GREEN BAY, Wis. – Samori Toure over Juwann Winfree wasn’t the only roster decision that caught the attention of Aaron Rodgers.
For most of Green Bay Packers training camp, undrafted rookie Caleb Jones was the No. 2 left tackle and rookie seventh-round pick Rasheed Walker was the No. 3 right tackle.
Depth charts be damned. General manager Brian Gutekunst kept Walker on the 53-man roster and released Jones.
“We know that, at times, it’s not a meritocracy,” Rodgers said. That statement wasn’t a criticism of Gutekunst. Far from it, actually.
Rodgers’ comments demonstrate the stronger relationship he’s built with Gutekunst over the last 13 months.