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Receiver/defensive back Bo Melton has changed his number and will now be spending most of his camp time on defense, per GM Brian Gutekunst.
Welcome to training camp. The Green Bay Packers are still in their acclimation period, meaning that the shoulder pads haven’t come on yet, but the boys are back at work and real football is around the corner.
A lot of news was made in general manager Brian Gutekunst’s press conference this morning. First of all, center Elgton Jenkins, who had been “holding in” due to a contract dispute, apparently has a back injury. Gutekunst did say, though, that the expectation, based on conversations with the offensive lineman, is that Jenkins will return to the practice field once he puts the injury behind him.
Wide receiver Bo Melton, who has been splitting time between offense and defense this summer, is going to spend most of his time in early training camp at cornerback, per Gutekunst. Melton has changed his jersey number to #16, which is also held by third-string quarterback Sean Clifford. That’s a sign that only one will be on the squad in 2025.
The Packers still apparently want to extend linebacker Quay Walker, based on Gutekunst’s comments, despite the team turning down his fifth-year option earlier this offseason. Former Green Bay offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett is back with the Packer, too, joining the team as a defensive analyst who is working with the coaching staff to reverse engineer offenses.
Now, let’s get onto the on-field work.
The Packers who were non-participants in practice today were running back Amar Johnson (hamstring), receiver Christian Watson (knee), offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins (back), offensive lineman John Williams (back), defensive end Collin Oliver (hamstring) and linebacker Quay Walker (ankle). None of this should have been a shock, considering those six players were placed on the injury lists upon reporting to Green Bay. The good news? Cornerback Micah Robinson (knee) has been taken off of the physically unable to perform list.
Gutekunst said that there are no long-term medical concerns on the team beyond Watson, who is coming off of an ACL tear, and Williams, whose injury was confirmed to be a back issue today. The general manager also revealed that Walker had an offseason ankle surgery, but is expected to return to the field in about a week.
The big question on offense this summer is what the offensive line will ultimately look like. In his press conference, Gutekunst called the battle between returning starter Rasheed Walker and 2024 first-round pick Jordan Morgan “an open competition” at left tackle. Up until the start of camp, Morgan had spent the vast majority of his reps in media-open practices this summer at left tackle.
On Wednesday, that changed, with Morgan “starting” as the right guard on the team. Previously, with Jenkins out, Sean Rhyan and Jacob Monk were flipping between center and right guard. Rhyan rotated at right guard with Morgan last season, while Monk essentially took a...
