Joe Callahan Packer Update

June 15, 2016 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, Regional Sports

Making the final roster heading into week one of an NFL team is a challenge for any undrafted player. Wesley College’s Joe Callahan looks to go from NCAA Division III stand-out to Green Bay Packer.

CBS Sports is listing Callahan third on Green Bay’s depth chart behind Aaron Rodgers and Brett Hundley. At times last season the Packers had three quarterbacks active on game day. Another possibility is that Callahan will land on the practice squad and continue to watch and learn from Rodgers.

Recently, during off season workouts, Green Bay coaches gave the first team some time-off and were able to evaluate the remaining three quarterbacks (Callahan, Hundley, and Marquise Williams). “All three of the young guys did some really good things particularly in the redzone,” said Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy. “You can’t get enough of those types of reps.”

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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.