GREEN BAY – The fans want Jake Ryan to start at inside linebacker for the Packers from day one.
Forgive the fourth-round draft pick from Michigan if he’s going to take things a little slower than that.
“I’m just trying to learn the defense, get to know the guys and compete every single day in practice,” Ryan said after his first rookie orientation workout last week. “I’m just taking it step by step.”
It’s probably in Ryan’s best interests to block out the fans’ expectations. With three veterans at his position departing this offseason, fans were in near-panic mode when the Packers didn’t address inside linebacker in the first three rounds of the draft.