There were two practices on Sunday in Green Bay, with the evening session taking place at 6:30 p.m. Both the crowd and the players enjoyed the cooler temperatures once the sun went down behind the Don Hutson Center. Above, CB Tramon Williams (#38) grabs a punt while RB Quinn Porter (#40) looks on.
The defensive players run some stretching exercises in the long shadows of the evening sunlight.
NT B.J. Raji (#90) jogs with his defensive teammates.
DE Cullen Jenkins (#77) laughs with DE Ronald Talley (#95).
LB Nick Barnett (#56) gets ready for practice to begin.
The QBs had a session where they tried to put a throw in a net from 50 years. Rodgers did it at least once.
GM Ted Thompson converses with Coach Mike McCarthy as the special teams work.
Some of the wide receivers wait their turn in a drill with the cornerbacks.
QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) drops back to pass in a scrimmage situation.
The offense huddles up in a short-yardage drill.
The offense and defense match up for a “game situation” drill.
Third-string QB Graham Harrell (#7) gets ready to throw downfield.
S Nick Collins (#36) throws the ball back after completing his participation in a drill.
CB Charles Woodson (#21) hams it up with the spectators.
WR Jordy Nelson (#87) couldn’t make the reception on this play.
WR Greg Jennings (#85) returns to the huddle after a successful play.
A ballcarrier is wrapped up before he can get too far from the line of scrimmage.
RB Quinn Porter (#40) swings outside for some yardage.
Rodgers looks over the defense before the snap of the ball.
Coach McCarthy has a talk with Rodgers before he gets back in the action.
WR Donald Driver (#80) goes up against CB Brandon Underwood (#33).
The sun sets in the West while practice continues behind the Don Hutson Center.
Coach McCarthy closely monitors what is said in the offensive huddle.
TE Jermichael Finley (#88) is set for another play.
Under the watchful eye of the camera, the linemen on both sides of the ball work together at the North end of the practice field.
GM Ted Thompson watches all of practice, mostly in thought by himself.
The end of practice sees steady scrimmage-type situations with plenty of action to please the crowd.
Night photography has many challenges, but the effect on this Charles Woodson (#21) interception has an interesting feel to it.
Rodgers and WR Greg Jennings (#85) spent a fair amount of time chatting on the sideline.
Practice is over as the team gathers at midfield.
Rodgers and Harrell take their sweaty jerseys off after practice is over.
CB Tramon Williams (#38) needs help getting his tight-fitting jersey off.
The crowd has gone and the evening is over. Another successful day of Packers’ Training Camp is complete.
