Circus act: Randall Cobb, Packers receivers ‘juggle’ new practice drills

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Anyone who saw Davante Adams, Randall Cobb and Ty Montgomery on Thursday might have thought the Green Bay Packers receivers were goofing around during an organized team activity practice.

After all, their antics included juggling, playing with bricks and squeezing NERF balls.

It looked more like the circus than football.

But this was no joke. The provided props were part of the new drills executed under the watchful eye of first-year receivers coach Luke Getsy.

Randall Cobb and other Packers receivers are performing juggling drills in practice to help improve their pass-catching skills. Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The receivers first juggled tennis balls — both in the air and against the Don Hutson Center wall — then footballs. They dropped and caught bricks before they hit the ground (most of the time). They squeezed the foam balls.

“It helps with just hand-eye coordination,” Cobb said, “and continuing to work on different ways and keeping it fresh.”

Cobb said he taught himself to juggle last season and incorporated it into his …

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