Packers working this offseason to get extra out of AJ Dillon
The Inexperienced Bay Packers know they’ll get extra out of working again AJ Dillon. Even Dillon has admitted it. In order that they’ve labored on mechanics this offseason.
Kassidy Hill, Packers Information
If a bunch of NFL gamers and an Olympic athlete collect for a Memorial Day occasion, it’s no shock that aggressive juices are flowing.
That was the case over the weekend when AJ Dillon, alongside along with his spouse, Gabrielle, hosted a number of Inexperienced Bay Packers teammates and their important others at their stomping grounds of Door County.
And if social media posts are any indication, the Dillons know find out how to throw a celebration.
Packers beginning quarterback Jordan Love, broad receiver Christian Watson, tight finish Josiah Deguara and new teammate Jonathan Owens have been among the many company.
The day included the standard lake occasions, with some boating and garden video games, however one exercise that caught the eye of these throughout the web was a race between Watson and Simone Biles, who’s Owens’ spouse and one of many best gymnasts in historical past.
Did the NFL participant or the Olympic nice take this one?
Regardless of an early slip from Watson, gold went to the Packers’ second-year broad receiver. Watson, who’s coming off a rookie season by which he caught seven touchdowns and 611 yards on 41 receptions, was a observe athlete in highschool and ran a 4.36 40-yard sprint on the 2022 NFL mix, so it is most likely not an enormous shock he gained this race.
Whereas Biles is among the finest Olympians ever, observe isn’t her sport. It’s gymnastics the place she has seven Olympic medals — 4 golds — and 19 world championship gold medals to her identify.
We’d say Biles might put Watson and the Packers via her specialties through the subsequent get-together, however Packers followers would most likely be holding their breaths seeing Watson and Co. on a steadiness beam or the vault.
So, through the subsequent occasion, how a few protected boat trip round Egg Harbor for the 4th of July festivities forward of coaching camp later that month? But it surely’s a protected wager that this might flip right into a tubing competitors of some kind.
Both method, the Packers, who will likely be one of many youthful offensive groups within the league, are positive having fun with themselves through the offseason.
The Packers proceed the second week of OTAs Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
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