GREEN BAY – Military Drive was empty and damp, bereft of sound and color Saturday morning as less than two dozen media members quietly filed into Ray Nitschke Field.
The parking lot at Lambeau Field was near empty; the sound of a man running the stairs to the Oneida gate at Lambeau Field echoed. Then a sudden burst of rain grayed the pavement and the skies, throwing the new dark green tarps surrounding the practice field into a starker contrast.
There was no parade of bicycles. No smells from grills, shouts of player names or the quick snaps of a selfie.