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Wide receiver Jordy Nelson has had some success this season in his limited opportunities as a kickoff returner, and now he will look to continue that production as he takes the role on full-time with Will Blackmon lost for the season.
For the time being, both kickoff and punt-return responsibilities will fall to Nelson with Blackmon's season coming to an end in the second quarter at Minnesota in Week 4 when he sustained a torn ACL.
Nelson enters Sunday's contest with a 29.3-yard average on six kickoff returns, which ties him for fourth in the NFL. The Packers as a team rank sixth in the league with a 25.6-yard return average, a big improvement from last season when Green Bay ranked dead last in the NFL with a 20.1-yard average.
"I think the emphasis (lies) in what we are doing from a blocking standpoint, going back to last spring," special teams coordinator Shawn Slocum said. "We sat down and we decided exactly what it was we were going to do and we employe..
Source: Packers.com
