One of the stars of the Green Bay Packers’ summer practices has been Carrington Valentine, who was quickly able to crack into the first-team cornerback rotation as a seventh-round rookie. Those practice reps translated to early playing time for Valentine on Family Night, when he came off the bench for the first-team defense as the fifth cornerback behind Jaire Alexander, Rasul Douglas, Keisean Nixon and Corey Ballentine.
Just one week later, with Alexander out of the lineup, the rookie made a start at outside cornerback across the field from Douglas. Against the Cincinnati Bengals in the preseason opener, Valentine registered four solo tackles — tied for the team-high — to go along with three pass breakups and an interception.