GREEN BAY – Prior to Thursday’s second practice of training camp, Head Coach Matt LaFleur hesitated to shower praise on anyone who had a strong first day.
“It’s just Day 1, so anybody can do something one day,” LaFleur said. “It’s how consistently can you do it.”
The line proved a perfect set-up for rookie receiver Romeo Doubs.
The fourth-round draft pick from Nevada followed up a solid opening workout with a stellar second one, making a handful of highlight-reel plays during extensive red-zone work.
First, he hung onto a slant pass from Aaron Rodgers while colliding with safety Darnell Savage, calling the jolt of the contact his “welcome to the NFL moment.”
Then, he made the play of the day, running an end-zone fade against second-year cornerback Eric Stokes for a touchdown. With Stokes’ back turned, Rodgers fired a bullet at the back of Stokes’ head, and Doubs leaped and reached over Stokes to pluck the ball practically off his back for the touchdown.
Still not done, Doubs scored once more as practice was wrapping up, bee-lining for the front pylon and getting a step on All-Pro linebacker De’Vondre Campbell to snag another zipped pass from Rodgers.
Talking to reporters at his locker after practice, the humble, low-key Doubs kindly answered questions but wasn’t making a big deal out of his big day. He’s certainly taking advantage of all the extra reps he’s getting while fellow rookie receiver Christian Watson and veteran Sammy Watkins are sidelined, but he was keeping everything even-keel and already thinking ahead rather than looking back.
“I understand that celebrating is important. I just make sure I try to focus on the next play,” Doubs said. “That’s my biggest thing for me. You can have a great play, next play could be bad. Emotions kinda change, so that’s why I try to make sure I stay flat-lined.”
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