On Tuesday, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor stated that the Green Bay Packers will join the team for one joint practice ahead of their preseason Week 1 matchup. Taylor claims that the Bengals only wanted a single joint practice after the Los Angeles Rams’ Aaron Donald swung a helmet at Bengals players during joint practices last season.
The Packers, like the Rams, have a strong tie to Taylor. In 2017, Taylor was the Rams’ assistant receiver coach when current Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur was Los Angeles’ offensive coordinator. Under LaFleur, the Packers have opted to lean into joint practices more, as the team has allowed very few starters to play any sort of significant snaps in the preseason.