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McCarthy notes
Player physicals were conducted this morning, and running tests were ongoing as coach Mike McCarthy addressed the media for about 24 minutes this afternoon. Without final results from those physicals, McCarthy provided minimal insight on the status of players who missed time during organized team activity practices with injuries. But he did say everyone expected to report today had reported with the obvious exception of first-round pick Justin Harrell, who has not signed a contract. Team doctors still must examine Harrell, who is recovering from a ruptured biceps tendon, before he gains final clearance for contact portions of practice, McCarthy said.
Other notable items from McCarthy's remarks:
-- Players will have meetings from 2 to 4 p.m. today, followed by dinner at St. Norbert College, where players will stay during training camp.
-- The first 10 days of practice will focus on review, then transition to gameplanning for the preseason opener Aug. 11 at Pittsburgh.
-- Quarterback Brett Favre said in a phone call last week that he continues to recover well from ankle surgery. He may be held out of one practice on days when the Packers take the practice field twice. Favre, who also battled shoulder fatigue during OTAs, has been throwing.
-- Tight end Zac Alcorn "has the best hands on the team," and the team will continue to experiment with a number of players at that position in different offensive sets.
-- Safety Marviel Underwood (knee) was expected to be cleared at least for one practice a day, pending the results of his physical.
-- There has been no decision on live tackling during training camp. It only will be considered for goal-line drills.
-- To make up for roughly 150 lost repetitions in the new camp schedule, there may be more competitive periods, including red zone, and it's possible practices will run a little longer than a year ago.
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Harrell listed as a starter
First-round draft pick Justin Harrell is listed as a starter on the Packers' "unofficial" depth chart, distributed to media members this morning. UPDATE: Coach Mike McCarthy said he approved the depth chart, adding that if the season began today, Harrell would be the starter and Williams would play in the first sub-package. There are no other surprises, though it's worth noting Donald Lee is listed as the No. 1 tight end.
Here are your starters...:
OFFENSE
WR Greg Jennings, LT Chad Clifton, LG Daryn Colledge, C Scott Wells, RG Jason Spitz, RT Mark Tauscher, Lee, WR Donald Driver, QB Brett Favre, RB Vernand Morency, FB Brandon Miree.
DEFENSE
LE Aaron Kampman, LDT Ryan Pickett, Harrell, RE Cullen Jenkins, SLB Brady Poppinga, MLB Nick Barnett, WLB A.J. Hawk, LCB Charles Woodson, RCB Al Harris, SS Marquand Manuel, FS Nick Collins.
SPECIAL TEAMS
K Dave Rayner, P Jon Ryan, PR Charles Woodson, KR Vernand Morency, LS Rob Davis.
And your second team offense and defense..."
OFFENSE
WR Ruvell Martin, LT Orrin Thompson, LG Allen Barbre, C Tyson Walter, RG Junius Coston, RT Tony Moll, TE Bubba Franks, WR Robert Ferguson, QB Aaron Rodgers, RB Brandon Jackson, FB Ryan Powdrell.
DEFENSE
LE Michael Montgomery, LDT Corey Williams, RDT Colin Cole, RE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, SLB Spencer Havner, MLB Abdul Hodge, WLB Tracy White, LCB Patrick Dendy, RCB Jarrett Bush, SS Atari Bigby, FS Aaron Rouse.
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Unofficial opening of training camp
Packers coach Mike McCarthy's pre-training camp media address is scheduled to begin at noon. It will be McCarthy's first formal visit with reporters since organized team activity practices ended in the middle of last month.
McCarthy notes
Player physicals were conducted this morning, and running tests were ongoing as coach Mike McCarthy addressed the media for about 24 minutes this afternoon. Without final results from those physicals, McCarthy provided minimal insight on the status of players who missed time during organized team activity practices with injuries. But he did say everyone expected to report today had reported with the obvious exception of first-round pick Justin Harrell, who has not signed a contract. Team doctors still must examine Harrell, who is recovering from a ruptured biceps tendon, before he gains final clearance for contact portions of practice, McCarthy said.
Other notable items from McCarthy's remarks:
-- Players will have meetings from 2 to 4 p.m. today, followed by dinner at St. Norbert College, where players will stay during training camp.
-- The first 10 days of practice will focus on review, then transition to gameplanning for the preseason opener Aug. 11 at Pittsburgh.
-- Quarterback Brett Favre said in a phone call last week that he continues to recover well from ankle surgery. He may be held out of one practice on days when the Packers take the practice field twice. Favre, who also battled shoulder fatigue during OTAs, has been throwing.
-- Tight end Zac Alcorn "has the best hands on the team," and the team will continue to experiment with a number of players at that position in different offensive sets.
-- Safety Marviel Underwood (knee) was expected to be cleared at least for one practice a day, pending the results of his physical.
-- There has been no decision on live tackling during training camp. It only will be considered for goal-line drills.
-- To make up for roughly 150 lost repetitions in the new camp schedule, there may be more competitive periods, including red zone, and it's possible practices will run a little longer than a year ago.
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Harrell listed as a starter
First-round draft pick Justin Harrell is listed as a starter on the Packers' "unofficial" depth chart, distributed to media members this morning. UPDATE: Coach Mike McCarthy said he approved the depth chart, adding that if the season began today, Harrell would be the starter and Williams would play in the first sub-package. There are no other surprises, though it's worth noting Donald Lee is listed as the No. 1 tight end.
Here are your starters...:
OFFENSE
WR Greg Jennings, LT Chad Clifton, LG Daryn Colledge, C Scott Wells, RG Jason Spitz, RT Mark Tauscher, Lee, WR Donald Driver, QB Brett Favre, RB Vernand Morency, FB Brandon Miree.
DEFENSE
LE Aaron Kampman, LDT Ryan Pickett, Harrell, RE Cullen Jenkins, SLB Brady Poppinga, MLB Nick Barnett, WLB A.J. Hawk, LCB Charles Woodson, RCB Al Harris, SS Marquand Manuel, FS Nick Collins.
SPECIAL TEAMS
K Dave Rayner, P Jon Ryan, PR Charles Woodson, KR Vernand Morency, LS Rob Davis.
And your second team offense and defense..."
OFFENSE
WR Ruvell Martin, LT Orrin Thompson, LG Allen Barbre, C Tyson Walter, RG Junius Coston, RT Tony Moll, TE Bubba Franks, WR Robert Ferguson, QB Aaron Rodgers, RB Brandon Jackson, FB Ryan Powdrell.
DEFENSE
LE Michael Montgomery, LDT Corey Williams, RDT Colin Cole, RE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, SLB Spencer Havner, MLB Abdul Hodge, WLB Tracy White, LCB Patrick Dendy, RCB Jarrett Bush, SS Atari Bigby, FS Aaron Rouse.
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Unofficial opening of training camp
Packers coach Mike McCarthy's pre-training camp media address is scheduled to begin at noon. It will be McCarthy's first formal visit with reporters since organized team activity practices ended in the middle of last month.