Green Bay Packers second-round pick Edgerrin Cooper is on a trajectory to win a spot in the starting lineup. Earning a starting job in training camp will depend on the work he puts in now.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – For the Green Bay Packers, the offseason work is done. For rookie linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, the work must continue.
“I think a lot of these guys after the draft process, they’re not in the best physical condition. Coop took a visit here. I don't know how many visits he had, but it’s a different style of training. You’re getting ready for the Combine, you’re trying to go run your fastest 40 – the Underwear Olympics, if you will – and it’s different when you start playing ball. So, I think this is a critical time for, in particular his case, he’s got to keep building on the foundation that he’s laid.
For most of the offseason, the No. 1 linebackers were Quay Walker in the middle, flanked by veterans Isaiah McDuffie and Eric Wilson. Cooper got some first-team reps, too. Presumably, he will supplant Wilson in the base defense early in training camp and perhaps move past McDuffie to be the linebacker alongside Walker in the nickel package.“We expect him to come back even better and have a better knowledge base on what is required of him,” LaFleur said.
“There was one play in particular today that I thought for sure we were going to get him on and he did a heck of a job with it,” LaFleur continued. “And I was kind of teasing the coaches, did you preview him for that play? And they did not. So, that’s a credit to him and just how engaged he’s been and how locked in he’s been throughout the course of the offseason.”“I feel like especially this last week, week-and-a-half, I was able to actually relax in my head,” he said.
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