Since players only touch the pigskin with their feet a few times each game, the name of the sport — football — seems an odd choice. For a pair of new Green Bay Packers, however, the offseason has very much been about their feet, even if they’re not supposed to be coming into contact with the ball.
Sure, rookie punter JK Scott has been booming punts in spring practices, but we’ll worry about that another day. Instead, it’s footwork, speed, and agility that are the focus of today’s Cheese Curds.
New Packers quarterback DeShone Kizer is learning that good footwork in the pocket is critical to the Packers’ offensive system, and he has a heck of a mentor to learn from in Aaron Rodgers.