Packers keep minicamp momentum indoors as rookie Jager Burton earns first-team reps on Day 2

The Green Bay Packers held the second of three mandatory minicamp practices on Wednesday, moving indoors to the team’s Hutson Center after inclement weather forced the club off its usual outdoor preparations. The shift was more than a logistical change, because spring minicamp is one of the limited stretches where coaches can evaluate how players handle the pace and tempo of structured team work in front of the entire coaching staff.

Day 2 also served as a spotlight for rookie linebacker Jager Burton, who received first-team snaps during the session. For a young defender, those reps matter because they come with clearer reads and faster decision-making than individual work. First-team positioning during minicamp can be an early indicator of what the coaching staff values in day-to-day assignments, especially for players learning the playbook and alignment responsibilities at the NFL level.

The Packers’ minicamp format itself underscores why Day 2 is important. The team is working through mandatory sessions designed to compress installation and evaluation into a short, intense window. Each day carries a different feel in spring, with practices typically building on the previous one, so moving indoors in the middle of that rhythm can affect timing and the execution details coaches look for.

While the indoor environment can limit some aspects of field-based drills, the team still used the session to run structured periods that test communication, spacing, and the ability to process the next play. For players competing for roles, that means repetition within the same meeting-window discipline, even when weather changes the setting. For coaches, it provides a practical way to compare how veterans and rookies respond when routines are interrupted and then rebuilt quickly.

From a roster-building standpoint, the emphasis on Burton’s involvement is notable because minicamp is where players separate themselves in the “coachable” parts of the game, not only in raw physical ability. Getting first-team reps suggests the Packers want to see how quickly Burton can handle the responsibility of playing with the starters, including understanding leverage, fitting assignments, and reacting on the run of play rather than in isolated drills.

The Packers will finish their mandatory minicamp block with a third practice, giving the team one more day to continue sorting out depth chart questions and to further evaluate Burton and other competing players. What to watch next is whether the first-team attention Burton received on Day 2 remains consistent, and how the team manages the balance between installation work and performance evaluation as the minicamp series reaches its close.

As always with spring practices, the results are directional rather than definitive. Minicamp is not the regular season, and individual stretches do not translate cleanly into game-week roles. Still, the combination of a weather-driven venue change and a rookie’s early first-team workload provides a clear snapshot of what Green Bay is prioritizing as it pushes into the next phase of offseason preparation.