GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – The Green Bay Packers are off for a long weekend ahead of Week 1 of the NFL season, lending their stadium to Notre Dame and Wisconsin for a game Sunday.<\/p>\n
For most of the roster, the break provides time to rest after a long training camp. For three new additions \u2014 running back Kaleb Johnson, tight end Mark Redman and tight end Jonnu Smith \u2014 the focus is on learning the playbook as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n
Head coach Matt LaFleur said the amount of new information for the additions is significant.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s like drinking water out of a fire hose. There\u2019s a lot of information that they\u2019ve got to be able to digest and then go out there and we\u2019ll see where they\u2019re at,\u201d LaFleur said.<\/p>\n
Smith brings prior experience with LaFleur\u2019s system<\/p>\n
Smith has previous experience in LaFleur\u2019s system, having played for him when LaFleur served as offensive coordinator in Tennessee.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, I only had him that one year, and obviously he was able to know my talents and my capabilities and my abilities, and I was kind of in this system that he\u2019s established offensively for a while now in my career, so that also played into account,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n
Smith has started building a relationship with quarterback Jordan Love, sitting next to him during the first team meeting.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, trying to build that relationship as quickly as possible, trying to get to know these guys, and also just talking about, you know, if you\u2019ve got questions, come ask me. Let\u2019s get up to speed and get on the same page with everything. Us being on the same page is just a feel. That takes time. That\u2019s something that\u2019ll, you know, throughout practice, throughout the course of the season, we\u2019ll continue to build that stuff,\u201d Love said.<\/p>\n
Bullard trending toward return<\/p>\n
Safety Javon Bullard is trending in the right direction as he deals with a foot injury. Bullard was on the field for practice Wednesday.<\/p>\n
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