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The following is a look at the Packers’ roster, with an emphasis on offseason changes, after their first minicamp.
Receivers: Aside from Driver, Jennings jumped out more than any receiver.
Ferguson worked as the starter opposite Driver, and Rod Gardner, picked up on waivers for the final two weeks last season, was the No. 3. Neither showed much among an offensive group that’s learning McCarthy’s version of the West Coast offense, though Gardner had one long touchdown catch in team drills, over cornerback Mike Hawkins and rookie safety Tyrone Culver.
Free-agent signee Marc Boerigter, who played for Kansas City the past four years, had a nondescript camp. Rookie Cory Rodgers, a fourth-round pick, got behind the secondary on a couple of deep routes and caught one long touchdown pass from quarterback Brett Favre, but his best chance of contributing this year will be as a returner on punts and kickoffs.
“You’re going to have a very tough competition between five or six guys,â€
Receivers: Aside from Driver, Jennings jumped out more than any receiver.
Ferguson worked as the starter opposite Driver, and Rod Gardner, picked up on waivers for the final two weeks last season, was the No. 3. Neither showed much among an offensive group that’s learning McCarthy’s version of the West Coast offense, though Gardner had one long touchdown catch in team drills, over cornerback Mike Hawkins and rookie safety Tyrone Culver.
Free-agent signee Marc Boerigter, who played for Kansas City the past four years, had a nondescript camp. Rookie Cory Rodgers, a fourth-round pick, got behind the secondary on a couple of deep routes and caught one long touchdown pass from quarterback Brett Favre, but his best chance of contributing this year will be as a returner on punts and kickoffs.
“You’re going to have a very tough competition between five or six guys,â€
