Green Bay Packers rejoiced when Elgton Jenkins finally showed up in the training camp after missing of the official team activities amid contract negotiations.
Packers Training Camp No. 5
Returned:
OL Elgton Jenkins (back, individuals)
LB Quay Walker (ankle, individuals)DNP:
WR Christian Watson (knee)
DE Collin Oliver (hamstring)
OL John Williams (back) pic.twitter.com/hXNXS6VSQo— Weston Hodkiewicz (@WesHod) July 28, 2025
General manager Brian Gutekunst previously cleared that they remain on the same page and that he was only dealing with some “back thing.”
“Again, hopefully, he’ll be out there soon as well,” the GM said last week.
“All these guys need as many reps as they can get. Obviously, Elgton probably less than most, but getting them out there will be important.”
Looks like it was not just a “back thing” that kept Jenkins out.
Talking to reporters after a long time on Monday, the two-time Pro Bowl revealed that he dealt with some personal issues without giving any context.
“I’m having changes in my family right now, so I wanted to spend more time with them,” he told reporters Monday.
“And it so happened that came up, so it was just, like, it was better for me to spend time with my family this offseason.”
Elgton Jenkins on another change in his life
Family changes is something he needed to attend to and it’s great that it is settled now. There is another change happening in his professional life and that is the change in his role with the team.
Head coach Matt LaFleur said Jenkins, who spent the past seasons as a left guard, is now moving to center after the departure of Josh Myers.
The 29-year-old player said this plan has been on the books for quite some time and he is confident that he will perform well in the new position.
“They had a conversation, and obviously the conversation was going on for a long period of time, but right now where we’re at is focusing on the being the best player I can be,” he said.
“Been playing this game for 20-some years, seven years in the league, I’m very confident in my ability and what I can do. The financial side, I know that’s going to come. Right now, it’s just how can we build chemistry within the O-line to get better and as an offense.”
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