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<blockquote data-quote="TOPHAT" data-source="post: 155348" data-attributes="member: 781"><p><strong>OTA NOTES</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=620149" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=620149</a></p><p></p><p>[align=center]<strong>Notes</strong>[/align]</p><p></p><p><strong>Favre bothered by sore shoulder. QB is cautious, but not concerned</strong>: Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre has missed the last two practices with a sore shoulder, but the veteran entering his 17th season doesn't think the injury is serious. I probably could practice but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to go out and make it worse," Favre said Thursday at a news conference inside Lambeau Field. "I found out with my elbow and tendinitis several years back. I kept throwing and it almost cost me the opening-day start. So I will probably take a week off and see how it feels, and start gradually throwing to get back into it." Coach Mike McCarthy was not alarmed, either. "(Team physician) Pat McKenzie is not concerned about it, so I'm not concerned about it," McCarthy said. Favre's ankle, meanwhile, has been fairly healthy aside from the expected soreness. He had surgery on the ankle after the end of the season. Favre participated in nine of the 12 practices that McCarthy scheduled him for, practicing in seven sessions overall.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ferguson back</strong>: Receiver Robert Ferguson has been able to practice with the team all week after coming off a foot injury that sidelined him for most of last season. The fact that the Packers are giving Ferguson a look and a chance to do some team work is promising to the seven-year veteran. "I've been playing every position we have in the book, which is new," Ferguson said. "Since I have been here I have been primarily the 'X.' " He also continues to embrace his role as the written-off player. "If it is up to me, I am definitely going to be here this season," Ferguson said. </p><p></p><p><strong>Actions speak louder than words</strong>: Despite 10-year veteran Charles Woodson's grousing about being in Green Bay in June for a voluntary workout, he was here all week. He didn't attend these practices last year. Coaches have noticed that he's in excellent off-season shape: Woodson works out every day for 2 to 2½ hours. He'd prefer to work alone this time of year but decided to keep a promise. "I just told the coaches I would be here. I'm here, that's that," Woodson said. He joked that he and fellow cornerback Al Harris conferred beforehand and worked out their schedules so that at least one of them would be here to appease the coaching staff. Harris wasn't at practice Thursday.</p><p></p><p><strong>Final word on Barry</strong>: General manager Ted Thompson released offensive lineman Kevin Barry late last week, and he said the move was made in part because it gave Barry a chance to find another team this summer. "Kevin's a good guy and he's done a great job here. It's just that we just felt, with the number of young offensive linemen that we had, that maybe it was going to be tough for Kevin," Thompson said. "We knew there were two or three teams that were pretty interested in maybe taking a look at him, and this way, it gives him an opportunity to maybe lock on with someone else." When asked if it was clear that Barry was a run blocker and not a zone blocker, Thompson sort of laughed. "We're not (going to) get into that," Thompson said. "It's just we felt we had a number of other guys that we wanted to take a look at and certainly Kevin is going to go somewhere, and we wish him well."</p><p></p><p><strong>No change likely:</strong> When rookie running back Brandon Jackson was unable to attend the team's minicamp in May because the National Football League and the NFL Players Association required him to attend photo and promotional shoots in Los Angeles instead, many fans criticized the league for having backward priorities. Jackson is in the running for a starting job with the Packers, and the missed time could have set him back. But the NFL considers Jackson's dilemma an isolated case, and it doesn't sound as if it will make any changes, such as making the trading card event optional for players. "It's an annual event and we sent a note to the clubs notifying (them) when the event was taking place, and that the players should attend it," said Brian McCarthy, director of corporate communications for the NFL. "Teams are notified well in advance of when that (event) is and, evidently, the Packers were unable to schedule the one minicamp around it." Asked if the league office has debated Jackson's case and if it might consider making exceptions in the future, Brian McCarthy responded: "It was one player in 12 years that we weren't able to accommodate. It was unfortunate, but the team has moved on and so has the player, and that was pretty much the end of it."</p><p></p><p><strong>Father's Day with No. 4:</strong> Favre said it was possible he might pitch and play Sunday in his Brett Favre Celebrity Softball Game, despite the possible consequences for his sore shoulder. "I don't even know if that's a smart thing to do," Favre said. The fund-raising event, which has raised more than $1 million to help disadvantaged or disabled children in Wisconsin and Favre's home state of Mississippi, will take place at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, near Appleton. As of Thursday afternoon, the game was not yet sold out; some $10 general admission seats remain available. For more information, call the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers' ticket office at (800) WI-TIMBER or (920) 733-4152.</p><p></p><p><strong>Roll call:</strong> No. 2 receiver Greg Jennings did not practice Thursday because of a hip flexor injury. Backup cornerback Will Blackmon has missed the last six days with a groin injury that McCarthy did not think was serious. No. 1 receiver Donald Driver, linebacker Nick Barnett and Harris were apparently excused. </p><p></p><p><strong>Family night tickets:</strong> The Packers will begin selling their Family Night tickets for $8 each starting at 10 a.m. Saturday. They can be purchased by calling (920) 494-3401 or (800) 895-0071 or by logging on to <a href="http://www.packers.com" target="_blank">www.packers.com</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOPHAT, post: 155348, member: 781"] [b]OTA NOTES[/b] [url]http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=620149[/url] [align=center][b]Notes[/b][/align] [b]Favre bothered by sore shoulder. QB is cautious, but not concerned[/b]: Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre has missed the last two practices with a sore shoulder, but the veteran entering his 17th season doesn't think the injury is serious. I probably could practice but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to go out and make it worse," Favre said Thursday at a news conference inside Lambeau Field. "I found out with my elbow and tendinitis several years back. I kept throwing and it almost cost me the opening-day start. So I will probably take a week off and see how it feels, and start gradually throwing to get back into it." Coach Mike McCarthy was not alarmed, either. "(Team physician) Pat McKenzie is not concerned about it, so I'm not concerned about it," McCarthy said. Favre's ankle, meanwhile, has been fairly healthy aside from the expected soreness. He had surgery on the ankle after the end of the season. Favre participated in nine of the 12 practices that McCarthy scheduled him for, practicing in seven sessions overall. [b]Ferguson back[/b]: Receiver Robert Ferguson has been able to practice with the team all week after coming off a foot injury that sidelined him for most of last season. The fact that the Packers are giving Ferguson a look and a chance to do some team work is promising to the seven-year veteran. "I've been playing every position we have in the book, which is new," Ferguson said. "Since I have been here I have been primarily the 'X.' " He also continues to embrace his role as the written-off player. "If it is up to me, I am definitely going to be here this season," Ferguson said. [b]Actions speak louder than words[/b]: Despite 10-year veteran Charles Woodson's grousing about being in Green Bay in June for a voluntary workout, he was here all week. He didn't attend these practices last year. Coaches have noticed that he's in excellent off-season shape: Woodson works out every day for 2 to 2½ hours. He'd prefer to work alone this time of year but decided to keep a promise. "I just told the coaches I would be here. I'm here, that's that," Woodson said. He joked that he and fellow cornerback Al Harris conferred beforehand and worked out their schedules so that at least one of them would be here to appease the coaching staff. Harris wasn't at practice Thursday. [b]Final word on Barry[/b]: General manager Ted Thompson released offensive lineman Kevin Barry late last week, and he said the move was made in part because it gave Barry a chance to find another team this summer. "Kevin's a good guy and he's done a great job here. It's just that we just felt, with the number of young offensive linemen that we had, that maybe it was going to be tough for Kevin," Thompson said. "We knew there were two or three teams that were pretty interested in maybe taking a look at him, and this way, it gives him an opportunity to maybe lock on with someone else." When asked if it was clear that Barry was a run blocker and not a zone blocker, Thompson sort of laughed. "We're not (going to) get into that," Thompson said. "It's just we felt we had a number of other guys that we wanted to take a look at and certainly Kevin is going to go somewhere, and we wish him well." [b]No change likely:[/b] When rookie running back Brandon Jackson was unable to attend the team's minicamp in May because the National Football League and the NFL Players Association required him to attend photo and promotional shoots in Los Angeles instead, many fans criticized the league for having backward priorities. Jackson is in the running for a starting job with the Packers, and the missed time could have set him back. But the NFL considers Jackson's dilemma an isolated case, and it doesn't sound as if it will make any changes, such as making the trading card event optional for players. "It's an annual event and we sent a note to the clubs notifying (them) when the event was taking place, and that the players should attend it," said Brian McCarthy, director of corporate communications for the NFL. "Teams are notified well in advance of when that (event) is and, evidently, the Packers were unable to schedule the one minicamp around it." Asked if the league office has debated Jackson's case and if it might consider making exceptions in the future, Brian McCarthy responded: "It was one player in 12 years that we weren't able to accommodate. It was unfortunate, but the team has moved on and so has the player, and that was pretty much the end of it." [b]Father's Day with No. 4:[/b] Favre said it was possible he might pitch and play Sunday in his Brett Favre Celebrity Softball Game, despite the possible consequences for his sore shoulder. "I don't even know if that's a smart thing to do," Favre said. The fund-raising event, which has raised more than $1 million to help disadvantaged or disabled children in Wisconsin and Favre's home state of Mississippi, will take place at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, near Appleton. As of Thursday afternoon, the game was not yet sold out; some $10 general admission seats remain available. For more information, call the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers' ticket office at (800) WI-TIMBER or (920) 733-4152. [b]Roll call:[/b] No. 2 receiver Greg Jennings did not practice Thursday because of a hip flexor injury. Backup cornerback Will Blackmon has missed the last six days with a groin injury that McCarthy did not think was serious. No. 1 receiver Donald Driver, linebacker Nick Barnett and Harris were apparently excused. [b]Family night tickets:[/b] The Packers will begin selling their Family Night tickets for $8 each starting at 10 a.m. Saturday. They can be purchased by calling (920) 494-3401 or (800) 895-0071 or by logging on to [url]www.packers.com[/url]. [/QUOTE]
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