At this point of Rodgers’ career, there is no reason to put the veteran at risk.
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“A little bit obviously I always look forward to playing in the preseason and showing you belong here but it’s just one of those things you can’t control and take it and just try and heal up and stay mentally in the game and keep going to meetings, keep listening and be ready when I come back”, said Janis.
He saw his role extended last season, playing in all 16 games, but made just two catches for 79 yards in the regular season. He wasn’t slated to play in the August 7 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game before it was canceled due to field conditions, and he didn’t suit up for Friday’s game against the Cleveland Browns, one of 17 players who sat out.
Griffin exploited second-year cornerback Damarious Randall for a 49-yard deep shot to converted quarterback Terrelle Pryor on Cleveland’s first play of the game. It’s possible other high-profile starters won’t play in any other games, either. We’ll see what happens in practice Sunday and Monday.
For the second day in a row, the majority of Rodgers’ team reps came as a part of the scout team.
Rodgers says the league needs more players like Bennett who aren’t afraid to speak their minds. Rodgers had perhaps his best outing in camp going against the Packers’ No. 1 defense, which probably gave the team even more inclination to sit their best player for a majority of the preseason. “But until they make a change there, that’s the way it’s going to be, and we’re going to be smart about it”.
“That hasn’t been the case lately”. I think [NBA commissioner Adam Silver] has done a good job promoting that type of environment.
Head Coach Mike McCarthy wants to get No. 2 QB Brett Hundley on the field in Thursday night’s preseason game vs.
“That’s why the preseason games are so important”, McCarthy said last week.
Perhaps the most intriguing players to keep an eye on is Eddie Lacy. To Rodgers, the 2011 collective bargaining agreement between the league and the NFL Players Association – while curtailing the amount of offseason work and removing the burden of two-a-day training-camp practices – had the unintended effect of altering how teams prepare their young players during camp. Let us know your thoughts in the comment box below! When I was a young player, we were in here March 15. And I turned to a friend and I said, ‘Why do we have to say that it’s refreshing when someone speaks their mind?
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And of course there is one more quarterback that hasn’t been mentioned and who shouldn’t play at all: Aaron Rodgers.
