5 things learned at Packers training camp – Aug. 14
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GREEN BAY – The Packers were in full pads at Ray Nitschke Field for Wednesday's final public practice prior to this weekend's joint practice and preseason game in Denver.Here are five things we learned: Ben Sims is flashing his hands after first full offseason in Green Bay.The 6-foot-5, 240-pound tight end played in all 19 games as a rookie (including playoffs) despite the fact he was playing catch-up with the playbook throughout last season.Claimed off waivers from Minnesota at the end of training camp, Sims was immediately thrown into the fire with fellow Packers rookies Luke Musgrave and Tucker Kraft. While Sims sustained himself on a weekly diet of installations last year, he's been able to digest Green Bay's playbook at a more comfortable pace this offseason and it's showing in the plays he's making in practice.In back-to-back days, Sims made the biggest play of the No. 2 two-minute drill. He caught a 29-yard pass down the seam from Michael Pratt on Tuesday before beating press-ma...