GREEN BAY – The Packers conducted a rather short, half-speed, non-padded practice Friday at Ray Nitschke Field.
Here are five things we learned.
1. Sammy Watkins is grateful he only had to miss a couple of days.
The free-agent receiver, whose career has been riddled with injuries, tweaked his hamstring by – mistakenly he admits – working out right after he got off a long flight back to Green Bay.
Thankfully, an MRI showed no damage and Watkins was actually able to pass the conditioning test on Tuesday. The medical staff held him out of practice until Friday as a precaution, and he resumed taking reps with the No.