A beautiful Sunday morning in Green Bay greeted those who turned out early to get a good seat for the Packers’ 8:45 a.m. practice at Ray Nitschke Field. Those of us who sought a top row spot were there before 7:00 a.m.
The practice field looks nice in the early morning sunlight.
LB A.J. Hawk (#50) stretches with the team prior to the drills beginning.
QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) does the same with his offensive teammates.
Practice gets going with some full team scrimmage situations.
Rookie RB Quinn Porter (#40) tries for a few yards.
Green Bay linebackers coach Kevin Greene watches his players during the scrimmage.
One of the two punters in camp, Tim Masthay (#8) gets off a kick during a special teams drill.
The defensive backs confer between plays.
Atari Bigby (#20) watches from a distance since he’s not cleared to practice.
The offensive linemen square off against each other.
Some good interior line action.
RB Brandon Jackson (#32) struggles for a few yards.
Rodgers takes a breather while watching the other QBs at work.
RB Kregg Lumpkin (#28) shows his stuff.
TE Donald Lee (#86) breaks one for a significant gain.
Rodgers at work in the pocket.
The offense works with the shotgun.
More large fellows crashing into each other.
RB Ryan Grant (#25) receives a handoff from Rodgers.
WR Donald Driver (#80) always has a good time with the crowd during practice.
Rodgers gives some advice to rookie TE Andrew Quarless (#81).
Will Blackmon (#27) comes up with an interception.
The team works on a seven-on-seven drill.
Offensive and defensive lineman go at each other one-on-one.
Jordy Nelson (#87) and Donald Driver share some thoughts between plays.
Both sides huddle up during team scrimmage time.
The hitting gets more intense towards the end of practice.
CB Jarrett Bush (#24) goes down during a drill. He returned to practice later on.
Your starting QB, Aaron Rodgers.
Coach Mike McCarthy (with his back to the camera) addresses the team after practice is over.
The QBs go through some stretches after practice.
Coach McCarthy meets with the assembled media to take questions.
The equipment crew’s work is just beginning when practice is over.
