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GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2013 The Green Bay Packers drafted eight players in April. Only a few of those players might be on the gameday roster when the season kicks off next Sunday against the Detroit Lions.<\/p>\n

The instant-impact player, of course, will be first-round receiver Matthew Golden. He caught two passes for 46 yards in two preseason games, including an impressive 39-yarder against Seattle on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you go out and you watch him, the speed at which he plays, I think he\u2019s very decisive in what he\u2019s doing,\u201d coach Matt LaFleur said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been some things that\u2019s come up over the last couple days that we hadn\u2019t been doing quite as much during camp that I\u2019m glad we\u2019re going through right now to work some of those kinks out. But, by and large, I think he\u2019s got a really good grasp. And I think as we pare it down and really get specific into game week, it should be that much easier for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golden will be on the field immediately, and he might be a huge factor with so many injuries at receiver coming out of training camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s done some really good things,\u201d quarterback Jordan Love said last week. \u201cI think he\u2019s came in, he\u2019s made a name for himself and he\u2019s making some good plays every day. It\u2019s one of those things you got to keep building the consistency. Obviously, it\u2019s going to be a long season. Just got to have that mindset to keep getting better every day, keep dominating, but he\u2019s done some great things.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Everybody else will start toward the bottom of the depth chart or on the sideline.<\/p>\n

Second-round pick Anthony Belton<\/strong> will be the No. 4 tackle behind Rasheed Walker, Zach Tom and Jordan Morgan.<\/p>\n

Belton, who played both tackle spots during camp but only played right tackle during the preseason, was guilty of eight penalties in the exhibition games; nobody else was flagged more than four times.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s more about being under control, so under control, good body position, so that\u2019s the biggest thing,\u201d he said last week. \u201cBeing physical is never a problem. It\u2019s the approach, just being under control. That\u2019s my biggest thing, especially run game. Bending at the waist, stomping my feet and leaning on people, that\u2019s something you can\u2019t do at this level. I was able to get away with it in college, but it ain\u2019t going to work here, so I just got to be under control, keep fighting and have good body position.\u201d<\/p>\n

Third-round pick Savion Williams <\/strong>missed all three preseason games and probably will start at the bottom at receiver. He did not practice this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been pretty limited in the practice settings,\u201d LaFleur said. \u201cI would say he\u2019s done a great job being engaged, and then when he\u2019s been out there, we really like what we see, but it\u2019s been very limited. So, I think you\u2019d feel a lot more comfortable if he had a full week of practice with a game plan and seeing how that looks before you\u2019re going to just unleash him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Four-round pick Barryn Sorrell<\/strong> suffered a knee injury early in the second preseason game and missed the rest of training camp. He did not practice this week.<\/p>\n

Before the injury, he had been in the mix to be the fourth end after Rashan Gary, Lukas Van Ness and Kingsley Enagbare. Now, with the injury and the addition of Micah Parsons, he could start the season as a gameday inactive. At least he avoided a season-opening stay on injured reserve, but he\u2019s going to have to fight his way into a role unless there\u2019s another trade.<\/p>\n

Fifth-round pick Collin Oliver <\/strong>hasn\u2019t practiced since the rookie camp. He missed all of training camp with a hamstring injury and is opening the season on the physically unable to perform list. That means he can\u2019t begin practicing until after Week 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s unique because of his athleticism and speed,\u201d general manager Brian Gutekunst said on Wednesday. \u201cHe played multiple roles, not only on defense but in special teams, as well. So, I think there\u2019s a way that, getting him into practice, that he could come out there and help us, whether that\u2019s situationally, special teams or even on defense, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sixth-round pick Warren Brinson <\/strong>was a beneficiary of the Parsons trade, which sent Kenny Clark to the Cowboys. He will join Devonte Wyatt, Karl Brooks, Colby Wooden and his former college teammate, fellow rookie Nazir Stackhouse, on the five-player depth chart. He might have to play key snaps from the start of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019m getting better every day and that\u2019s the goal is to keep getting better,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m trying to help this team be a contender. I\u2019m trying to play. I\u2019m not coming here to ride the bench.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seventh-round pick Micah Robinson<\/strong>, who surprisingly beat out last year\u2019s seventh-round pick, Kalen King, for a spot on the initial 53-man roster, was released on Wednesday and re-signed to the practice squad on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a competitor. I\u2019m a very fierce competitor,\u201d he said. \u201cHate to lose. When you have other people in the room and you have a defense that plays like that, it makes you want to be a competitor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seventh-round pick John Williams<\/strong>, the last of the team\u2019s draft picks, missed all the offseason practices as well as training camp following back surgery. He\u2019ll join Oliver on PUP.<\/p>\n

Of course, it\u2019s not where you start. It\u2019s how you progress. The Packers will be counting on those players to build into roles as the season progresses.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery snap that you have is valuable to learn something from, whether it\u2019s good or bad, and I think particularly when you haven\u2019t seen things,\u201d Gutekunst said recently. \u201cThis is the first time you\u2019re seeing things, you\u2019re going to grow from it. Some players grow faster than others. It\u2019s just the way it goes, but I think it\u2019s always about trying to see things for the first time, learn from it and try to get into a comfort zone, so you\u2019re not thinking and once you get into that comfort zone, usually their true talents kind of come out.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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