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With all the training for the scouting combine and pro days finally over, the Packers’ eight-player draft class, 11 undrafted free agents and 20 tryout hopefuls took the field at the Don Hutson Center for their first official NFL practice.
Head Coach Matt LaFleur did not have any 11-on-11 periods but instead focused on a lot of individual position work. Which might seem mundane, but it was still a welcome change from prepping for 40-yard dashes and shuttle runs.
“There’s nothing wrong with going back to the fundamentals,” running back and sixth-round pick Dexter Williams said. “That’s getting back to the basics and getting back in the flow of everything, just getting your body moving, getting back into football condition.”
LaFleur’s goals for the weekend are to lay out expectations and provide a “foundation” for what to expect when the rookies join the veterans for the rest of the offseason program.
The new head coach wasn’t just a bystander or observer, either. The former small-college quarterback was slinging passes on short routes to running backs, getting a first-hand look at how some of the prospects actually move in live action.