The Packers offensive line didn’t discuss blocking assignments or other football matters when they gathered online for last week’s meetings.
As with many other meetings around the league, the focus for the Packers linemen was to provide time and space for players to discuss their experiences with racism. Black players like guard Billy Turner, tackle Yosh Nijman and guard Elgton Jenkins shared with white teammates in sessions that Turner said were smooth because of the closeness of the group.
“There was no nervousness,” Turner said, via Olivia Reiner of PackersNews.com. “There was no thought that the conversation would go in a negative way by any means because I’m fairly close with a lot of the guys in the room.