Elgersma attended Wilfred Laurier University in Ontario, where he was a three-year starter at quarterback. He completed 293 of 397 passes (73.8%) for 4,252 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2024. He also had seven rushing touchdowns and 245 rushing yards.

The Green Bay Packers will learn the layout of their 17-game schedule on Wednesday. For now, here is a look at all 17 matchups.

On Tuesday, the NFL revealed more details from Green Bay's 2025 schedule, including the announcement of a primetime game. The Packers will face the Eagles in Week 10 on Monday Night Football, scheduled for November 10 with an 8:15 PM ET kickoff.

NFL schedule is officially released on May 14, but leaks and rumors continued to come out for the Packers and other teams.

The Green Bay Packers reached across the border for unconventional quarterback insurance on Monday, signing Taylor Elgersma, a Canadian prospect who only began playing football in 10th grade, after the undrafted 23-year-old participated in the team's rookie minicamp on a tryout basis.

The Packers found out their Week 10 game, a 'Monday Night Football' matchup against the defending Super Bowl-champion Eagles at Lambeau Field.

ESPN's Rob Demovsky reported that Rhyan was two snaps away from playing in 35 percent of the Packers' offense snaps between 2022 and 2024. That's the mark, specified in the CBA, which would have earned him a performance escalator bonus of $2,042,429.

Since the Canadian college sports rebranded to U-Sports in 2016, no quarterback had signed an NFL contract. Elgersma, a big-bodied, big-armed passer, won the Hec Crighton Trophy (the Canadian equivalent of the Heisman) in 2024 and could finally make that happen.