In early June, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur had planned on getting rookies into Lambeau Field for the first time Tuesday, with training camp opening a week later on July 28. It was a grace period built in after the cancellation of all of the spring camps and organized team activities, but PackersNews.com learned from a league source the team never set a hard date for the freshman class to report.
Instead, league sources said all rookies were told on to head to Green Bay for coronavirus testing Thursday.
This notification came on the heels of the National Football League and the NFL Players Association agreeing on key safety-related protocols for the start of training camp on Monday afternoon.