Notes from Day 2 of Mini Camp

[MickeyDavis]

Defensive end DeVon Hicks gets the game ball for today's afternoon practice.

An undrafted rookie from Northwest Mississippi, Hicks recovered a Paul Thompson fumble during the second period. Then, during the blitz period, Hicks drew roars from his teammates by snaring a Thompson pass at the line -- with one hand -- and fighting his way into the end zone.

Other odds and ends ...

-- Thompson and Jerry Babb again took turns running the second-team offense. Thompson had two interceptions and a fumble during team periods, while Babb ran into some trouble when his unit false started on two consecutive plays.

-- Bubba Franks took some initial reps with the first team after Donald Lee got almost all of them in two previous practices.

-- Spencer Havner, Aaron Rouse and others had cameos with the first-team defense as coaches substituted liberally during the late team periods.

-- Middle linebacker Nick Barnett appeared to jam a finger or his left wrist batting down an Ingle Martin pass, but he completed practice.

-- Tyrone Culver and Atari Bigby had interceptions during the team and 7-on-7 periods, respectively.

And here they are, your final worthless passing statistics from today's team, blitz and 7-on-7 periods:

-- Brett Favre 5-for-10
-- Aaron Rodgers 9-for-15, 2 INTs
-- Ingle Martin 16-for-28
-- Jerry Babb 5-for-12
-- Paul Thompson 7-for-15, 2 INTs

Favre and Rodgers participated only in 7-on-7, while only Martin participated in all three drills.

Last practice of minicamp begins at 10:15 a.m. Sunday.

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Veteran cornerback Charles Woodson was excused from today's afternoon practice for what a team spokesman called "personal reasons."

It was unclear whether Woodson, who also plans to skip OTAs the next month, would be at the Packers' final minicamp practice Sunday morning.

The Packers' other starting cornerback, Al Harris, also sat out this afternoon's workout but was on the sideline. Patrick Dendy and Will Blackmon worked with the first team.

Chad Clifton, who sat out the morning practice, participated in all drills in the afternoon.
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-- Rookie receiver David Clowney was the only player stripped during a gauntlet-style ball security drill. Clowney, a fifth-round draft pick who ran the 40 in 4.29 seconds indoors at his campus workout, also is working as a gunner with the punt coverage unit.

-- With top draft pick Justin Harrell sitting out contact drills again, Corey Williams and Colin Cole split time with the first team roughly evenly.

-- Rookie running back DeShawn Wynn (calf), one of the Packers' two seventh-round draft picks, said he will be ready to participate when organized team activities resume May 31.
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Tight end Zac Alcorn sat out today's morning practice with a bruised right knee, the product of his collision with two teammates Friday afternoon.

That meant increased reps for rookie Clark Harris and Tory Humphrey. Donald Lee once again took the majority of reps with the first team, with Bubba Franks occasionally rotating in but playing primarily with the twos.

Guard Jason Spitz (back) and defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamilia (thigh bruise), both injured Friday, did not practice and likely are done for the weekend.

Josh Bourke spent the majority of practice at left tackle in place of Chad Clifton, who sat out as a general precaution. Receiver Chris Francies watched most of practice with a wrap on his right hand.

Rookie linebacker Desmond Bishop, who missed Friday's practice because Cal-Berkeley still is in session, participated and dropped an interception during a team drill.

[Neusch23]

Good stuff, thanks MD!

[SteveScheffler]

so clutch man. props.