Thursday, August 20, 2015

2015 Training Camp — Day 7

Players arrive and get ready for the Monday, August 10 practice of 2015 Packers Training Camp. Above, the linebackers and defensive backs are always among the first to come out.

As two players get some help with their stretching, former player and broadcaster — and now Packers.com Sports Analyst — Larry McCarren (in hat) observes the scene.

Synchronized stretching. 

LB Jayrone Elliott (#91) and LB Julius Peppers (#56) compare notes while not involved in the drill of the moment. 

LB Nate Palmer (#51) makes a stop on an unidentified ballcarrier during a “Team Tackling” drill. 

LB Julius Peppers (#56) does the same thing. 

Some special teams practice. 

K Mason Crosby (#2) strolls the sideline until he’s needed. 

The quarterbacks go through their early practice paces. QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) takes a shotgun snap. 

Offensive linemen get some instruction. Identified players are T Fabbians Ebbele (#68), T/G Don Barclay (#67), and T David Bakhtiari (#69).

GM Ted Thompson, Head Coach Mike McCarthy, and Secondary-Cornerbacks Coach Joe Whitt, Jr. watch some of practice at midfield.

QB Aaron Rodgers leads the other quarterbacks in footwork drills. 

Offensive linemen battle each other. 

Special teams time of practice, featuring field goals. 

Up close and personal. 

And who said there was no tacking these days in the latest CBA era? 

RB Rajion Neal (partially obscured) tries to slip through an opening in the line. 

QB Brett Hundley gets a throw off with virtually no pressure. 

RB James Starks runs to daylight. 

RB Alonzo Harris gets his turn with the ball and makes some yardage. 

QB Aaron Rodgers gets nice protection and a pocket to make this throw. 

QB Aaron Rodgers making some adjustments at the line of scrimmage. 

TE Richard Rodgers (#89) turns on the gas after making a reception against LB Josh Francis (#45). 

QB Aaron Rodgers throws one direction while glancing in another direction. 

RB Rajion Neal tries to outrun a pack of defenders. 

Rookie WR Ty Montgomery goes down after (we learned later) getting two hard hits to the groin. 

Head Coach Mike McCarthy has a few words with QB Aaron Rodgers between drills.

LB Clay Matthews (#52) talks shop with LB Sam Barrington (#58). 

WR Ty Montgomery came back into the action after being out a few minutes for injury. 

QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) gets the shotgun snap with RB Eddie Lacy (#27) by his side. 

The starting offense huddles up during scrimmage action. 

RB Rajion Neal (#34), RB Eddie Lacy (#27), and RB James Starks (#44) on the sideline. 

QB Aaron Rodgers jokes with some teammates as practice winds down. 

Head Coach Mike McCarthy gathers the troops together at the end of practice. 

Above and below, the defensive secondary gets together to grab some fast balls out of the juggs machine following practice. 


S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

CB Quinten Rollins

DB Micah Hyde

DB Kyle Sebetic 

Defensive Coordinator Dom Capers watches the post-practice action. 

“O.K., boys... that’s it. Let’s hit the showers.”