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  • Tue., May. 21, 2013 11:30AM - 1:00PM CDT Organized Team Activities (OTAs) The Packers announced details on the remainder of their offseason schedule, including the fact that five of the team’s offseason practices will be open to the public, weather permitting.

    The open practices will be three organized team activities (OTAs) and two mandatory minicamp workouts. The open OTA practices are slated for three Tuesdays — May 21, May 28 and June 11 — and will begin at 11:30 a.m. CT. The two mandatory minicamp practices are scheduled for June 4 and 5 with a start time TBA.

    Due to ongoing preparations on Ray Nitschke Field for training camp, the OTA and minicamp workouts will be held on Clarke Hinkle Field this year. Viewing of the open practices will be standing-room only along the Oneida Street side of Hinkle Field.
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    The open practices will be three organized team activities (OTAs) and two mandatory minicamp workouts. The open OTA practices are slated for three Tuesdays — May 21, May 28 and June 11 — and will begin at 11:30 a.m. CT. The two mandatory minicamp practices are scheduled for June 4 and 5 with a start time TBA.

    Due to ongoing preparations on Ray Nitschke Field for training camp, the OTA and minicamp workouts will be held on Clarke Hinkle Field this year. Viewing of the open practices will be standing-room only along the Oneida Street side of Hinkle Field.
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    On the day of the ride, registration begins at 9 a.m. and will continue through 10:30 a.m. at Vandervest Harley-Davidson in Green Bay. The post-ride party begins at 3 p.m. at Lambeau Field in the North Loft, which can be accessed through the Bellin Health Gate. The party will include food and drink for purchase, a silent and live auction and fun while bringing awareness to cancer. Attendees will also have the opportunity to get autographs from Packers players in exchange for a $10 donation to the event.
  • Tue., Jun. 11, 2013 11:30AM - 1:00PM CDT Organized Team Activities (OTAs) The Packers announced details on the remainder of their offseason schedule, including the fact that five of the team’s offseason practices will be open to the public, weather permitting.

    The open practices will be three organized team activities (OTAs) and two mandatory minicamp workouts. The open OTA practices are slated for three Tuesdays — May 21, May 28 and June 11 — and will begin at 11:30 a.m. CT. The two mandatory minicamp practices are scheduled for June 4 and 5 with a start time TBA.

    Due to ongoing preparations on Ray Nitschke Field for training camp, the OTA and minicamp workouts will be held on Clarke Hinkle Field this year. Viewing of the open practices will be standing-room only along the Oneida Street side of Hinkle Field.
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    The Green Bay Packers 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held Wednesday, July 24, at 11 a.m., at Lambeau Field. The meeting will take place rain or shine.
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Vic Ketchman

Vic Ketchman is a veteran of 40 NFL seasons and has covered the Steelers and Jaguars prior to coming to Green Bay.
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Cobb returns; McCarthy confident in Clifton

Posted Aug 28, 2011

By Vic Ketchman, packers.com editor

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Rookie wide receiver Randall Cobb, the Packers’ second-round draft choice, returned to practice on Sunday, though his participation appeared to be limited. Cobb had been out of action with a bruised knee for the previous two weeks.

Undrafted rookie wide receiver Shaky Smithson also returned to practice, but defensive backs Nick Collins (back) and Josh Gordy (shoulder), wide receiver Jordy Nelson (bruised knee) and tight end Jermichael Finley (sprained ankle) did not practice.

Meanwhile, veteran receiver James Jones sustained what Head Coach Mike McCarthy termed a “knee bruise,” apparently while running a deep-sideline route early in practice. Practice concluded with Jones wearing an ice bag on his right knee.

McCarthy’s major concern continued to be the evaluation of the team’s young talent.

“That’s the priority. We have to pick the right 53. That’ll be the final phase of our personnel evaluation and we’ll make our decisions,” McCarthy said.

The Packers decided to release three players on Sunday: holdovers Brett Swain and Spencer Havner, and rookie tackle Theo Sherman.

“We just felt that if we let them go early it would give them a chance to hook on with another team. They’ll always be a part of that Super Bowl team,” McCarthy said of Swain and Havner. “The other three players will come on Tuesday.”

The Packers must reduce their roster to 80 players by four p.m. on Tuesday. They are currently at 83.

Veteran wide receiver Donald Driver was one of the highlight players in Sunday’s practice. Driver’s best catch was a leaping touchdown grab in red-zone period.

“He ran some good routes. Yeah, I thought he had a good day today,” McCarthy said of Driver.

McCarthy came to the defense of veteran tackle Chad Clifton, who allowed a couple of sacks to Dwight Freeney on Friday.

“Chad Clifton is on a pitch count,” McCarthy said in defending the limited practice time Clifton receives, as the Packers head coach elects to get as much game mileage as possible out of Clifton’s aging knees. “There’s a lot of time and thought that goes into Chad Clifton. His practice time is discussed on a daily basis.

“I have all of the confidence in the world in Chad Clifton,” McCarthy said.