GREEN BAY – Allen Lazard was freshly back from an ankle injury and determined to make an impression. It had been two weeks since the Green Bay Packers receiver was on the field, two weeks for him to sit and ponder his fourth NFL season, and how he hoped it would finish.
Now he was ready. As the Packers prepared to host the Los Angeles Rams at Lambeau Field in November, Lazard wanted to use the nationally televised stage to springboard the rest of his season. Instead, he had only 13 receiving yards. Even more, he caught only two of the six passes Aaron Rodgers threw to him.