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Over the weekend, the Green Bay Packers announced their workout schedule for this week’s minicamp. Although the team had previously released the dates — Tuesday, June 13th through Thursday, June 15th — the exact practice schedule was still up in the air.
Now, we know that the team plans to hold practices all three days at 11:30 AM, continuing their work at the same times that they practiced during open OTA sessions. These minicamp practices will be held outdoors at Ray Nitschke Field, which will allow fans to sit in the stands and watch rather than having to wait outside the fence to get a glimpse of Clarke Hinkle Field.
As this week brings spring practices to a close, however, the team’s individual players have their eyes on the six-week break between minicamp and the start of training camp on July 27th. Aaron Rodgers’ summer routine will be the most highly-scrutinized — after all, he is the quarterback — but he appears to be taking a different approach this season.
Check out news on that plan and much more in today’s curds.
Ricky Jean Francois embracing the big picture | Packers.com
RJF learned a lot by watching former Pro Bowl lineman Justin Smith, his mentor for several years in San Francisco. Now he is entering his ninth NFL season and is looking at his football career as a way to establish stability for him and his family for decades.
Offseason less play, more work for Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers - ESPN
Rodgers will be spending more time working out this summer than he has in the past, in part because he recognizes that his age dictates that approach.
Packers RB Ty Montgomery building his body for the long haul | Packers Wire
Speaking of workouts, Montgomery's lower body was an area of focus this offseason, as he prepares to carry the load as the Packers' starting running back for a full season for the first time.
Kendricks quickly picking up on ways to help Packers | Packersnews.com
Lance Kendricks came to Green Bay this spring with less fanfare than Martellus Bennett and he is slated to be behind Bennett on the depth chart, but he is studying the team with the help of a former Wisconsin Badgers teammate and former Packers quarterback: Scott Tolzien.
Are wide receivers entering the NFL more league-ready? | PFF
Over the past decade, there is a trend of more and more first- and second-year receivers being among the league's best. Greg Jennings and Randall Cobb were both on that list during their second seasons.
The Patriots' Super Bowl ring ceremony was a hell of a good time - SBNation.com
Worth it only for the Martellus Bennett social media posts.