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Aaron Rodgers will again slide through the preseason with only
sideline observer duties in what head coach Matt LaFleur said
was a "risk vs reward" decision in settling on a playing time
plan against the Kansas City Chiefs.
"Knowing it's a long season, 17 games," LaFleur said Tuesday
morning. "I think early on we get stressed with travel as well.
I'm just trying to factor in everything."
Rookie second-round pick Christian Watson, a receiver activated
from the physically unable to perform list, might also see the
field with Jordan Love making another start at quarterback.
The Packers lost the regular-season opener last season to the
Saints in a game that was moved to Jacksonville, and LaFleur
wondered aloud whether some of the team's mistakes could've been
avoided with more preseason reps.
"I think there are a lot of lessons that you take from those
experiences that, hopefully, having gone through that will help
us avoid maybe a similar situation," he said. "But I look at our
team, I think we're in a much different place."
The Packers kick off the 2022 regular season at the Minnesota
Vikings on Sept. 11.
--Field Level Media
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