Jul 30th 2008 4:54PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Packers, NFC NorthRyan Grant has every right to be insulted by the Packers most recent offer, and since it looks like the team is quite comfortable moving forward with Aaron Rodgers as the starting quarterback, I’m guessing the front office would love to have Grant in camp, well, now, to help ease Rodgers’ transition to the full-time gig.

Or, maybe, the club is perfectly happy with the offer currently on the table because Brandon Jackson has been such a pleasant surprise. Throughout the offseason, McCarthy repeatedly mentioned the name of the second-year running back from Nebraska when asked which players might enjoy a breakout season in 2008. That kind of praise for Jackson, a second-round pick in 2007, has continued early in training camp.

“I think he looks like a different player from this time last year, and I think you could say that for a lot of rookies,” McCarthy said. “… I think he’s definitely going to be a factor as we move forward as a core player there. He’s had a great offseason.” Continue Reading