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Green Bay Packers head coach Matt Lafleur watches as players run a drill during practice at the team’s NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Green Bay, Wis.<\/p>\n
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Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Anthony Belton (71) and guard Karsen Barnhart (61) run a drill during practice at the team’s NFL football training camp, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Green Bay, Wis.<\/p>\n
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Green Bay Packers center Jacob Monk (62) pushes a young fan in a wheelchair as he heads to the NFL football team’s training camp, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, in Green Bay, Wis.<\/p>\n
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) \u2014 Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur is still sorting through potential offensive line combinations as he addresses a position group that ranked among the Packers\u2019 biggest concerns last season.<\/p>\n
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That uncertainty lends some intrigue to the Packers\u2019 preseason schedule that begins Thursday at Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI think there\u2019s a ton of value in the preseason games and getting those guys out there to kind of work out some of the kinks,\u201d LaFleur said Monday.<\/p>\n
Green Bay has a new look on the offensive line after losing Rasheed Walker to Carolina in free agency and releasing center Elgton Jenkins, who ended up in Cleveland.<\/p>\n
The most likely starting five heading into training camp included Jordan Morgan at left tackle, Aaron Banks at left guard, Sean Rhyan at center, Anthony Belton at right guard and Zach Bako-Bewele at right tackle.<\/p>\n
That isn\u2019t necessarily the case anymore.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Belton, who started seven games as a rookie last season, criticized his lack of consistency after the Packers\u2019 Family Night workout on Friday. He has spent the last couple of days working primarily at tackle, where Morgan and Bako-Bewele are the clear-cut starters.<\/p>\n With Banks recovering from a knee issue and Belton working at tackle, Jacob Monk and rookie fifth-round pick Jager Burton got most of the first-team reps at guard. That right guard situation might not sort itself out anytime soon.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have many more opportunities for these guys to showcase what they can do, and ultimately, when it comes down to it, we will make a decision after the preseason concludes,\u201d LaFleur said.<\/p>\n Belton says he must improve his pass blocking, whether he\u2019s at guard or tackle.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n \u201cMy main focus is just getting through camp \u2013 not just getting through camp, but showing up every day with improvement,\u201d the 2025 second-round pick from NC State said. \u201cI\u2019m not really worried about how things are going to look Week One because I\u2019ve got to get better days ahead of me in camp.\u201d<\/p>\n Monk, a 2024 fifth-round pick, is eager to see how far he\u2019s come after dealing with a hamstring injury for much of last season and then tearing his biceps in Green Bay\u2019s playoff loss at Chicago.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m excited to go out there this week and play a game,\u201d Monk said. \u201cI think that\u2019ll be a better gauge. I\u2019m really just worried about one day at a time, not really looking back in the past, but focusing on today and being where my feet are.\u201d<\/p>\n At the other guard spot, the Packers are awaiting the return of Banks, who says he\u2019s making incremental progress but doesn\u2019t know when he\u2019ll be practicing fully again.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n \u201cKind of hard to set a timeline, but not concerned for Week One of the season,\u201d Banks said.<\/p>\n Green Bay must stabilize a line that allowed only 29 sacks \u2013 matching the NFL’s seventh-lowest total – but struggled to create running room last year. After gaining 4.7 yards per rush in 2025, the Packers slipped to 4.1 last season for their lowest average since 2012.<\/p>\n Part of the problem last year stemmed from injuries that impacted Green Bay\u2019s cohesiveness.<\/p>\n Jenkins played just nine games last year before having a season-ending ankle injury that caused Rhyan to take over at center. Bako-Bewele, who announced last week he was changing his name from Zach Tom, partially tore his patellar tendon in mid-December and just started practicing in team drills Sunday. Banks missed two games and dealt with groin and ankle issues.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n \u201cIt was just a lot of moving pieces last year,\u201d Banks said. \u201cSo for us to be able to go out there and just gain reps together and just continue to close that fist and be one fist is huge for us.\u201d<\/p>\n How soon that will happen remains unclear.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it takes games for that to happen,\u201d LaFleur said. \u201cThe more these guys can play together, then the faster it will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n NOTES: WR Chris Hilton Jr. was claimed off waivers from the Washington Commanders. … S Javon Bullard didn\u2019t practice Monday and was wearing a boot on his right foot but said he\u2019s dealing with \u201cjust a little bruise.\u201d \u201cIf we had a game tomorrow, I\u2019d play,\u201d Bullard said.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/a>
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