As expected, Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney’s playmaking doesn’t happen naturally. Like many great safeties, when McKinney isn’t reading the quarterback’s eyes or coming downhill to make a tackle, he’s in a constant state of preparation.
Unfortunately, we on the outside aren’t privy to how McKinney carries himself off the field. Fortunately, on Thursday, defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley shed some light on what Green Bay’s new safety is like behind closed doors.
“Really competitive,” Hafley said. “Last night, I get a text from him at probably 6:30, ‘Hey, are you done with the third down plan yet, and can you send it to me?