GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Jared Abbrederis isn’t taking anything for granted.
Yes, the Green Bay Packers included him on their annual “Tailgate Tour,” on which he’ll criss-cross the state this summer as part of the team’s traveling pep rally. (You wouldn’t invite a player who’s not in your plans for next season, would you?)
Yes, coach Mike McCarthy said at the NFL Meetings last month that the team won’t bring back veteran wide receiver James Jones, who led the Packers in receiving yards last season. Instead, McCarthy said, the team is moving “forward with the younger guys” at wide receiver, a group that includes Abbrederis.