The Green Bay Packers will be heading into the 2024 season with championship aspirations. The Packers ended the 2023 season as one of the hottest teams in the league. Over their last 10 games, the team went 7-3.
That included a huge win over the Dallas Cowboys in the wild card round of the playoffs. 2024 could be even better, and two offensive starters took the off-season getting even better.
Two Green Bay Packers Starters Spent Months Together Working Out
According to Bill Huber of Fan Nation:
Packers receivers Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks can shake opposing defensive backs, but they couldn’t shake each other.
They met at the 2023 Senior Bowl. A month later, they connected again at the Scouting Combine. They also crossed paths on predraft visits.
In the 2023 NFL Draft, the Packers selected Reed in the second round and Wicks in the fifth round.
“It all makes sense that we’re here together,” Reed said at Packers OTAs on Wednesday.
As the offense got humming down the stretch, thanks in large part to their increasing comfort and production, Reed and Wicks discussed training together during the offseason. So, after combining for 103 receptions and 12 receiving touchdowns, Reed and Wicks rented a four-bedroom house near Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and trained together for about three months before returning to Green Bay for team workouts.
“Just the idea of us seeing the potential that we have and just knowing how much better we can be,” Reed said. “That’s what we talked about and that’s the goal that we set for each other. Holding each other to that standard. Getting up, going to work out. Just, ‘All right, brother.’ Just being the best we can be, really.”
The Packers Have Multiple Young Studs At The Wide Receiver Position
When Dontayvion Wicks entered the league as a rookie, he established himself as one of the league’s top route runners.
Meanwhile, Reed emerged as a playmaker who can generate offense when the ball is in his hand.
Christian Watson is a bonafide star when healthy.
Bo Melton, Tuker Kraft, and Luke Musgrave round out the extremely young and talented pass catching group for the Packers.
“We talk about how he’s really good with his in-steps, his releases, and stuff like that. I kind of wanted to get better at that,” Reed said. “And he just wanted to get better at running out of routes, being fast and stuff like that. We just coached each other up on those tips. Kind of dug in each other’s toolbox and helped each other out.”
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