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Packers' Jenkins Dealing with Back Issue While Adapting to Position Switch
GREEN BAY PACKERS TRAINING CAMP, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, JUL 23 – Elgton Jenkins is sidelined with a back injury but expected to start practicing soon as he transitions from left guard to center amid Packers' offensive line restructuring.
- On July 23 in Green Bay, Elgton Jenkins begins camp on the NFI list with a `back thing`, and he doesn’t participate in drills.
- After years at left guard and having played center in college, the Packers plan to shift Elgton Jenkins to the center position.
- According to ESPN, Jenkins skipped OTAs over earnings concerns and also sat out last month’s mandatory minicamp.
- He added `Elgton hasn’t missed anything mandatory for us,` and the team believes his versatility makes him an ideal center.
- To build line cohesion, the Green Bay Packers aim to have Jenkins snapping to Jordan Love over the next couple of months as their starting center.
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