GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brandon Jackson couldn’t block a blitzing linebacker or safety to save Brett Favre's life when the Green Bay Packers picked him in the second round of the 2007 draft.
By the time he left Green Bay as a free agent four years later, he was one of the NFL’s best pass-protecting running backs. In fact, at one point Pro Football Focus rated him No. 1 in the league in that category.
So who better to teach converted receiver Ty Montgomery the finer points of blitz pickups than Jackson? The 31-year-old, who turned into a solid third-down back in part because of his ability to pass block, has spent the spring with the Packers as a minority coaching intern.