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Cheese Curds, 5/18: Are Williams and Jones the new Thunder and Lightning?

Plus why the timing of Vince Biegel’s surgery is a blessing according to Mike McCarthy

NFL: Green Bay Packers Rookie Orientation Mark Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports

The Green Bay Packers thought they had their running back duo for years to come when they drafted Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin in 2013.

Four years later, both are gone with Franklin having to retire early due to a neck injury.

In the 2017 draft, Green Bay took three running backs and if the budding friendship between two of those backs is any indication, there is hope again at the running back position.

Read up on that and more in today's cheese curds.

Running back by friendship: Rookies Jamaal Williams and Aaron Jones team up--ESPN.com

The fast friendship between two of the three running backs the Packers drafted hopefully will lead to fast results on the field.

Packers OTA's will be standing room only--PackersNews.com

If you're planning on heading to Lambeau Field for OTA practices, be prepared to stand due to construction at Hinkle Field.

Coach Mike McCarthy calls timing of Vince Biegel's foot surgery 'a blessing'--Wisconsin State Journal

If there ever was a good time for a player to have surgery, it's now according to the Packers' head coach.

David Bakhtiari on Packers adding Jahri Evans: 'It's huge'--Packers Wire

Getting a veteran to replace a departed veteran is good for everyone, says the Packers' left tackle.

The best player who could be cut from every NFL roster this offseason--Bleacher Report

The man on the bubble for the Packers? WR Jeff Janis.