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NFL teams rarely keep six receivers on their 53-man rosters. Seven is almost unheard of.
But if the young players comprising the Green Bay Packers depth chart at receiver continue to impress as they have to start this offseason, GM Ted Thompson may have no other choice than to select more than five for his final roster.
After the first day of the Packers mandatory three-day minicamp Tuesday, quarterback Aaron Rodgers singled out one of those young receivers to heap on more praise: Second-year receiver Diondre Borel.
“Diondre Borel is a guy that gives us a different look because he plays a similar position of that of Randall Cobb,” Rodgers said in an interview with Packers.com. “Diondre has made as big of jump as anybody from year 1 to year 2. He really made the most of his reps on the scout team last year.”
The Packers signed Borel as an undrafted free agent in July of 2011. Despite catching just two passes for 35 yards during the preseason, Borel i...
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Diondre Borel,
Aaron Rodgers,
Ted Thompson,
Randall Cobb,
Tori Gurley,
Donald Driver,
Greg Jennings,
Jordy Nelson,
James Jones,
Jarrett Boykin,
Dale Moss,
Shaky Smithson,
Curenski Gilleylen
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Utah State Aggies
TEAMS: Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Utah State Aggies
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