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Packers by position: Green Bay counting on young receivers to emerge behind Davante Adams

GREEN BAY — When it comes to putting together the pecking order of his wide receivers, Matt LaFleur likes to use another sport — the one he was playing when he ruptured his Achilles’ tendon this offseason — to describe his vision.

“The way I look at the receiver group is kind of like filling out a basketball roster,” the Green Bay Packers first-year head coach explained during the offseason program. “You need guys that are at a certain area of expertise, and then it’s our job as coaches to put those guys into position where they can showcase that skill set.