GREEN BAY, Wis. Shortly after landing following a long flight acro s the Atlantic Ocean, Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur conducted a walk-through practice on Friday to prepare for Sundays game in London
Jabari Parker Jersey against the New York Giants.Planning for tired legs and short attention spans, most of the prep was done back in Green Bay. This practice was meant to get the legs activated after being packed in an airplane for several hours. Typical Friday would have a couple red-zone periods where were going full-speed and then we like to take off back half of practice and its more of a jog-through tempo, whereas today its all going to be jog-through, LaFleur said. Were not out there quite as long as we typically are. I think its just important to be real intentional about our work, be out there, make it short, try to keep the guys focused and then let them do whatever they want to do in terms of going to see London.One person who wont be seeing the sights is LaFleur, about the trip and the challenges its made for preparation. Saying he was totally focused on the game, he figured to stay in The Grove hotel to make sure the game plan is squared away for kickoff, which is set for 2:30 p.m. local time and 8:30 a.m. in Green Bay.Matts been in kind of a grumpy mood, quarterback Aaron Rodgers said with a smile during
Oscar Robertson Jersey his time with media.Perhaps the biggest challenge will be adjusting to a six-time-zone change. Some players were able to sleep more than others on the flight. Receiver Randall Cobb called himself sleep-deprived. Running back AJ Dillon tried to sleep.Were fighting the good fight right now, he said.No napping, though. LaFleur wants the players to stay up past a certain top-secret time, then get a full nights sleep going into the weekend.Im going to explore, receiver Allen Lazard said. Im going to stay up as much as I can, as they suggested, so Im going to take full advantage of that, being over here. One of the many perks of playing in the NFL is you get to travel to
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Ray Allen Jersey want to give up a home game when Green Bays coming to town. And, obviously, we play in one of those iconic spots in all of sports at Lambeau Field. Its nice to be here. The schedule, look, its not a big deal. Its just fun to enjoy. This is one of those games I think at the end of your career when you think back on it is going to be a special moment to be able to play in front of the fans here.Other than left tackle David Bakhtiari, who was given a scheduled day off, and defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt (quad), everybody practiced. Safety Adrian Amos made the trip and practiced again but remains in the concu sion protocol and is . Cornerback Jaire Alexander practiced all week and was full participation for a second consecutive
Rashad Vaughn Jersey day.Well see how Jaire gets through practice, LaFleur said.He must have gotten through it just fine as he was not given an injury designation.Scroll to ContinueOnce we step between those lines, Cobb said, its about playing football, its about finding a way to get a W. We prepared the right way, we always go about handling our busine s the right way. At the end of the day, the Giants are dealing with some of the same things we are. I dont know when they got over here but weve got to adjust to the time and weve got to go play ball.Packers-Giants Related Stories