The Green Bay Packers hosted the New England Patriots for a joint practice session on Wednesday, but not before Packers head coach Matt LaFleur got to touch on the performance of breakout cornerback Carrington Valentine in the pre-practice presser. Valentine, a seventh-round rookie, had three pass breakups against the Cincinnati Bengals and ended the Packers’ Monday practice with an 80-yard pick-six.
When asked about Valentine’s path to playing time behind the logjam at the cornerback position, LaFleur stated, “We definitely have to look at something,” before bringing up the possibility of Valentine playing in the slot — a role that on the first-team defense has almost exclusively been filled by Keisean Nixon throughout training camp.