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Leaner, more athletic B.J. Raji excited for the season

Green Bay — During Green Bay's run to greatness in 2010, B.J. Raji played a whopping 1,092 snaps in 16 regular-season games. The following season Raji played 932 snaps, then saw that total dwindle to 768 in 2012 and 666 in 2013.

When the Packers begin the 2015 campaign in Chicago, Raji might have a turn-back-the-clock type of afternoon waiting for him. And Green Bay's nose tackle will be ready.

The Packers will play their season opener without a pair of defensive linemen. Datone Jones was suspended one game after violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, while Letroy Guion has been suspended the first three games for an off-season arrest.