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Favre, Rodgers work out in 11-on-11 drills
Quarterbacks Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers participated in today's first team period, their first action in 11-on-11 drills during an open practice this spring. Both quarterbacks were limited to 7-on-7 passing drills at minicamp earlier this month.
In the first team period, tight ends Donald Lee and Tory Humphrey again worked with the first team, while veteran starter Bubba Franks worked with the second team.
In the absence of four defensive starters, cornerbacks Will Blackmon and Patrick Dendy and defensive tackles Johnny Jolly and Colin Cole worked with the first-team defense.
4 key players missing on defense
The Green Bay Packers' defense is noticeably shorthanded at today's first organized team activity practice.
Defensive tackles Corey Williams and Ryan Pickett and cornerbacks Charles Woodson and Al Harris aren't on the field.
The most notable of the group may be Williams, who hoped to sign a contract extension in the offseason. It's unclear why he's not in attendance.
Coach Mike McCarthy will meet with reporters after practice.
In the first public, team special-teams period of the spring, Jon Ryan and David Lonie each launched a series of punts from the plus 45-yard line at Ray Nitschke Field. For the most part, Ryan's kicks were better -- his first bounced at the 1, and he dropped four of 10 inside the 10. But it's worth noting that Lonie was battling the erratic long snapping of rookie Clark Harris, whose first four attempts all sailed high and to Lonie's right.
On a day with few offensive highlights, Brett Favre probably made the best play when he threaded a bullet pass to Carlyle Holiday on the right hashmark during the second team period.
Linebacker A.J. Hawk had the defensive play of the day, a one-handed interception on a Favre pass to Donald Driver during the final team period. Hawk also picked Favre during the mandatory minicamp earlier this month.
Frank Walker, who worked as the nickel cornerback with the first team, made an exceptional 1-on-1 play to bat an Aaron Rodgers deep ball away from Holiday in the second team period. How Walker did it with his pants resting completely below his posterior throughout practice is a bit of a mystery. :rotflmao:
Will Blackmon, Greg Jennings, James Jones and Shaun Bodiford battled a south wind during punt return drills. Blackmon took the first rep during the team period, but only Bodiford handled all his punts without a muff.
Kickers Mason Crosby and Dave Rayner went inside for about a half-hour but did no work in front of reporters and the roughly 150 fans watching from behind the fence.
Two brief scrums erupted after plays. Teammates had to pull apart defensive tackle Daniel Muir and rookie guard Allen Barbre after a Vernand Morency run. Then, minutes later, tight end Zac Alcorn threw a shoulder into end Jason Hunter after being bumped downfield.
Cornerback Tramon Williams made an athletic play to knock a pass away a pass from Jones during the blitz period.
Donald Driver drew a few shouts from fans by juking safety Atari Bigby after a shorrt catch.
Rookie receiver David Clowney made an exceptional catch in tight coverage during the final team period.
Coaches temporarily pulled nickel end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila from the second-team defense after he jumped offsides during the final team period. He also spent time with the third unit.
Call it ball security
Teammates seemed determined to strip the football from rookie running back Brandon Jackson throughout today's practice.
That led to a scary moment in the first team period, when the Packers' second-round draft pick dropped to all fours after catching a swing pass and running through traffic. After practice, Jackson said someone hit him in the groin.
Asked if it was a cheap shot, he smiled and said: "I saw the hand go down there, so I can't call it right now."
Vernand Morency took all the initial reps with the first unit. But Jackson, who missed the mandatory minicamp earlier this month because of an NFL-sponsored commitment, also worked in with the starters during team periods.
Roll call
In addition to the four defensive players noted in an earlier post, tackle Junius Coston missed today's practice. Coach Mike McCarthy made no specific reference to the whereabouts of any of the players in his post-practice remarks, though it seems likely veterans Charles Woodson, Al Harris and Ryan Pickett made arrangments to train elsewhere.
Many of the usual suspects participated in few or no drills. That included first-round pick Justin Harrell, defensive end Aaron Kampman, receivers Chris Francies Robert Ferguson, linebackers Marcus Randall and Abdul Hodge, tackle Kevin Barry, guard Tony Palmer, safety Marviel Underwood, and running backs DeShawn Wynn and Arliss Beach.
Players back on the field who had injuries during camp were defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila and guard Jason Spitz.
Tom Pelissero - Green Bay Press-Gazette
Quarterbacks Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers participated in today's first team period, their first action in 11-on-11 drills during an open practice this spring. Both quarterbacks were limited to 7-on-7 passing drills at minicamp earlier this month.
In the first team period, tight ends Donald Lee and Tory Humphrey again worked with the first team, while veteran starter Bubba Franks worked with the second team.
In the absence of four defensive starters, cornerbacks Will Blackmon and Patrick Dendy and defensive tackles Johnny Jolly and Colin Cole worked with the first-team defense.
4 key players missing on defense
The Green Bay Packers' defense is noticeably shorthanded at today's first organized team activity practice.
Defensive tackles Corey Williams and Ryan Pickett and cornerbacks Charles Woodson and Al Harris aren't on the field.
The most notable of the group may be Williams, who hoped to sign a contract extension in the offseason. It's unclear why he's not in attendance.
Coach Mike McCarthy will meet with reporters after practice.
In the first public, team special-teams period of the spring, Jon Ryan and David Lonie each launched a series of punts from the plus 45-yard line at Ray Nitschke Field. For the most part, Ryan's kicks were better -- his first bounced at the 1, and he dropped four of 10 inside the 10. But it's worth noting that Lonie was battling the erratic long snapping of rookie Clark Harris, whose first four attempts all sailed high and to Lonie's right.
On a day with few offensive highlights, Brett Favre probably made the best play when he threaded a bullet pass to Carlyle Holiday on the right hashmark during the second team period.
Linebacker A.J. Hawk had the defensive play of the day, a one-handed interception on a Favre pass to Donald Driver during the final team period. Hawk also picked Favre during the mandatory minicamp earlier this month.
Frank Walker, who worked as the nickel cornerback with the first team, made an exceptional 1-on-1 play to bat an Aaron Rodgers deep ball away from Holiday in the second team period. How Walker did it with his pants resting completely below his posterior throughout practice is a bit of a mystery. :rotflmao:
Will Blackmon, Greg Jennings, James Jones and Shaun Bodiford battled a south wind during punt return drills. Blackmon took the first rep during the team period, but only Bodiford handled all his punts without a muff.
Kickers Mason Crosby and Dave Rayner went inside for about a half-hour but did no work in front of reporters and the roughly 150 fans watching from behind the fence.
Two brief scrums erupted after plays. Teammates had to pull apart defensive tackle Daniel Muir and rookie guard Allen Barbre after a Vernand Morency run. Then, minutes later, tight end Zac Alcorn threw a shoulder into end Jason Hunter after being bumped downfield.
Cornerback Tramon Williams made an athletic play to knock a pass away a pass from Jones during the blitz period.
Donald Driver drew a few shouts from fans by juking safety Atari Bigby after a shorrt catch.
Rookie receiver David Clowney made an exceptional catch in tight coverage during the final team period.
Coaches temporarily pulled nickel end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila from the second-team defense after he jumped offsides during the final team period. He also spent time with the third unit.
Call it ball security
Teammates seemed determined to strip the football from rookie running back Brandon Jackson throughout today's practice.
That led to a scary moment in the first team period, when the Packers' second-round draft pick dropped to all fours after catching a swing pass and running through traffic. After practice, Jackson said someone hit him in the groin.
Asked if it was a cheap shot, he smiled and said: "I saw the hand go down there, so I can't call it right now."
Vernand Morency took all the initial reps with the first unit. But Jackson, who missed the mandatory minicamp earlier this month because of an NFL-sponsored commitment, also worked in with the starters during team periods.
Roll call
In addition to the four defensive players noted in an earlier post, tackle Junius Coston missed today's practice. Coach Mike McCarthy made no specific reference to the whereabouts of any of the players in his post-practice remarks, though it seems likely veterans Charles Woodson, Al Harris and Ryan Pickett made arrangments to train elsewhere.
Many of the usual suspects participated in few or no drills. That included first-round pick Justin Harrell, defensive end Aaron Kampman, receivers Chris Francies Robert Ferguson, linebackers Marcus Randall and Abdul Hodge, tackle Kevin Barry, guard Tony Palmer, safety Marviel Underwood, and running backs DeShawn Wynn and Arliss Beach.
Players back on the field who had injuries during camp were defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila and guard Jason Spitz.
Tom Pelissero - Green Bay Press-Gazette
