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Packers' Mike McCarthy a big fan of new backup QB DeShone Kizer

GREEN BAY — Mike McCarthy is excited about working with DeShone Kizer. Really excited.

That’s why the Green Bay Packers coach was gushing about his new quarterbacking pupil during last weekend’s rookie orientation camp — a camp that Kizer, who started 15 games as a rookie last season with the Cleveland Browns, didn’t even participate in. But in the wake of an NFL draft in which five quarterbacks went in the first round — and four went in the first 10 picks — McCarthy had plenty to say about Kizer when he came up during his Q&A session with reporters on Saturday.