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Your Green Bay Packers finally wore shoulder pads for the first time this summer, and it got a little chippy.
Monday marked the first practice that the Green Bay Packers had in training camp following their “acclimation period.” In layman’s terms, this means that the shoulder pads came on for the first time this summer.
Unfortunately, the big news of the day was that free-agent cornerback signing Nate Hobbs probably took it a little too far. Just days after Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said that Hobbs needed to work on playing through hands instead of the body of his teammates in practice, Hobbs went low on running back MarShawn Lloyd in the first padded team period of Green Bay’s offseason. Lloyd, who dealt with several injuries in his rookie season, ended up coming up limping and was not put into practice for the remainder of the day. Meanwhile, Hobbs was benched for some time before coming back with the first-team defense.
Here’s how the rest of the practice played out.
Center Elgton Jenkins, who had a contract dispute with the team this offseason and most recently dealt with a back injury, was officially taken off the non-football injury list today. While he wasn’t on the field for team drills, he was a participant in the team’s walkthrough period.
With the change in Jenkins’ status, this means the only players on injury lists for Green Bay are receiver Christian Watson (knee), offensive lineman John Williams (back) and defensive end Collin Oliver (hamstring). LaFleur said at the start of camp that the only long-term injuries he envisioned for the team were the situations with Watson, coming off an ACL tear, and Williams. So far, the Packers’ injury list has dropped from eight to just three.
Beyond Lloyd, players who dropped out of practice today include receiver Dontayvion Wicks, receiver Malik Heath and defensive end Brenton Cox Jr. No further details are known about these possible injuries.
With Jenkins and Aaron Banks still being held out of team periods, the “starters” on the offensive line today were Rasheed Walker, Jordan Morgan, Sean Rhyan, Jacob Monk and Zach Tom (left to right). For what it’s worth, the first-look team during walkthroughs were Walker, Banks, Jenkins, Rhyan and Tom. So at least as of now, it’s probably a safe bet to think of Morgan and Monk as the first two offensive linemen to come off of the Packers’ bench, though, the right guard spot seems to be an open competition.
Worth noting: That walkthrough snap was the first time Jenkins and Banks have ever practiced together.
If you want something to get excited about on the offensive side of the ball, the rookie receivers both made big catches today. Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette said third-rounder Savion Williams caught a 32-yard corner route from Malik Willis while Matt Schneidman of The Athletic had first-rounder Matthew Golden with a 25-yard sideline catch.
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