The Green Bay Packers’ other starting inside linebacker, who they like to pretend is still an outside linebacker, Clay Matthews, is also taking on some added responsibility.
Matthews and Palmer will both wear headsets in their helmets on Sunday.
The Packers are saying Matthews could be making some calls and that’s noteworthy for a few reasons.
First, Matthews has been playing inside linebacker for less than a year. He was moved inside at the midway point of the 2014 season, so he’s still relatively new to the position. And now he’s going to be at least partially responsible for quarterbacking the defense.