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Packers Ready for Hot Start to Training Camp

Rain potentially could interfere with fans’ ability to watch the first practice of Packers training camp on Wednesday.
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Packers Ready for Hot Start to Training Camp
Packers Ready for Hot Start to Training Camp

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GREEN BAY, Wis. – The heat is on the Green Bay Packers.

Literally.

It will be a steamy start to training camp when they are cheered onto Ray Nitschke Field by their fans for the first time on Wednesday. According to WBAY-TV in Green Bay, it will be a muggy 82 on Wednesday followed by a sweltering 92 on Thursday. The high for Friday’s closed practice is down to 83. With fans back in the bleachers on Saturday, it will be a pleasant 77.

Sunday is an off-day.

“The forecast for the start of Packers training camp looks tricky,” WBAY meteorologist Steve Beylon said on Tuesday. “That’s because I’m expecting a cluster of thunderstorms to move across the Fox Valley tomorrow morning. Green Bay will likely be on the edge of dealing with these storms. Any storms tomorrow morning may have downpours, small hail and gusty winds. Let’s hope these storms keep away from those player bike rides with the kiddos.”

The bad news for Wednesday’s first practice is rain could drive the team inside the Don Hutson Center so fans won’t get to watch. The good news, so long as the rain stays away, is the clouds will drive down a temperature that had been predicted to be much hotter earlier in the week.

“I’m thinking by late morning, it will be in the upper-half of the 70s,” Beylon said. “That’s not awfully hot but, boy, will it feel muggy. The humidity will make even the most-hardy railbirds sweat on those metal benches.”

Coach Matt LaFleur doesn’t mind some hot weather.

“I’m less concerned about the heat,” LaFleur said on Tuesday about the forecast and ongoing air-quality issues from the Canadian wildfires. “It’s going to be very important for our guys to make sure they stay hydrated and are doing whatever they can do so we don’t have anybody go out there and overheat.

“I know our training staff and (nutritionist) Adam Korzin will be all over our guys in terms of making sure their fueling and getting the proper hydration. But it’s part of training camp. You don’t want it easy on anybody. As far as the air quality, that’s something we can’t control. If it’s so bad that we have to go inside then we’ll adjust.”

Here are the dates for the training camp practices that are open to the public, along with the predicted weather from the 10-day forecast at WBAY.

Wednesday, July 26: Practice, 10:30 a.m. High of 82, scattered storms.

Thursday, July 27: Practice, 10:30 a.m. High of 92, partly cloudy.

Friday, July 28: Closed practice. High of 83, scattered storms.

Saturday, July 29: Practice, 10:30 a.m. High of 77, partly cloudy.

Sunday, July 30: No practice.

Monday, July 31: Practice, time TBA. High of 84, partly cloudy.

Tuesday, Aug. 1: Practice, time TBA. High of 82, partly cloudy.

Thursday, Aug. 3: Practice, time TBA. High of 81, partly cloudy.

Saturday, Aug. 5: Family Night. Door opens at 5:30 p.m., practice starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available here.

Monday, Aug. 7: Practice.

Wednesday, Aug. 9: Joint practice at Cincinnati Bengals.

Friday, Aug. 11: Preseason No. 1 at Cincinnati Bengals, 6 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 14: Practice.

Wednesday, Aug. 16: Joint practice against New England Patriots.

Thursday, Aug. 17: Joint practice against New England Patriots.

Saturday, Aug. 19: Preseason No. 2 vs. New England Patriots, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 22: Practice.

Wednesday, Aug. 23: Last practice of training camp that's open to public.

Saturday, Aug. 26: Preseason No. 3 vs. Seattle Seahawks, noon.

Tuesday, Aug. 29: Roster cuts from 90 players to 53.

Sunday, Sept. 10: Week 1 at Chicago Bears, 3:25 p.m.

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Bill Huber, who has covered the Green Bay Packers since 2008, is the publisher of Packers On SI, a Sports Illustrated channel. E-mail: packwriter2002@yahoo.com History: Huber took over Packer Central in August 2019. Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillHuberNFL Background: Huber graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he played on the football team, in 1995. He worked in newspapers in Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells and Shawano before working at The Green Bay News-Chronicle and Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1998 through 2008. With The News-Chronicle, he won several awards for his commentaries and page design. In 2008, he took over as editor of Packer Report Magazine, which was founded by Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke, and PackerReport.com. In 2019, he took over the new Sports Illustrated site Packer Central, which he has grown into one of the largest sites in the Sports Illustrated Media Group.

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