Author: Mark Oldacres

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The Packers hosted the Patriots for a second day of scrimmages in Green Bay on Thursday, in what turned out to be an extremely chippy practice. Here’s everything you need to know from Thursday’s practice, which featured as many as seven different fights or scuffles. Attendance/injuries – Clark returns David Bakhtiari practiced Thursday after resting during the first of the joint sessions with the Patriots. Kenny Clark and Tariq Carpenter also returned to the fold after dealing with back injuries. Corey Ballentine, De’Vondre Campbell, Tyler Davis, Innis Gaines, Tyler Goodson, Caleb Jones, Bo Melton, Lew Nichols, Eric Stokes, and Luke…

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The Green Bay Packers welcomed the New England Patriots to Ray Nitschke Field on Wednesday in the first of two joint practices. Here’s everything you need to know from the session. Attendance/injuries – Two new injuries De’Vondre Campbell was a new absentee, missing out with an ankle injury. Bo Melton also missed out with a hamstring. Matt LaFleur confirmed David Bakhtiari would sit out practice, but the plan was for the star left tackle to participate on Thursday. Jaire Alexander continued to take part in individual drills and also took some team reps later in practice. Still not practicing were…

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Inclement weather forced the Packers inside the Don Hutson Center for Monday’s padded practice, as the team ramps up for their second set of joint practices against the New England Patriots. Here’s everything you need to know from the latest practice. Attendance/injuries – Clark misses practice Kenny Clark sat out practice with a back injury but was seen riding an exercise bike on the sideline. Also not practicing were David Bakhtiari, Tariq Carpenter, Innis Gaines, Tyler Goodson, Caleb Jones, Lew Nichols, and Eric Stokes. One on ones – Wins for young pass catchers  Christian Watson caught two passes versus Keisean…

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The Green Bay Packers were back on the practice field on Sunday for the first time since their pre-season game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Here’s everything you need to know from practice. Attendance/injuries – One new injury Jake Hanson returned to practice after being out with an elbow injury. Tyler Goodson missed out with a shoulder injury sustained in Friday’s pre-season opener. He was spotted on the sideline on Sunday wearing a sling. Jaire Alexander took part in individual drills but did not do any team work as a precaution while he deals with a groin issue. Kenny Clark also…

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After a day of rest following family night, the Green Bay Packers hit the practice field on Monday in a shorter session. Here’s everything you need to know from the Packers’ last session before heading to Cincinnati for joint practices with the Bengals. Attendance/injuries – Gary is back The big news from Monday was Rashan Gary’s activation from the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, meaning Green Bay’s star pass rusher practiced for the first time since tearing his ACL in November 2022. Rookie receiver Grant DuBose also took part in his first practice of training camp after being removed…

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The Packers hosted their annual Family Night on Saturday, with Jordan Love taking center stage as QB1. Here’s everything you need to know from the practice. Attendance/injuries – offensive line compromised David Bakhtiari did not participate in family night. He now has not practiced since dropping out of Tuesday’s session. After practice, Matt LaFleur indicated there was no concern over Bakhtiari’s knee, and that his practice schedule may well be fluid throughout the season. The other anchor of Green Bay’s offensive line, Elgton Jenkins was also absent with an illness. Lew Nichols missed out after taking a big hit during…

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Attendance/injuries – Deguara out, Wicks back There was one new injury for the Packers entering their seventh practice, as Josiah Deguara missed out with a calf injury. Dontayvion Wicks returned to practice after missing the previous four sessions with a concussion. Wicks hadn’t practiced since the first day of camp. Rashan Gary, Eric Stokes and Grant DuBose remained out with respective knee, foot, and back injuries. David Bakhtiari sat out practice, presumably due to a rest day. One on ones – Rhyan continues to impress Last year’s third-round pick Sean Rhyan won all his one-on-one reps on Thursday, beating Colby Wooden every…

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The Packers practiced for the first time in full pads on Tuesday, as the defense continued to dominate the early part of training camp. Here’s everything you should know from the 1 hour 54-minute session. Attendance/injuries – Hanson misses practice Jake Hanson missed practice on Tuesday with an elbow injury. The Packers signed center Cole Schneider to fill in earlier in the day, having also picked up James Empey on Monday. After a rest day, David Bakhtiari returned to the field for his first padded practice of the summer. He checked out later in the practice, but this may well have…

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Training camp just got serious. The Packers put the pads on for the first time this summer in their fifth camp practice, in another session which was won by the defense. Here’s everything you need to know from day five. Attendance/injuries – Kraft returns Tucker Kraft participated in practice after suffering a quad injury on Saturday, meaning the injury didn’t force him to miss any time, with the Packers not practicing on Sunday. David Bakhtiari was absent, presumably due to a rest day. Dontayvion Wicks, Grant DuBose, Rashan Gary and Eric stokes remained out with head, back, foot and knee…

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The Packers ramped up practice on day four after a walkthrough on day three, and the headline from the 1 hour and 53-minute session was Jordan Love, who produced his best performance of camp so far. Here’s everything you need to know: Attendance/injuries – Wicks still out Dontayvion Wicks remained out with a concussion but was watching practice from the sidelines. There were no serious injuries for the Packers on Saturday, although Tucker Kraft took a knee to his quad and was seen limping with ice on his right leg, while Keisean Nixon stayed down after a punt return rep,…

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