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Packers new punter Jake Schum passes first test

If Jake Schum was on a one-game tryout with the Green Bay Packers, then the second-year punter should have earned another week.

They could always dump him without any lingering costs because as a non-vested player, his salary isn’t guaranteed even if he’s on the roster for Week 1. But if his debut in Thursday’s preseason finale at Kansas City was any indication, then he should plan on sticking around.

Two days after the Packers claimed him off waivers and cut their punter of the last six years, Tim Masthay, Schum averaged 45.