If the press is considered “the fourth estate,” then the rest of us unprofessionals that cover the Green Bay Packers online must be the sixth or seventh estate. Regardless, we were over at Ray Nitschke Field this morning before practice started. Here we see the the gate outside the Don Hutson Center where media and V.I.P. guests enter.
The very few people (other than those employed by the Packers) who get to watch them practice in 2020 enter Ray Nitschke Field through this gate.
Practice for everyone else looks like this.
Those with credentials also enter through the northernmost Ray Nitschke Field bleachers gate.
A glimpse of the hidden realm.
But wait... a security breach allows a view of the field before practice starts.
The sad part of the coronavirus as it relates to annual visitors to Packers Training Camp.
Instead of riding bikes, some Packers players park by the Green Bay Packers Turf Department.
We’ve not noticed this before since the resurfacing of Clark Hinkle Field— what looks like the Lambeau Field SISGrass Hybrid turf on the left and total synthetic turf on the right.
Looking at Lambeau Field across Clark Hinkle Field which the Packers will utilize for in-season practices, at which point the fences will be covered by tarps to discourage spying.
