The Green Bay Packers opened up training camp in 2025 with a short practice at Ray Nitschke Field on Wednesday. General manager Brian Gutekunst and coach Matt LaFleur both answered questions from the media before practice, and then LaFleur’s team practiced for roughly an hour and a half. Players were available in the team’s updated locker room following practice.
Recapping Day 1 of Packers training camp:
Injury updates
Center Elgton Jenkins is nursing a legitimate back injury, linebacker Quay Walker is recovering from offseason ankle injury, receiver Christian Watson “looks great” but will not practice during training camp, fifth-round pick Collin Oliver will miss a few weeks with a hamstring injury and seventh-round pick John Williams has a potentially significant back injury.
Update: Walker and seventh-round pick Micah Robinson passed their physicals and were removed from the PUP list on Wednesday.
Big things to know
Per the Packers, Jenkins has a real injury and isn’t just holding out for a new contract before participating. Brian Gutekunst said the team expects Jenkins to practice once healthy.
Bo Melton, who previously played wide receiver, is officially moving to cornerback. The Packers will have him focus on cornerback during training camp. He’s also getting a new number, switching from No. 80 to No. 16. The Packers official roster now lists him as a cornerback.
The Packers are holding a legitimate competition at left tackle between Rasheed Walker and Jordan Morgan, but even Gutekunst admitted it will be difficult for Morgan to overcome Walker’s experience and reliability advantages during training camp. Morgan will also cross-train at guard, giving him a shot to start at right guard.
First-round pick Matthew Golden caught a touchdown pass during his first training camp practice. He beat Carrington Valentine on an in-breaking route for an 8-yard score from Malik Willis.
All-Pro safety Xavier McKinney picked off Jordan Love during a red zone team period.
The Packers returned former offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, who is going to assist the defense in an advisory role, similar to how Robert Saleh advised the offense last year. The hope is having an offensive perspective will help Jeff Hafley’s defense prepare and adjust.
Without Jenkins available, Sean Rhyan got the first crack to play center. Jacob Monk is also getting more opportunities at center
No need to worry about another erratic kicking competition this summer. Veteran Brandon McManus made six of his kicks to open training camp.
The offense was declared the “winner” of the practice, so the defense did pushups.
Brian Gutekunst press conference
Matt LaFleur press conference
Jordan Love press conference
What’s next?
The Packers return to the practice field on Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. for the second of three consecutive days of practices to start training camp.
