NFC Notes: Teddy Bridgewater, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Giants, Lions, Packers

Giants

  • Jordan Raanan reports that former NFL S Mike Adams is joining the Giants coaching staff full-time after previously having a spot as a coaching intern. 

Lions

Lions HC Dan Campbell commented on the recent visit that the team had with veteran free agent QB Teddy Bridgewater.

โ€œIt went good,โ€ Campbell said of the visit, via Justin Rodgers of The Detroit News. โ€œGave us a chance to sit down with him face-to-face, particularly [offensive coordinator] Ben [Johnson], โ€˜Bruโ€™ [quaterback coach Mark Brunell], and [G.M.] Brad [Holmes]. It gets me face-to-face with him again. Then just the medical [evaluation]. So, it was good. It was a good visit. Weโ€™ll see where it goes.โ€

  • Campbell on the injury sustained by S C.J. Gardner-Johnson: โ€œIt appears to be that heโ€™s going to be OK. It doesnโ€™t appear to be anything serious. So weโ€™ll see the images look pretty good. He may be out a day or two, but seems to be OK.” (Dave Birkett)

Packers

  • Packers HC Matt LaFleur on OLB Rashan Gary and CB Eric Stokes returning from injury: “We’re hopeful for that. I think they’ve done an outstanding job.” (Wes Hodkiewicz)
  • Packers GM Brian Gutekunst said the team does not want to rush Gary back and will evaluate his status over the next few weeks. (Tom Silverstein)
  • Gutekunst on Garyโ€™s ACL rehab: โ€œHe’s ready to go. He wants to keep pushing and he will. But at the same time, we’ll start him off in these next 2-3 weeks and kind of see where he’s at. I wouldn’t put anything past him because he’s a different kind of guy.โ€ (Matt Schneidman)
  • LaFleur had a brief comment on QB Jordan Love: โ€œHe definitely has complete command of our offense.โ€ (Schneidman)
  • Gutekunst on the team not signing a veteran wide receiver ahead of training camp: “Obviously, weโ€™re very excited about that group and how theyโ€™re gonna grow together with Jordan โ€ฆ players we have in that group right now need to play.โ€ (Schneidman)

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