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5 players to watch during Packers’ Family Night practice

Here are five players to watch when the Packers host their Family Night practice on Saturday night.

The Green Bay Packers are nine practices into training camp. What’s up next for practice No. 10? Family Night at Lambeau Field. Saturday night’s main event will feature a full practice with live tackling and 11-on-11 work. It kicks off at 7:30 p.m., and the team will live-stream it all on Packers.com.

Who should you be watching closely during Family Night?

Here are five players to watch:

S Evan Williams

Rookies can become a little awestruck on Family Night, practicing in front of 65,000 people (or more!) under the bright lights of Lambeau Field. It’s certainly a different kind of experience that can’t be found anywhere else. However, fourth-round safety Evan Williams has shown that no moment has been too big for him through the first two weeks of training camp. He’s been a surprise standout, flashing his ball skills even while running with the starting defense. Now, it’s time to see if he can replicate that success and comfortability in what will feel like an actual game. Williams is currently competing with Anthony Johnson Jr. and fellow rookie Javon Bullard for first-team reps alongside Xavier McKinney. He’s made a strong impression thus far, but a good performance on Family Night could give him a slight edge. — Brandon Carwile

K Anders Carlson

The second-year kicker is fresh off a 4-for-7 performance during Thursday’s practice and is now 25-for-31 through nine practices. Meanwhile, Carlson’s competition, Greg “The Leg” Joseph went 7-for-7 and is now sitting 29-for-31. It was last year during family night when Carlson started to gain momentum throughout training camp when he went 8-for-9, including a 51-yard bomb. Consistency was the issue during Carlson’s rookie campaign and up until Thursday’s practice he was off to a strong start to camp. Can the second-year kicker bounce back in a big way on Saturday in front of a packed Lambeau Field to get back to par? — Brennen Rupp

WR Grant DuBose

The top four receivers look mostly set in stone, and Bo Melton, Malik Heath and Samori Toure have all played meaningful snaps in regular season games. Just don’t forget about DuBose, a seventh-round pick last year who is impressing through two weeks of camp. Can he put together another big performance and continue making things interesting in the receiver competition? Coach Matt LaFleur was complimentary earlier this week. “Very detailed guy, gives great effort, great hands, can run through the ball, strong.” It’s time to see those attributes in action during Family Night. –– Zach Kruse

CB Kalen King

The rookie seventh-rounder had a pick-six on Jordan Love to start the week. With Carrington Valentine working through a hamstring injury, it’s possible King will get a bunch of looks with the first- and second-team defenses. The Packers aren’t short on receivers, so any rep for a young cornerback will be a battle. Can King keep making plays, especially when the lights come on at Family Night? Not so long ago, a rookie cornerback named Sam Shields made a splash during the annual practice at Lambeau Field. King seems to have a knack for the finding the ball, whether he’s playing in the slot or outside.  — Zach Kruse

TE Luke Musgrave

All the receivers have made highlight plays during training camp. Musgrave has been a little quiet in the passing game, but don’t let dampen his potential as a second-year breakout candidate. Can Musgrave use his speed and size to create a few big plays? His hype train for 2024 could really get on the fast track if he’s able to produce a few highlights during Family Night. — Zach Kruse

Packers to live stream Family Night practice on team website

The Packers will live stream the team’s Family Night practice on the team’s official website on Saturday night.

Not only will the Green Bay Packers broadcast the team’s Family Night practice on the Packers TV Network, but the team is planning to live stream the event — set for a 7:00 p.m. start from Lambeau Field — on the team’s website.

In years past, the Packers have only made the event available through the limited-area television broadcast, mostly in fear of compromising a competitive advantage with a full broadcast of a training camp practice. Now, fans from across the country will get an opportunity to see Family Night without needing to find an alternate online stream. It’s possible the team now sees the folly of attempting to limit the reach of a practice open to over 80,000 in-person fans and already televised locally.

From the Packers:

“For fans not attending the event, a statewide telecast will be available on various local and Packers TV Network stations. The stations broadcasting the event include WACY-TV (Channel 32) in Green Bay and WPXE-TV (Channel 55) in Milwaukee, as well as WAOW-TV in Wausau, WKOW-TV in Madison, WXOW-TV in La Crosse, WQOW-TV in Eau Claire, KQDS-TV in Duluth-Superior and ELUC-TV in Escanaba-Marquette. The event will also be televised on KWWL-TV and WHBF-TV in Iowa; KATN-TV, KYUR-TV and KJUD-TV in Alaska; and KSFY-TV in Sioux Falls, SD. For fans outside of these viewing areas who want to follow along, the event will be livestreamed on packers.com.”

All available tickets for Family Night have been sold.

The Packers are planning for a full practice on Saturday night. It will serve as the team’s 10th practice of training camp.

Practice is set for a 7:30 p.m. start. On-field warmups will begin at 7:00 p.m. The Packers will have fireworks at Lambeau Field following the practice.

Packers set annual Family Night event for Saturday, Aug. 3

Packers Family Night is set for Saturday, Aug. 3 at Lambeau Field.

The Green Bay Packers will host the team’s annual “Family Night” event at Lambeau Field on Saturday, Aug. 3, the team announced Monday.

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, June 26 at 10:00 a.m. The cost is still $10, although the team is now charging $5 for parking this year.

The Packers will take the field for warmups at 7:00 p.m. ahead of the 7:30 p.m. practice. Fireworks are planned for after practice.

Matt LaFleur’s team will hold a full practice inside Lambeau Field.

While not live streamed, the Packers will have a broadcast of “Family Night” available through the Packers TV Network.

“Family Night” is entering its 23rd season. This year, fans will get an up and close look at a potential Super Bowl contender in Year 2 of the Jordan Love era.

The team is still finishing the training camp practice schedule. A week after the “Family Night” practice, the Packers will go on the road to play the Cleveland Browns in the preseason opener on Aug. 10.

6 players who boosted stock at Packers Family Night practice

Who boosted their stock at Packers Family Night? Here are our six picks.

Following Family Night at Lambeau Field on Saturday, the Green Bay Packers will be back on the practice field Monday and beginning an important week that will feature a joint practice and preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Can the players who put their best foot forward inside Lambeau Field stack success this week?

Here are six players who boosted their stock at Family Night:

5 big things from Packers Family Night practice

Five big things from Packers Family Night: Love’s finish, Luke Musgrave’s playmaking, Carlson’s bounce back, interior d-line and an injury update.

There was a lot that took place during the Green Bay Packers’ annual Family Night practice, and you can find many of those items in my key observations article. However, I also wanted to dive deeper into some of my most important takeaways.

The Family Night practice is played inside Lambeau Field and provides the players with a game-like feel as they practiced in front of 65,000-plus fans. The practice consisted of one-on-one drills, situational drills such as third downs, red zone situations, and two-minute scenarios, along with special teams reps.

“What an incredible atmosphere,” said Matt LaFleur in his post-practice press conference. “I think that was the most people that I’ve experienced in five years here. You got to give it up for our fans, showing up for us.

“It’s a great experience, a great environment for a lot of our young players. Certainly, to end it offensively, with Jordan (scoring in the two-minute drill), I thought it was a great job.”

Again, there was a lot to choose from, but if I were to put a bow on what I saw, here are my five big things from the Packers’ eighth training camp practice.

Packers rookie K Anders Carlson bounces back during Family Night

With the pressure on, Packers rookie kicker Anders Carlson delivered an impressive performance during Family Night.

Green Bay Packers rookie kicker Anders Carlson bounced back from a difficult start to his first training camp with an impressive performance inside Lambeau Field on “Family Night.”

Carlson made eight of nine field goal attempts, including five of at least 45 yards and a 51-yarder to end the competitive portion of practice.

Coach Matt LaFleur said the performance would help “build confidence” for Carlson, the Packers’ sixth-round pick.

“I was super proud with the poise that he showed and the execution. If we can get that, I think he’s going to be A-OK, because he’s got a big-time leg,” LaFleur said, via Packers.com.

Carlson, who was 16-of-27 on kicks to start camp, was good from 40, 44, 49, 43, 45, 51, 53 and 51 yards on Saturday night. His one miss came from 50 yards but was mostly the result of a poor snap. According to Paul Bretl, the snap was high, leading to a difficult hold.

Bouncing back is an important part of building resilency for a specialist in the NFL. On a night with 65,000 fans inside Lambeau Field, Carlson showcased his talent and proved to LaFleur he can respond to shaky performances.

Of course, one practice — even one of this magnitude — is still just one practice. Carlson must build on his great night at Lambeau Field over the rest of training camp, starting this coming week when the Packers go to Cincinnati for a joint practice and preseason game. As always, consistency is the name of the game.

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Key observations and takeaways from Packers Family Night practice

All the key observations and takeaways from the Packers’ Family Night practice on Saturday night.

The Green Bay Packers’ annual Family Night practice took place in front of 65,000-plus fans inside Lambeau Field on Saturday night. In a game-like environment, there were a number of competitive periods.

Here are my observations and takeaways from what I saw from the Lambeau Field press box. Throughout the article you’ll find tweets of mind with the outcome from one-on-one reps between the pass catchers and defensive backs:

— Injury updates: Rashan Gary and Eric Stokes, who are on the PUP list, did not participate, neither did Grant DuBose who is on the NFI list. David Bakhtiari was still out after dropping out of Tuesday’s practice. Elgton Jenkins did not participate either (note: out with an illness). Lew Nichols was out after taking a big hit on Thursday, as was Josiah Deguara, who left Tuesday’s practice with a calf injury.

— Keisean Nixon, Samori and Jayden Reed were returning punts during that period, while Nixon and Reed were the two primary kick returners. It will be interesting to see if Nixon continues to handle both return responsibilities while also playing defense, or if Reed takes over one of them.

— Without Bakhtiari or Jenkins on the left side, the Packers starting offensive line was Yosh Nijman at left tackle, followed by Royce Newman, Josh Myers, Jon Runyan, and Zach Tom. Because the Packers were without Bakhtiari and Jenkins, we saw little movement along the offensive line, which meant that Tom only played right tackle.

— It’s worth mentioning, the starting kick return unit included Patrick Taylor. Both Brian Gutekunst and Matt LaFleur mentioned this week that special teams would play an important factor in determining the third running back. With that said, Goodson continues to have the larger role within the offense and continues to take snaps ahead of Taylor, but again, that doesn’t sound like it’ll be the deciding factor.

— Also on that kick return unit was Tyler Davis, Tucker Kraft, Luke Musgrave, Corey Ballentine, Jonathan Owens, Tariq Carpenter, Innis Gaines, Eric Wilson, and Isaiah McDuffie.

— Along with Taylor, also with the starting kick return unit was Innis Gaines. As I’ve discussed before, I’m not sure what his path to the 53 looks like with crowded safety and cornerbacks rooms, but he made some impact plays on special teams in 2022 and has spent time with the second team defense this summer in the slot.

— With Wicks likely being the fifth receiving option for much of the season along with how active running backs and tight ends are in the passing game, I don’t expect him to have a big role as a rookie. But with that said, he is such a smooth route runner. He didn’t post an elite 40 time prior to the draft, but he knows how to create separation with his release and refined route running abilities. He can become someone who can win in all parts of the field.

— I would say this was Tucker Kraft’s best practice as a pass catcher. Saw his YAC ability on display, something he was known for coming out of South Dakota State. He also made a nice contested catch in the red zone.

— Luke Musgrave is going to be such a weapon for this offense and right away will play a big role. During the starting offense’s first possession, Musgrave was targeted twice almost immediately and both with big play potential. One was on an intermediate crosser and another down the seam. This is going to be an element the Packers just didn’t have at this position. Along with playing inline and from the slot, we will see him on the boundary somewhat regularly as well.

— For the second practice in a row, Jonathan Owens saw his snaps come with the starting defense. Matt LaFleur said that we would see the safeties continually rotated, but Owens has put together a really nice camp. Last season with Houston he was one of the best tackling safeties in football.

— After an up and down week, tonight was a great response from Anders Carlson, who finished the night 8-for-9 on field goals, ranging from 35 yards to 53. His one miss came from 50, but was a product of a high snap, which led to a shaky hold.

— On each of Carlson’s field goal attempts, Daniel Whelan and Pat O’Donnell alternated as holder. Whelan has a big leg, but there is some risk that can come with relying on a rookie kicker and a rookie holder, especially when points may be at a premium. With that said, given that Whelan is getting the same holding opportunities as O’Donnell, this competition does seem to be heating up. If the Packers release O’Donnell they save about $1.5 million in cap space.

— Throughout training camp, I’ve been really impressed with the play of the linebackers, both on the first and second units. De’Vondre Campbell and Quay Walker, in particular, have done very well against the run, filling gaps and not letting the ball carriers get upfield when trying to go outside.

— Speaking of Walker, when the offense was at its own five yard line, I saw him lined up at the line of scrimmage as a pass rusher with Preston Smith and Lukas Van Ness at edge and Kenny Clark in the middle. I really like this wrinkle. We saw Walker used as a pass rusher occasionally last season, but as I wrote here, I do think there is room for that role to expand. However, as LB coach Kirk Olivadotti said, step one is continuing to handle his inside linebacker responsibilities first.

— Tyler Davis has done really well as a blocker. He is going to see his fair share of snaps this season at this rate. After practice, LaFleur said that Davis will be relied on more this season and also complimented him for his special teams abilities.

— There were a couple of missed throws early on by Love but overall thought it was an efficient performance. Even when he was off, there were no drive killing mistakes. Matt LaFleur said he settled in well.

— I thought this was Malik Heath’s best practice during training camp. Looked really good as a route runner. Him and Bo Melton are fighting for the potential sixth wide receiver role.

— Karl Brooks capped off a nice week with another strong performance on Family Night, specifically as a pass rusher. Colby Wooden had some impressive snaps as well.

— The offensive line, specifically the perimeter blockers, did a nice job creating running lanes for the ball carriers. The interior defensive line continued to get a steady push, which is a promising development from a season ago. Along with that DeVonte Wyatt continues to flash.

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Packers Family Night 2023: How to watch annual practice at Lambeau Field

The Packers do not stream Family Night, but the practice will be available to watch within the Packers TV Network.

The Green Bay Packers will hold their annual “Family Night” practice inside Lambeau Field on Saturday, Aug. 5. The event marks the eighth practice of training camp and will usher in the start of more competitive schedule featuring a joint practice and the opening preseason game next week in Cincinnati.

This is the 22nd annual practice at Lambeau Field. Bellin Health is the primary sponsor in 2023.

Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s Family Night:

What to know

When: Saturday, Aug. 5
Time: Practice begins at 7:30
Where: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI

The Packers are asking all attendees to wear the color white inside Lambeau Field for a “White Out.”

All available tickets, over 73,000, have been distributed and are not for resale. Parking is available for $5.

How to watch

The Packers do not offer an official stream of the event. However, the practice will be televised throughout the Packers TV Network.

The practice is available on the following channels in market:

WGBA-TV in Green Bay
WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee
WAOW-TV in Wausau
WKOW-TV in Madison
WXOW-TV in La Crosse
WQOW-TV in Eau Claire
KQDS-TV in Duluth-Superior
WLUC-TV in Escanaba-Marquette
KWWL-TV and WHBF-TV in Iowa
KATN-TV, KYUR-TV and KJUD-TV in Alaska
KDLT in Sioux Falls, SD

Events schedule

The Lambeau Field Atrium opens at 1:30 for ticketed guests, while the parking lot opens at 3:30 p.m. Activities begin in the stadium at 5:30, including a youth football scrimmage at 6:00 and a dance performance at 6:25. Matt LaFleur’s team will warm up on field at 7:00. Practice begins at 7:30 and is expected to go until 9:20. At 9:30, the fireworks and laser show will begin, weather permitting.

What to watch

Here’s what to watch during the practice, via Paul Bretl of Packers Wire:

What to watch for during Packers annual Family Night practice

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What to watch for during Packers annual Family Night practice

Everything worth watching when the Packers hold their annual “Family Night” practice at Lambeau Field on Saturday night.

The Green Bay Packers’ annual Family Night practice, which takes place in front of an often sold-out crowd inside Lambeau Field, will take place on Saturday evening, and as always, there will be a lot worth paying attention to.

Every practice matters, but this one very much has a game-like feel, so performing well in this environment is where players can really begin to separate themselves within their position groups, whether they are competing for playing time or a roster spot. From there, as Matt LaFleur frequently points out, it’s about building off those strong performances and being consistent each day.

“The sole focus each and every time you go out there is to try to get better each and every day in everything they do,” said Matt LaFleur. “In order to do that, you have to give max effort, you got to be deliberate about what you’re doing. Know the ins and outs, the details, the why of everything we are asking these guys to do.”

Here are some of the big things that I will have my eyes on when the Packers take the practice field:

Packers set annual ‘Family Night’ event for Saturday, Aug. 5

The Packers will host “Family Night” at Lambeau Field on Saturday, Aug. 5. Tickets will go on sale on June 29.

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The Green Bay Packers will celebrate “Family Night” during training camp on Saturday, Aug. 5. The annual practice inside Lambeau Field is set for a 7:30 p.m. start and will feature a “game-like atmosphere” and a fireworks show following the event.

“Family Night” was once a live scrimmage but has since been turned into a typical training camp practice.

The 2023 version of the event will mark the 22nd time the Packers have hosted “Family Night” during training camp. This year, Packers fans will get to see the start of the Jordan Love era up close at Lambeau Field.

Tickets, priced at $10, will go on sale on Thursday, June 29 at 10:00 a.m. through Ticketmaster.com. Parking will be available for $5.

Fans can enter Lambeau Field at 5:30 p.m. Warmups are scheduled for 7:00 and the start of practice at 7:30.

The Packers will broadcast the event throughout the state of Wisconsin on the Packers TV Network.

The start of training camp for the Packers is expected during the end of July, although the schedule is not yet finalized.