GREEN BAY – Jared Abbrederis will accept the praise graciously, but he knows it’ll mean more if it’s still coming his way later this summer.
Head Coach Mike McCarthy was rather complimentary of Abbrederis, the Packers’ third-year receiver, on the final day of the offseason program Thursday. He called his route-running “exemplary” and rated other details in his game “exceptional.”
But it’s still the offseason. As the players embark on a five-week break before returning in late July, Abbrederis isn’t focused on any evaluations of him now. Training camp will be when it matters.
“Once training camp comes, you have to be ready to go,” Abbrederis said following Thursday’s final minicamp practice, one day before he departs on the annual Tailgate Tour across his home state.