Packers WRs called to team meeting day after Rodgers rips young receivers

The Green Bay Packers corps of young wide receivers met with the team’s quarterbacks and a group of offensive coaches the day after Aaron Rodgers questioned their progress.

On Tuesday, the reigning MVP criticised his young receivers for “a lot of drops, a lot of bad route decisions, running the wrong route,” during practice, adding: “we’ve got to get better in that area.”

The Packers offense is regrouping after Rodgers’ favourite target, All-Pro receiver Davante Adams, was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this year. The Packers have long been criticised for failing to draft receivers to complement Rodgers, arguably the most talented quarterback of his generation. The last time the team selected a wide receiver in the first-round was 2002.

“It was just really giving us advice,” Samori Toure, a seventh-round pick on this year’s draft, said after Wednesday’s meeting. “Basically, letting us know that the Green Bay receiving corps has always been held to a super-high standard. All the legends who have been through here. It’s just about us carrying on that standard and stepping up.”

Toure went on to catch a 50-yard touchdown pass from Green Bay’s No 2 quarterback, Jordan Love, during a joint practice session with the New Orleans Saints.

Rodgers had not directed criticism at his senior receivers, Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb, who also attended Wednesday’s meeting.

“Both Randall and Allen have been playing with [Rodgers] for quite a long time so certain things that we do, that we may have a mistake on, just from experience they’ve went through that same stage as well,” fourth-round Romeo Doubs said. “Just them picking up the young guys throughout these dog days of camp has been a tremendous blessing and great piece of