After failing to trade Desmond Bishop, the Green Bay Packers are preparing to cut ties with the linebacker, according to ESPN Milwaukee.

According to an NFL source, barring an unlikely contract restructure or trade, the Packers will be parting ways with Bishop, who missed all of last season with a ruptured hamstring tendon suffered in the Aug. 9 preseason opener at San Diego.

Bishop joined the Packers in 2007, and he developed into a starter for the team in 2010. He totaled 115 tackles in 2011, but he was sidelined for the entire 2012 season due to a hamstring injury. He continues to be held out of action as he continues to work his way back to 100 percent.

While he’s nearing that point and hoping to get back on the field soon, it looks like it will have to happen with another team. The only chance of Bishop remaining with Green Bay would appear to be if he’s willing to restructure his current contract. He doesn’t seem to be willing to do so just because he’s been off the field for a while, as he still believes in what he can do once he returns healthy.