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"He's been getting better in his role," defensive tackle Kenny Clark said. "(On Sunday), he was winning a lot of his rushes, and his bull rushes were great. He's a guy that's improving, that's going to keep on improving. I'm just excited about his development."
Gary, the 12th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, hinted at a breakout season with an impressive offseason, a strong all-around training camp and a 1½-sack performance against Detroit in Week 2 that had Za'Darius Smith saying they may need to change Gary's last name to add him to the Smith Bros.
Unfortunately for the Packers' pass rush, Gary sustained an ankle issue the following week in New Orleans. While Gary didn't miss any games, he was listed on Green Bay's injury report as a limited practice participant until last week.
His impact was felt Sunday. Pro Football Focus credited Gary with a career-high seven pressures on just 22 pass-rushing snaps against the Jaguars to cap perhaps his best game in a Packers uniform.
"Rashan's been working hard, man," Preston Smith said. "He worked his tail off this offseason and it's been showing. He's been doing a lot of great things for this defense and this team, and for this outside linebacker corps. He's just been executing his job, and put some good rushes on tape."