GREEN BAY – Memo to the NFC’s punt returners: You may want to call for a fair catch when Jeff Janis is around.
The Packers’ second-year receiver is quickly becoming one of the league’s top punt gunners, beating his man (or men) off the line of scrimmage and meeting the ball and punt returner at the appropriate spot.
Last Sunday against the Cowboys, Janis flattened Dallas returner Lucky Whitehead on two first-half punts, burying him for a 2-yard loss on each attempt. The timing of Janis’ full-speed hits couldn’t have been better.
“Anytime you can go down there and make tackles like that and get the crowd going, it helps your confidence and makes you feel good,” Janis said after the game.