The Green Bay Packers could be among the best teams in the NFC in 2024.
Green Bay has some high expectations heading into the new season, but there still is one major question mark. There's less than a week to go until the Packers kick off Week 1 action against the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil on Friday, September 6th.
The Packers had a competition for the kicker job throughout the summer and ultimately ended up cutting 2023 starter Anders Carlson. Green Bay ended up bringing in rookie kicker Brayden Narveson and Packers head coach Matt LaFleur already has been impressed, according to ESPN's Rob Demovsky.
"It took Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur all of two practices to change his tune on going into Friday's season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil with a kicker he has never seen in person in a game," Demovsky said. "Before rookie kicker Brayden Narveson arrived at team headquarters last week, LaFleur called the situation 'uncharted territory' and acknowledged that having a new, untested kicker could "absolutely, 100 percent" impact some in-game decisions.
"But after Narveson was nearly perfect in his first two kicking sessions in front of the team, LaFleur sounded more comfortable with his new kicker. 'Yeah, I've seen enough to be confident in him,' LaFleur said Sunday. 'If that's what you're asking: Do I have confidence in him? Absolutely.'"
While the kicking spot still is a question, it's a positive that LaFleur already is impressed with Narveson.
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