The 2026 NFL training camps have kicked off around the league, and our team reporters are on the ground each day following all the action. The Green Bay Packers' camp is taking place in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Packers reporter Rob Demovsky has the latest intel on standouts, highlights, position battles, depth chart movement, cut decisions and, of course, the quarterbacks room.
What follows is everything we are seeing and hearing at Packers camp. We will update this file often. Will the revamped WR corps help QB Jordan Love and the offense take another step? Who are the breakout players to watch, especially for fantasy football? And which players on the roster bubble could make the final 53?
Dive in to all the updates and be sure to check back for more information until the first full week of the preseason begins Aug. 13.
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Sunday, Aug. 2
Given what his lower left leg looked like before he had to be carted off the field in Week 17 against the Baltimore Ravens, cornerback Kamal Hadden barely flinched when he looked down at the pinkie finger on his right hand and saw that it was bent sideways.
After an expletive or two, he calmly sought out a member of the training staff and had it popped back into place.
If only that ankle had been so easy. It was so gruesome -- he not only dislocated his ankle but broke his fibula and tibia -- that the replay of him tackling Ravens running back Derrick Henry was never shown on the TV broadcast.
The dislocated pinkie happened during his first drill after being activated off the physically unable to perform list earlier Sunday.
"Once you seen something like [a foot pointing the wrong way] ... everything else is kind of like, 'Let's get things going and just move on,'" Hadden said after practice.
Despite playing only 37 snaps on defense last season, Hadden should be in the mix to earn a roster spot in part because of his special teams ability.
"I think he's really matured and handles his business the right way," Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. "I know just going back, he was kind of challenged and he answered the bell. So that's always a really cool thing to see, and I think it's really impacted his ability to go out and play."
Jordan Love to Tucker Kraft, Savion Williams and Jayden Reed. pic.twitter.com/wB458rcyVQ
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) August 2, 2026
More observations:
In his first field goal attempts of training camp, rookie Trey Smack went 3-for-5. He made 28-, 33- and 42-yarders but missed wide left from 38 and 45. On the 38-yarder, fill-in long-snapper Cal Adomitis' snap was a bit low. Smack was kicking into a decent wind.
In 26 college games at Louisiana-Monroe and the University of Miami combined, Anthony Campbell had exactly two pass breakups. The first-year defensive tackle equaled that total in one practice. The 6-foot-6, 307-pounder batted down a pair of passes from backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor. He had at least one other batted pass in an earlier practice and might lead the team in PBUs so far. "I haven't been counting," he said. "I've just been doing my job."
As if sailing one shotgun snap over the quarterback's head isn't bad enough, backup lineman Donovan Jennings did it on consecutive plays. There was an audible gasp around the practice field when the second one soared even higher over Taylor's head than the first. Jennings, a decent bet to make the roster because he can play any of the interior line positions, then moved over to the left guard and John Williams jumped in at center.
Brandon Cisse, the Packers' top 2026 draft pick at No. 52, worked at left cornerback with the No. 1 defense most of the practice. Carrington Valentine, who is competing for that spot, dropped out of practice after doing only individual drills.
Former Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin, who served as the interim head coach for the final four games of the 2018 season after Mike McCarthy was fired, was a visitor at practice. He is living part time in nearby Door County, where his wife Diane co-owns a gift shop.
LaFleur on tight end Tucker Kraft, who is practicing (still on a limited basis because of last year's ACL surgery) despite not having a new contract: "I think Tuck just wants to go put in the work, and that's the guy that we drafted. I think that's big time of him."
Friday, July 31
Despite the defense getting the better of the offense Friday, receiver Matthew Golden made two standout plays. They were perhaps the best catches of training camp so far.
Early in practice, the second-year pro made a leaping, outstretched catch deep down the middle between defenders Zaire Franklin and Xavier McKinney. Later, the 2025 first-round pick made a deep over-the-shoulder catch for what might have been a 58-yard touchdown against Keisean Nixon.
A day earlier, coach Matt LaFleur said that while Golden clearly has grown as a receiver, it's the little things like blocking and what you do when you don't have the ball that have impressed him just as much.
"That's always important, trying to find things to do whenever the ball isn't in your hands," Golden concurred. "I feel like that's what makes a lot of players great. For me, when the ball's not in my hands, you're obviously trying to get somebody else in the end zone. Just being able to block, get open, do everything that a receiver's supposed to do and more, I feel like you add more value and just overall help in the run game and stuff like that."
More observations:
A day after he returned from a hamstring injury, Nixon had a strong showing with a pair of eye-catching pass breakups during a hurry-up drill. First, he knocked a Jordan Love pass away from Christian Watson on first down. Watson ran a fade route, and Nixon was in perfect position to jar it loose. Two plays later, he broke up Love's pass intended for Skyy Moore to end the drill.
Speaking of defensive plays, cornerback Benjamin St-Juste had a pick-six off backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor. St-Juste, who signed a two-year, $10 million contract in free agency, has been playing mostly with the No. 2 defense. "I didn't really see any action the first couple of days of training camp," he said. "I was still in the right spot, but I wasn't really chasing the play. ... I just let it come to me, and then finally the ball came, and I was going to capitalize."
Even though they finally had a long snapper after signing veteran Cal Adomitis, the Packers still didn't do any live field goal kicking on Day 3 of camp. Regular long snapper Matt Orzech is on the PUP list because of a calf injury. The Packers are trying to break in a new kicker, rookie Trey Smack, and LaFleur said the first live kicking period will come Sunday.
TE Tucker Kraft has been activated off the PUP list and has started easing back into practice.
After three practices, the Packers have Saturday off.
Thursday, July 30
Cornerback Keisean Nixon was back on the practice field after missing the first day of camp with a hamstring injury. And Nixon insisted that was the only reason. While he has hinted at the desire for a raise from the $5 million he is scheduled to make this season, he insisted that missing Wednesday's practice was not a contract hold-in situation.
Nixon, who became the Packers' No. 1 cornerback last season, is in the final year of a three-year, $18 million deal he signed in 2024, before he was a full-time starter on the outside. His $6 million average per year on that deal ranks outside the top 40 among NFL cornerbacks.
"It had nothing to do with that," Nixon said. "I just woke up and my [hamstring] was tight, so I just really wanted a scan, so they told me I had to chill for a day, go get a scan, so I was ready to go today for real though."
On the field, Nixon appeared to be on a limited snap count. He opened each drill at left cornerback with Carrington Valentine at right cornerback. Rookie Brandon Cisse would then replace Nixon a few plays into team periods.
More observations:
The Packers have to like what they've seen from their two slot/nickel defensive backs. Javon Bullard forced a fumble when he punched the ball out from receiver Skyy Moore. Later in practice with the No. 2 defense, Jonathan Baldwin picked off a Tyrod Taylor pass over the middle. Baldwin is hoping to win a spot as Bullard's backup after spending last season on the practice squad. He played primarily safety last year but was glad to move back to the slot because "that feels like home to me," he said. "I played nickel my senior year of college, and that's when I made my most plays."
Bullard said he took up boxing in the offseason and believes that helped him force that fumble. "Whether it's football or basketball, hand-eye coordination correlates with so many other sports as well, not just boxing," Bullard said. "So that's what I did to work on it."
Micah Parsons, who remains on the physically unable to perform list while rehabbing from ACL surgery, did some post-practice conditioning with the defensive line group. He ran with the group across the width of the field and back.
Left guard Aaron Banks did not practice after doing individual drills Wednesday. Banks is recovering from a knee injury, and the team is trying to lighten his workload in camp. Rookie offensive lineman Jager Burton (hamstring) and receiver Brenden Rice (hamstring) were added to the injured group.
Linebacker Edgerrin Cooper was unable to finish practice, dropping out during a special teams period late in the session.
Other than three 25-yard field goals at walk-through speed by rookie Trey Smack, there has not been a competitive field goal period yet. Yes, Smack made all three, but there was no defense lined up. Long-snapper Matt Orzech (calf) remains on PUP, and coach Matt LaFleur said the team worked out long-snappers Thursday.
Wednesday, July 29
Without saying it exactly, general manager Brian Gutekunst admitted that the team did not always have the right players in the right spots on the offensive line last season. That could include Pro Bowl left guard Elgton Jenkins moving to center -- a move precipitated by Gutekunst signing Aaron Banks to play left guard -- or the coaches not playing former first-round pick Jordan Morgan at his natural left tackle position, Gutekunst didn't say.
In addition to the PUP/NFI guys, CB Keisean Nixon (hamstring) is not practicing.
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) July 29, 2026
Here's the rest of the cornerback group: pic.twitter.com/d2LlsRPuXq
"I think we've got some guys in places this year that make a little bit more sense," Gutekunst said of the offensive line before Wednesday's first practice of training camp. That included Morgan as the No. 1 left tackle for the first time since he was drafted at No. 25 two years ago. He played mostly guard in 2025.
The starting offensive line on Day 1 was, from left to right: Morgan, Jacob Monk, Sean Rhyan, Anthony Belton and Darian Kinnard. Two starters -- Banks and right tackle Zach Tom -- are still working their way back from injuries, but the goal this season is to have more continuity up front. Banks was on the physically unable to perform list for two days with an undisclosed injury but was on the field for some drills Wednesday. Tom, who had patellar tendon surgery in the offseason, never went on PUP and said he should be back in team drills soon. When asked if Week 1 was an option, Tom said: "It's not an option; I'm playing Week 1."
More observations:
Undrafted rookie Marlon Jones made one of the top plays of Day 1 when he picked off a Kyle McCord pass near the right pylon and returned it for a 99-yard touchdown. Jones, who two years ago was diagnosed with Stage 3 lymphoma, said afterward: "Going through chemo, having to take a year off of football, going to Vandy, I definitely took the scenic route to get here, but I don't regret any of it. I wouldn't change any of it. I think it's all made me who I am today."
Linebacker Zaire Franklin, acquired from the Colts in a trade this offseason, forced a fumble when he stripped running back MarShawn Lloyd after a short reception. Said Franklin: "You make plays in practice, you make plays in the game. ... It doesn't matter if it's July, May, August, middle of December, every time I'm on the field I'm playing like it's my last play and any time I can make a play to help the team."
The only surprise addition to the injury list was cornerback Keisean Nixon, who did not practice because of a hamstring injury. Nixon, who was not on PUP to start camp, was not available in the locker room after practice.
Rookie offensive lineman Jager Burton dropped out of practice before the first team period after he felt something in his hamstring. The fifth-round pick went inside briefly with a member of the training staff and then returned to the field to watch the rest of practice.
Gutekunst indicated a contract extension for tight end Tucker Kraft could happen soon, perhaps to coincide with his return to practice from last year's torn ACL. Kraft is on PUP but is expected to practice at some point during camp and be ready to play Week 1. "We have a little bit of time because he's just not there yet," Gutekunst said. "But I would expect hopefully that would get done."
Tuesday, July 28
The kicking competition has taken another turn. Enter Lenny Krieg of Germany. Exit Lucas Havrisik, the franchise record holder for the longest field goal. It all might be moot if rookie Trey Smack wins the job, as the Packers hope, after investing a sixth-round pick in him. But Smack is going to have to earn it -- just not against the competition he thought.
The Packers signed Krieg after working him out Monday, and they decided a three-man kicking competition would be counterproductive. Havrisik kicked in three games for the Packers last season while Brandon McManus recovered from a quad injury and made a 61-yard field goal against the Arizona Cardinals to break the previous team record of 58 yards set by Mason Crosby in 2011.
Krieg spent last season on the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.
More observations:
While Krieg comes from Berlin and had never kicked in an American football game until he joined the Falcons last summer, he was not signed by Green Bay as part of the International Player Pathway program. Instead, the Packers used that spot to sign Australian tight end Thomas Yassmin. They released their previous international player, edge rusher Dante Barnett of England.
As expected, Micah Parsons joined the list of players on the physically unable to perform list. Parsons was officially placed on PUP on Tuesday, along with tackle Brant Banks, long-snapper Matt Orzech, defensive end Jordon Riley and defensive tackle Nazir Stackhouse.
Before the Packers' first practice of camp on Wednesday, general manager Brian Gutekunst will speak to reporters. It will be his first time taking questions from the media since the NFL draft in April.
Monday, July 27
In his first address to Packers shareholders as team president during Monday's annual meeting, Ed Policy offered some additional reasoning for his offseason decision to retain coach Matt LaFleur along with general manager Brian Gutekunst and vice president of football administration/player finance Russ Ball. Though Policy didn't mention Jordan Love, he suggested that his starting quarterback was one of the reasons.
"We had 10 head coach openings throughout the league this past offseason, and that caused a tremendous amount of chaos in a lot of organizations," Policy said. "I believe that players -- especially quarterbacks and championship-caliber teams -- develop best in an environment of continuity, not chaos."
The Packers have made the playoffs in each of Love's first three seasons as the starter but have won only one playoff game. It was Policy's first major decision since he took over for the retired Mark Murphy after last year's shareholders meeting. The Packers held this year's meeting on the eve of the players' reporting date for training camp.
More observations:
Any excitement over Micah Parsons not being on the physically unable to perform list Monday was quickly squashed with the word that the star edge rusher will be on PUP to start camp, most likely starting Tuesday. The Packers placed five players on PUP on Monday, but Parsons was not on the list because of what was described as procedural/timing. Players must be on PUP before their team's first training camp practice, which is Wednesday for the Packers, to be eligible to start the regular season with that designation. Parsons is not expected to be ready for the start of the season while he continues to rehab last season's torn left ACL.
Players placed on PUP on Monday were guard Aaron Banks, tight end Tucker Kraft, tight end Luke Musgrave, defensive tackle Javon Hargrave and cornerback Kamal Hadden. They all missed part or all of the offseason practices because of injuries. Running back Chris Brooks was placed on the non-football injury list.
One of the loudest cheers from the assembled stockholders Monday came when Policy said: "We are not selling the naming rights to Lambeau Field."