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Green Bay Packers training camp begins on July 29, with Jordan Love and Co. beginning their road to try and recapture the Lombardi Trophy. Before practices get underway, we’re taking a look at some positon battles to watch this summer.
Let’s dive right into our list of position battles to monitor during Packers training camp.
In reality, this is more so a battle between running back MarShawn Lloyd and his own body. Talent has never been the question with the former 88th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Unfortunately, Lloyd has just 6 carries in his NFL career because of a variety of leg injuries, ranging from hamstring and ankle sprains (2024) to the groin and hamstring issues that kept him out for all of 2025. Green Bay desperately needs him to remain on the field this summer, because Chris Brooks is best utilized as a third-down back. If Lloyd can stay healthy, he could be a highly effective 1B support option to Josh Jacobs.
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Packers tight end Luke Musgrave should excel during first-team reps and easily win the job as the team’s No. 2 tight end. There will be ample opportunity for him this summer with Tucker Kraft working his way back from ACL surgery. However, he wasn’t the standout at the position during OTAs and mandatory minicamp. It was Josh Whyle. Musgrave, once the 42nd overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, has struggled to stay on the field since landing in Wisconsin and he offers nothing as an in-line blocker. We just wouldn’t be surprised if by late August, Whyle overtakes Musgrave on the Packers depth chart.
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After parting ways with veteran Elgton Jenkins early this offseason, Green Bay signed Sean Rhyan to a three-year contract extension worth $33 million. While he wasn’t a great starter at center, he filled in admirably when Jenkins missed time and re-signing him ensured the team had a stable option on its interior offensive line. It would also be reasonable to think that Rhyan’s starting spot is locked in just months after signing a new deal. However, Jager Burton might be changing that. Selected with the 153rd overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the rookie offensive lineman was one of the most impressive players on the practice field for Green Bay in June. Training camp and preseason will be far greater tests for Burton, but we’re not ruling out the possibility that Burton wins the starting center job and pushes Rhyan into a reserve role.
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