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WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareShareCheese Curds Justin McCray Jersey , 4/8: Packers are ready to start fresh for offseason workoutsBenny Sieu-USA TODAY SportsFriends, it is a glorious day. We have endured the long night of the offseason, and although training camp and the real football that follows are both still months away, a new era begins today.The Packers are back in Green Bay.To say it’s been a tumultuous few months for the Packers is like calling Lake Michigan a pond. Mike McCarthy’s mid-season departure marked the first time since the pre-Lombardi era the Packers had fired a coach in-season, and the subsequent search for a coach and hiring of Matt LaFleur captured headlines around the league for weeks.Then we got a new dose of drama in the form of Ty Dunne’s Bleacher Report article, the specifics of which are no doubt familiar to you.Suffice it to say, this is a franchise desperately in need of some new grist for the mill, some actual substance to capture the imagination of beat reporters and fans alike. We get that today with the start of the Packers’ offseason program.To be sure, there will be plenty of questions about the happenings of the past few months, and Dunne’s article, in particular, will no doubt get plenty of play in and around the locker room.But with each passing instance of something resembling actual football Preston Smith Jersey , the Packers’ drama-laden last few months will fade further into the background. The tide is turning toward the future in Green Bay. At least, that’s the hope.Five focal points for Packers as Matt LaFleur’s offseason program gets underway | Packers NewsRyan Wood outlines five things on which fans should focus as the Packers get underway today. Not surprisingly, the relationship between Aaron Rodgers and Matt LaFleur tops the list.Establishing New Culture is LaFleur’s Top Priority | Cheesehead TVLaFleur’s relationship with Rodgers is important, but it’s just one part of the overall Packers picture. Expanded replay will be good for the game | Packers.comMark Murphy is responding to one of the most controversial developments of this offseason. No, not the Bleacher Report article. Boston College OL Chris Lindstrom checks all the boxes for Packers | Packers WireAfter all the drama of the offseason so far, you could be forgiven for forgetting all about the NFL Draft. Okay, maybe not quite. But over at Packers Wire, Zach Kruse makes the case that Chris Lindstrom, though not flashy, is the best fit for the Packers in this year’s draft. Need A Can’t-Miss Wheel Of Cheese? Try Playing It Some Hip-Hop | NPRIf you’re aging some cheese in your basement (and why wouldn’t you?), you may want to consider piping in some very specific tunes. The young wideout will officially be back for another go in 2019."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareSharePackers WR Jake Kumerow signs exclusive-rights tender, per reportVincent Carchietta-USA TODAY SportsExclusive-rights free agency is a bit of an afterthought in the NFL. Players with fewer than three accrued seasons of experience have little to no negotiating power under the league’s current collective bargaining agreement Ty Summers Jersey 2019 , as they remain entirely under team control until their fourth season.Still, it is notable any time a player signs a contract, and that happened today with Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jake Kumerow. Despite entering the NFL in 2015, Kumerow has just one season of experience accrued towards free agency, and with his contract up in 2019, the Packers used an exclusive-rights tender on him for the upcoming season — essentially a one-year contract at the player’s league-minimum salary. For someone with one year of experience, that value is $570,000 in 2019.On Friday, ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reported that Kumerow has signed that tender, locking him in for the upcoming season. The timing of the signing is notable; the Packers begin their offseason workout program on Monday, and without signing the tender, Kumerow may have been unable to participate on day one.The Packers used five tenders on ERFA players in 2019 Jace Sternberger Green Bay Packer , and Kumerow is the second reported player to sign his, joining offensive lineman Justin McCray. Reggie Gilbert, Lucas Patrick, and Robert Tonyan have yet to sign, and likely will do so before Monday.A player must spend six games on either injured reserve or the 53-man roster in a single season in order to collect an accrued season towards free agency. Kumerow spent the first half of the year on injured reserve in 2018, then played in the Packers’ final five games, hitting those qualifications. He did spend a brief time on IR with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2016, but not long enough to log an accrued season.