The Green Bay Packers gave safety Xavier McKinney a huge contract in free agency. Thus far, he’s been everything the Packers hoped for and more.
That was Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur’s first impression of safety McKinney, an impression solidified through the offseason program and the start of OTAs.
The Packers gave McKinney a four-year contract worth $67 million to lead the new group by word and deed.“I don’t really see any challenges,” McKinney said after practice. “It’s a part of what I do at this point. I’ve always been the leader, so it’s no different than what it is now. It’s obviously better. I don’t think it’s much of a challenge. Just making sure these guys are ready to go each and every day, but that’s something that I’m used to doing.
“He’s got a natural feel to fit the run in the run game, and then he can blitz and he was a single-digit missed tackle guy,” Downard said. “He has been in his career, which to me, if you get a single-digit guy like that, he’s usually a pretty good tackler. Adrian was actually that when he was brought in, as well.
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