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Pettine sees Packers’ defense grasping scheme amid injuries

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — As first-year Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine installs his playbook, he’s got one of the best to deliver the daily tests: two-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Through a week of training camp, Pettine’s defense is passing those early quizzes.

By Pettine’s count, his defense has seven interceptions of Rodgers. Three came at Monday’s practice.

“It certainly gives our guys some confidence,” Pettine said Wednesday, an off day for the team. “What a gift we have on defense to be able to go against one of the most elite quarterbacks to ever play the game.