GREEN BAY — No member of the Green Bay Packers’ 11-man draft class exhibited more so-happy-to-be-here joie de vivre at last weekend’s rookie orientation camp than defensive end James Looney.
The seventh-round pick from California even burst into song at one point in his chat with reporters, for goodness’ sake.
And while he did his best to be serious and focused during the two practices the rookies had inside the Don Hutson Center — on the advice of his older brother, Joe, an offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys who has played 59 career regular-season NFL games with three teams — Looney certainly wasn’t about to change who he is and not soak in his first official moments as a professional football player.