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He struggled early and ascended late, but the Packers eventually replaced him in the starting lineup to end the season.Īccording to Pro Football Focus, Newman played 1,084 snaps as a rookie.
Newman was terrific during the preseason, earned the starting job at right guard to open the year but still went through the normal ebbs and flows of being a rookie starter at a new position.
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“Blocking these guys in the middle because I played tackle in college, so just learning how to play guard again, getting used to that.” “Learning the technique, the speed of the game, how much it’s ramped up. It wasn’t just the urinal itself that sent fans of the rival team into a furious uproar, either. Newman, a fourth-round pick of the Packers in 2021, said the game is starting to slow down a little bit after starting 16 of 17 games at right guard in Green Bay last season. If former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer was looking for some smoke, he certainly got it from Green Bay Packers fans after he uploaded a video on Twitter of his brand new functioning Packers urinal. Improvement is necessary after an up-and-down rookie season. I feel like his belly got a little bigger, but that might make him a better right guard.” “He might not look the same coming out of the shower to his girlfriend as he did last year. “Royce looks heavier,” Rodgers said earlier this month.
The second-year offensive lineman literally looks different. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers can see a difference in Royce Newman entering the 2022 season.