Matt LaFleur wanted Tyler Ervin back with the Green Bay Packers, so general manager Brian Gutekunst obliged.
According to Field Yates of ESPN, the Packers are expecting to bring back Ervin with a one-year deal.
Claimed off of waivers in December, Ervin sparked the team’s return game back to life to end the 2019 season.
Last month, LaFleur said he’d “love” for Ervin to return. He got his wish, and now the Packers have an experienced returner and more competition at running back entering the 2020 season.
The Packers were desperate for help in the return game after struggling mightily, especially on punt returns, during the first three months of the season. Ervin, who also caught two passes and was later featured as a gadget-player for LaFleur, arrived at just the right time.
Over four games, Ervin returned six kicks for 160 yards (26.7-yard average) and 11 punts for 106 yards (9.4).
The Packers now have seven free agents left: Tramon Williams, Geronimo Allison, Jared Veldheer, Ibraheim Campbell, Jason Spriggs, Ryan Grant and Malcolm Johnson.
