Friday Session: Continued
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Today's late update
Stuff that might not make the print edition ...
-- We're still in a fight-free camp, but defensive end Cullen Jenkins got physical with Brandon Jackson during the final special-category period, shoving the rookie running back after a play.
-- Speaking of Jenkins, he sent rookie tight end Joe Werner airborne when Werner tried to block him on a Noah Herron run during team drills.
-- Werner, the former UW-La Crosse basketball star who hasn't played football since high school, provided my favorite scene of camp so far. He emerged from a huddle with the first-team offense and wasn't sure where to go. He turned and looked at quarterback Brett Favre, who made two jabbing motions with his hand, giving Werner a sandlot-style route. Surprise, surprise, Favre didn't throw him the ball.
-- Shaun Bodiford and Ryan Powdrell continue to line up as the top kick return pairing. The rest of the first unit today consisted of: Jarrett Bush, Jason Hunter, Tracy White, Brady Poppinga, Robert Ferguson, Michael Montgomery, Johnny Jolly, Allen Barbre and Korey Hall.
-- The first- and second-team offenses had false starts in the final period. Barbre, the fourth-round pick, was removed from the drill after the second.
-- Practice ended after almost exactly two-and-a-half hours, at 4:29 p.m.
-- Passing stats, better than normal on a day with a lot of throws to running backs (7-on-7 in parentheses): Brett Favre 18-for-26 (9-for-11); Aaron Rodgers 14-for-15 (9-for-9); Ingle Martin 3-for-6 (1-for-3); Paul Thompson 1-for-1 (1-for-1).
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More 1-on-1 fun
Today's wrestling-style roundup of the 1-on-1 passing period, with offensive players in caps.
Also, a round of applause for Patrick Dendy, who broke out of his 0-for-4 slump --when Ruvell Martin couldn't handle a fade pass. (Donald Driver got the better of Dendy a couple minutes later.)
ROBERT FERGUSON def. Charles Woodson
Patrick Dendy def. RUVELL MARTIN
Frank Walker def. CARLTON BREWSTER
DONALD DRIVER def. Al Harris
JAMES JONES def. Jarrett Bush
Will Blackmon def. DAVID CLOWNEY
CARLYLE HOLIDAY def. Tyrone Culver
Tramon Williams def. CALVIN RUSSELL
MARTIN def. Aaron Rouse*
FERGUSON def. Walker
Charlie Peprah def. CLOWNEY*
JONES def. Atari Bigby*
Harris def. MARTIN
BREWSTER def. Marquand Manuel
DRIVER def. Dendy
*Major decision
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TE Humphrey placed on injured reserve
Tight end Tory Humphrey has been placed on injured reserve, ending his season. Humphrey broke a bone in his lower leg in the first practice of training camp Saturday.
Coach Mike McCarthy said after practice that he hopes tight ends Clark Harris and Zac Alcorn, who sat out practice today, will be ready for Saturday's Family Night scrimmage.
Harris has a sprained ankle and Alcorn has a problem with blisters on his feet.
The status of tight end Bubba Franks is less certain because his scratched eye, sustained in Tuesday's practice at City Stadium, is not healing as quickly as expected, McCarthy said.
One last injury note: Cornerback Antonio Malone remains day to day after his left knee injured in NFL Europe swelled this week.
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DT Jolly has bad day in pass rush drill
Defensive tackle Johnny Jolly jumped offsides three times in a one-on-one pass rush drill today. When he finally did get off the line on time, he couldn't beat guard Tyson Walter. Jolly finally beat guard Pat Murray in his final rep.
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More kicking, red-zone drills
Mason Crosby converted 3 of 5 field-goal attempts during a kicking drill today, while Dave Rayner made 3 of 6 attempts.
Crosby was 2 of 2 from 34 yards, 1 of 2 from 41 yards, with the miss going wide right, and 0 for 1 from 44 yards, with the miss going wide right.
Rayner was 1 for 2 from 34 yards, with the miss going wide left, 2 for 3 from 41 yards, with the first kick getting blocked. He also was 0 for 1 from 44 yards, with the miss going wide left.
During a red zone drill, quarterback Brett Favre hit receiver Greg Jennings on a post route against cornerback Al Harris for a touchdown in the back of the end zone. In a red-zone run drill, rookie DeShawyn Wynn had a 7-yard touchdown run and P.J. Pope had a 5-yard touchdown run.