GREEN BAY – Jason Spriggs got his first taste of one-on-one drills on Thursday when Nick Perry came barreling into the Packers’ rookie tackle.
Perry, who’s known for his power, knocked the 6-foot-6, 301-pound Spriggs back on his heels momentarily with a bull rush in the team’s first padded practice of training camp.
Instead of continuing backward, the second-round pick out of Indiana kept his composure, re-established his footing and managed to keep the fifth-year linebacker in front of him.
It was a teaching moment for Spriggs and a reminder of the precise pad level that’s required to absorb the power of NFL pass-rushers.