“I can’t tell you how much it’s benefited us to have him in there,” Van Pelt said. “(Recently) we were in meetings and (Rodgers) probably directed three or four questions to Jordy, ‘What would you do on this, Jordy?’ ‘What would you tell Jeff to do here?’ ‘How would you coach Ty on this route?’ His knowledge, his experience, his experience with Aaron as his quarterback, and how Aaron sees it, too, he has a good feel for that, so any time Jordy speaks in the meeting, guys better be taking notes.”

It’s not new for an injured player to stay in Green Bay during his rehab. Defensive tackle B.J. Raji spent all of last season with the Packers after tearing his right biceps in the preseason. He felt it gave him a fresh look at the game and his responsibility to younger linemen such as rookie Mike Pennel.

Raji, now 10 pounds lighter, has returned to the field and is playing more like he did in his second NFL season.

Inside linebacker Sam Barrington has taken the same approach this year after a foot injury he sustained in the opener in Chicago ended his season. He has spent the down time watching every game tape he can get his hands on, keying in on the playing styles of various tight ends and running backs.

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