GREEN BAY – Aaron Rodgers first has to trust a receiver. Then he’ll throw it to him.
That’s why it was so important for Jeff Janis during offseason workouts to take advantage of the extra snaps he was getting with the Packers’ No. 1 offense in Jordy Nelson’s absence.
While Nelson rested his surgically repaired hip during OTAs and minicamp, the second-year pro Janis was on the field with Rodgers more than he’d ever been.
When Janis concluded a two-minute drill in an open practice with a diving TD catch of a Rodgers laser on fourth down, it was clear the Saginaw Valley State speedster had taken another step in his transition from Division II to the NFL.