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Jacob Monk got the nod over Jordan Morgan, Anthony Belton, Kadeem Telfort and Travis Glover on Wednesday
The 2025 Green Bay Packers debuted as a group today when the team held its first full-team practice in front of the media on Wednesday. It’s only Phase Two of organized team activities, which means it’s voluntary and players didn’t have pads on, but there was still plenty to be learned about what the coaching staff thinks of their players early on in their pursuit of Super Bowl LX’s Lombardi Trophy.
Let’s dive into the news and notes from today’s practice.
The players who were not seen at the Packers’ voluntary OTAs today were offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins, offensive lineman John Williams, cornerback Jaire Alexander, cornerback Tyron Herring and kicker Brandon McManus. While Jenkins and Alexander are having ongoing contract disputes with Green Bay, the reasons for the other three players not reporting are not yet known.
Working with the rehab group today were running back MarShawn Lloyd, receiver Christian Watson, tight end John FitzPatrick, defensive end Collin Oliver, defensive end Jeremiah Martin, defensive tackle Warren Brinson, defensive tackle Nesta Jade Silvera and linebacker Quay Walker. According to head coach Matt LaFleur, Watson is ahead of schedule on his ACL recovery, though, he admitted he wasn’t a doctor in the post-practice press conference. Watson was seen stretching with the team before practice, which is a positive.
The limited players in practice were receiver Savion Williams, defensive tackle Kenny Clark and safety Javon Bullard. Neither Clark nor Bullard participated in team drills, while Williams was wearing a non-contact red jersey. Between injuries to Williams, Oliver and Brinson and Williams’ absence, only four of the Packers’ rookie draft picks were full participants in practice on Wednesday.
With Jenkins out, the first-team offensive line was comprised of Rasheed Walker at left tackle, Aaron Banks at left guard, Zach Tom at right tackle and Sean Rhyan and Jacob Monk rotating between right guard and center. Interestingly, Monk got the nod over both Travis Glover and Kadeem Telfort, two players who got playoff looks as Jenkins’ replacement versus the Philadelphia Eagles last year. Monk was often a healthy scratch in 2024, but it appears that the staff is still a fan of the fifth-rounder out of Duke.
2024 first-round pick Jordan Morgan worked as the left tackle with the second-team offense, which shouldn’t be a surprise. The Packers have long talked about how they believe that Morgan, who mostly played right guard last summer, has the potential to develop into a starting left tackle at the NFL level. They’re giving him the opportunity to specialize there, so don’t be shocked if he ends up rotating in at left tackle in place of Walker for some practices during camp.
Second-round rookie Anthony Belton received reps with both the second-team and third-team units as a right tackle. The only news on the Belton front is that he isn’t immediately being asked to rotate in for the...
