Nelson Makes His Preseason Splash

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Jordy Nelson is a pretty quiet guy by nature, but even for the mild-mannered Midwesterner, he had been strangely quiet throughout training camp.

Coming off a solid rookie season during which he finished fourth on the team with 33 receptions for 366 yards and two touchdowns, Nelson was looking to take the next step, like almost all players coming off their first year.

But he uncharacteristically dropped a couple of passes the opening week of camp, didn't have a single reception in the first preseason game against Cleveland, and then posted a modest two catches for 23 yards in the second contest vs. Buffalo. Meanwhile, most of the attention amongst the pass catchers was focused on the return to good health of James Jones and the emergence of second-year tight end Jermichael Finley.

As is normally the case, though, talented players don't have to seek the spotlight. It finds them, and Nelson got his preseason moment to shine last Friday and reminded Green Bay f..

Source: Packers.com
 

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