The Green Bay Packers open the preseason with a visit from the Houston Texans on Saturday night. The Texans went on a free-agent spending spree this offseason, creating an experienced roster that should provide a good test for Matt LaFleur’s team to start the exhibition schedule.
Practices are important, but roster spots are so often won and lost during these preseason games. Players sitting on the bubble have a terrific opportunity to go prove their worth against a real opponent.
Here are the players from each position group that must impress during the preseason: