire approach toward bringing back Ryan Grant suggests that they are confident that Green will be healthy enough to contribute this season.

News: Peprah, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in the offseason, did not participate in Tuesday's voluntary OTA practice, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports.
Impact: Peprah will need to hold off fourth-round pick Jerron McMillian to start at strong safety in 2012, but he'll be a solid IDP option if he does win that competition.

News: Perry has opened 11-on-11 OTAs at outside linebacker opposite Clay Matthews, the Packers' official Twitter account reports.
Impact: Although it is just the beginning of OTAs, Green Bay is showing that they have enough confidence in Perry to perform and contribute from the get go.