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Thursday night's preseason finale at Tennessee will be the final audition for those Packers who are making the push to land a spot on Green Bay's final roster, and one of the younger players who figures to get a significant amount of playing time will be rookie cornerback Brandon Underwood.
The Packers will be relatively thin at cornerback against the Titans, with veteran starters Charles Woodson and Al Harris getting the night off. Both players have sat out each of the preseason finales since Head Coach Mike McCarthy took over in 2006.
Combine that with the fact that cornerback Will Blackmon has been ruled out with a quad injury and another cornerback, Pat Lee, is expected to suit up for the first time this preseason after battling a back injury, and Underwood could find himself getting a lot of reps in Tennessee.
That work could come against the Titans' front-line players as well, since Tennessee is known for playing its starters into the second half in..
Source: Packers.com
