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Meanwhile, Xavier McKinney intends on being a vocal leader for those young players on defense.
The Green Bay Packers will once again be one of the youngest teams in the NFL in 2025. They have been among the youngest in each of the past two years, even being the youngest-ever playoff team in 2023.
With that level of youth comes the expectation that players develop quickly. At wide receiver, the Packers are both relying on third- and fourth-year players to improve while looking for rookies to make an immediate impact. Defensively, the team needs to see more out of the likes of Lukas Van Ness on the edge while having other young starters — Edgerrin Cooper and Evan WIlliams for example — take another step forward.
One person who is committed to driving that improvement is safety Xavier McKinney, who was an All-Pro in his fist season in Green Bay. McKinney is ready to continue taking more of the vocal reins in the locker room to get this team to where it wants to go.
Let’s look at those stories and more as we head towards week two of OTAs.
All-Pro safety Xavier McKinney ‘not going to let off the gas’ in leading Packers’ defense | Packers.com
"All gas, no brake" applies to McKinney's approach to leadership as well as being LaFleur's mantra.
Picking the most underrated NFL players at every position - ESPN
Elgton Jenkins gets the pick as most underrated interior lineman, as he had the lowest rate of pressures allowed from the left guard position. Hopefully he'll maintain that level of pass protection at center.
Packers roster among NFL’s ‘most complete,’ but with caveats entering 2025 | Packers Wire
Health and continued development of the young players on this team are of course the biggest question marks.
Not Many Frequent-Flier Miles for Packers as Part of 2025 NFL Schedule | SI.com
Green Bay's travel schedule is mercifully not too difficult this year, as they have the fifth-fewest travel miles of any NFL team despite having 9 road games.
Marcedes Lewis talks Aaron Rodgers, Packers, Matt LaFleur | Packersnews.com
Lewis said that LaFleur is one of his closest friends and that he was bummed that the Packers chose not to bring him back two years ago.
Jared Goff not fretting OC change: Lions offense always adding 'wrinkles' | NFL.com
Fret, Jared. You should fret.
Japan Cracks Down on “Flashy” Baby Names in New Naming Law Reform | Sri Lanka Guardian
You won't be able to name your child "Pikachu" if this passes, but they haven't explicitly said yet whether "Jigglypuff" will be allowed.
