“Nobody had ever done that before, so day one, end of the first year, no – but well before his 30s there was a pretty good indication we were looking at one of the all time greats”, Hub Arkush, Westwood One NFL sideline reporter, long-time Chicago Bears radio analyst said.
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“It’s hard to say workload with the amount of plays I’ve played the last few years in preseason”, Rodgers said Monday.
The special practice at Lambeau, which concluded with a jersey giveaway for some fans and a fireworks display over the stadium, came one week before the Packers start preseason play.
Martinez and numerous Packers’ young players should have ample time this preseason to adapt to playing an NFL game, starting with the league’s first exhibition matchup of the summer. But still, it will be the first chance Colts fans have to see Andrew Luck in an actual game setting since November of a year ago when he played against the Denver Broncos, lacerating his kidney and ending his season in the process.
In the meantime, the Packers will hold three night practices at Ray Nitschke Field this week on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. “I will do whatever Mike has us do, whatever his plan is” said Rodgers. Whatever he wants us to do we’ll do.
More accurately, it will mostly feature Colts wannabees versus Packers wannabees as a significant percentage of the players participating in the game are likely to not even be on the rosters that open the regular season in another month.
Last year, Rodgers played 3 series against the Patriots in the preseason opener; 2 series against the Steelers; and did not play a single snap in the final 2 preseason games against the Eagles and Saints.
“This is unique”, McCarthy said. Lang is the closest among them to being ready to practice. The Packers are staying in Cleveland in advance of the game, but Rodgers and a contingent of Packers’ coaches and front-office executives will be in attendance for Saturday night’s ceremony, which includes the induction of former Packers assistant coach Kevin Greene (who will be presented by defensive coordinator Dom Capers).
After the three specialists, that leaves 50 roster spots, and it’s never a given whether those will be split evenly on offense or defense, or if one side of the ball gets an extra player or two. They get to watch former Packers quarterback Brett Favre and former Packers linebackers coach Kevin Greene enter the Hall of Fame. I’m sure it’s exciting for both those guys.
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“So, it was a great feeling, and it was fun to get out there and get that atmosphere under my belt”.
