With Datone Jones spending more of his time at outside linebacker and Mike Pennel suspended for the first four games of the season, the defensive line could suffer.
At the outset of the offseason, Mike McCarthy made his intensions for Datone Jones clear.
McCarthy's Green Bay Packers, unable to extract the quality of play from Jones they anticipated after selecting him 26th overall in the 2013 NFL Draft, decided to make his shift to outside linebacker permanent. In order to handle the unique strains and responsibilities of his new position, the former interior defensive lineman had to shed some weight.