Practices now are slated for midday as the team prepares to travel to New England for the preseason opener on Thursday night. The trials and tribulations should be a fun follow for the next few years.
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Matthews, who had been out a week with knee soreness, said everything went smoothly and he finished no worse for wear.
Matthews, however, wouldn’t say whether he will be cleared to play Thursday.
“Probably just start easing me back into it”, Matthews said afterward. “There’s always other factors that go along with that”.
With Matthews being trained since the start of the offseason to play a considerable role at inside linebacker as well as his natural spot on the outside for rushing the passer, the Packers are having a hard time finding a sufficient corps of outside linebackers in practice. New England lost corners Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner in free agency, while Green Bay let Tramon Williams and Davon House walk. However, the Green Bay Packers have a new injury situation to consider with Mike Daniels’ injured ankle.
P Tim Masthay can sleep better now.
Saying he felt he was rushing his kicks during his dismal stretch last season, Masthay has refined his punting technique.
If Brady does indeed sit out the first four games of the season, Garoppolo will set the tone for the entire season. LB Mike Neal practiced for the first time in camp.
Tom Silverstein is in his 25th year covering the Green Bay Packers and 30th year with the Journal Sentinel.
“You know what, any opportunity to be out there, especially in regards to preseason games, I think is very important”, Matthews said. “No matter how the ball is thrown to me, it’s my job as a receiver to adjust and make the catch”.
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The NFL preseason has begun, and though the games have no bearing on the regular season, football-deprived NFL fans welcome the action. A pick by second-year safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix in the team’s Family Night practice before a crowd of 67,000-plus at Lambeau Field on Saturday raised Rodgers’ interception total in camp practices to six.
