GREEN BAY — More than 48 hours since the Green Bay Packers coach and the team’s biggest star had disagreed — publicly, in separate conversations with reporters — on the value of joint practices, the rookie coach nailed his response. And he diffused a potentially troublesome issue brilliantly.
To recap: Matt LaFleur, shortly after the second of the two practices wrapped up on Tuesday, had raved about their value and said he was hoping to have another session — or perhaps two of them — next summer. Aaron Rodgers, meanwhile, said shortly thereafter that he was “glad it’s over” and that he “wouldn’t mind if they didn’t do it for another 14 years” — a reference to how the Packers hadn’t had joint practices since his rookie year of 2005 with the Buffalo Bills.