GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Now that Green Bay has signed right tackle Zach Tom to a lucrative contract extension, the focus on the Packers' offensive line shifts to veteran guard-turned-center Elgton Jenkins.
Jenkins was present for the Packers’ first training camp workout Wednesday but didn’t participate in drills as he recovers from what general manager Brian Gutekunst described as a back issue that has the 29-year-old on the non-football injury list. Jenkins also was present but didn’t practice at the Packers’ mandatory minicamp last month after skipping the Packers’ organized team activities.
The Packers plan to move Jenkins from left guard to center as he enters the third season of the four-year, $68 million extension he signed in December 2022.