It took Green Bay Packers rookie offensive lineman Zach Tom all of two days to get into the first-team huddle at left tackle, a premium position along the offensive line and the protector of Aaron Rodgers’ blindside.
On Thursday, after playing left tackle with the second-team group to open camp on Wednesday, Tom lined up at left tackle with the No. 1 offense.
Part of it is a necessity: the Packers are without David Bakhtiari and Elgton Jenkins, who are both on the PUP list to start training camp. And the team lost Billy Turner and Dennis Kelly this offseason, so offensive tackle is a position lacking depth to start the year.