GREEN BAY — Mike McCarthy wasn’t serious about the position move, but he was definitely serious about how impressed he has been about the progress outside linebacker Reggie Gilbert has continued to make.
“I’ll tell you what, Reggie Gilbert looks great,” the Green Bay Packers coach gushed as the team’s rookie orientation camp — a camp which NFL rules allow players such as Gilbert to participate in because of their limited regular-season exposure – wrapped up last weekend. “I was kidding with him, I said if he keeps running around the way he’s doing in pass coverage I’m going to move him to tight end.