This week, in the kind of NFL transaction that no longer raises an eyebrow or turns a head, the Packers placed a rookie on the reserve/retired list before the start of his first training camp.
Parris Bennett went undrafted out of Syracuse. He was an undersized linebacker and a longshot to make the final 53. But he also was 22 years old with 15 years' worth of scrapping and clawing his way past every hurdle and challenge the game threw before him.
But this week, Bennett took to Instagram to announce that he no longer would risk long-term health for football's reward.