GREEN BAY — There will be nothing special about the Green Bay Packers’ Thursday training-camp practice except its location: Lambeau Field.
Yes, with COVID-19 forcing NFL teams to play before empty or near-empty stadiums at least to start the 2020 season, coach Matt LaFleur is moving three practices from their usual location of Ray Nitschke Field to the venerable stadium, hoping to acclimate his guys to the bizarre feeling they’ll experience playing in front of nobody.
“It’s going to be a typical practice,” LaFleur said during his post-practice Zoom video conference call with reporters following Wednesday’s session — held at its usual location.