Packers running back Eddie Lacy has already benefited from the return of receiver Jordy Nelson.
Nelson, who missed last season because of a knee injury after 98 catches and 1,519 yards in 2014, gives Green Bay real bite down the field in their three-receiver formation, opening things for battering ram Lacy, who has “slimmed down” to 234 pounds.
“That’s an emphasis this week, trying to slow down that look,” Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr said Wednesday.
All eyes rightfully will be on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers when the Vikings defense takes the field Sunday for the first regular-season game at U.