Packers waive former Laurier QB, 2024 Hec Creighton Trophy winner Taylor Elgersma

Canadian Taylor Elgersma won't start the season on the Green Bay Packers' active roster.

The Packers placed the former Wilfrid Laurier star quarterback on waivers Tuesday as NFL teams made their final cuts to reach the 53-man roster limit. Green Bay will start the season with just two quarterbacks, starter Jordan Love and Malik Willis, as Sean Clifford was also waived.

Should Elgersma, of London, Ont., clear waivers, the Packers could put the 2024 Hec Crighton Trophy winner on their practice roster.

Other Canadians released by NFL clubs included tight end Nikola Kalinic (Atlanta Falcons), receiver Ajou Ajou (Indianapolis Colts), offensive linemen Sidy Sow (New England Patriots) and Kyle Hergel (New Orleans Saints).

The San Francisco 49ers released three quarterbacks — Carter Bradley, Nate Sudfeld and Tanner Mordecai — leaving them with starter Brock Purdy and former first-round pick Mac Jones. Canadian Kurtis Rourke, who the club selected in the seventh round of the '25 draft, is on the non-football injury list as he continues to recover from knee surgery.

Rourke, of Oakville, Ont., played the '24 season at Indiana with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) but that wasn't divulged until the Hoosiers' campaign was complete. The six-foot-four, 222-pound Rourke, whose older brother, Nathan, is a quarterback with the CFL's B.C. Lions, had surgery Jan 8.

Receiver Ontaria Wilson and defensive tackle Ralph Holley, both former CFL players, were released by the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns, respectively.

The six-foot-five, 227-pound Elgersma completed 16-of-23 passes (69.6 per cent) for 166 yards and a touchdown in three pre-season appearances with Green Bay. He also had a four-yard run.

Elgersma signed with Green Bay as