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2. Even though it was expected, no fans, no bike rides, and no noise at the first practice was still odd.
"It's strange, very strange," Rodgers said. "I think there's a sadness around it, just because when the normalcy gets radically changed, nostalgically you miss some of those really fun traditions that kind of make Green Bay, Green Bay."
Rodgers did talk about how he still keeps in touch with his bike kid from his first three seasons in the league (he's apparently 30 years old and playing in a West Coast band), and how he'd come to appreciate the ovation he gets from the fans when he first arrives at the practice field, calling it "something special."
LaFleur has stressed to the players it's up to them to summon their own energy to practice and play at the required level.
"It's all about us, you know?" said inside linebacker Christian Kirksey, who had his first practice in a Packers uniform. "We know the circumstances that we're going to play in. But this is where you've got to dig deep and you've got to tell yourself, 'This is the reason why you play the game.' And it's just for the love of the sport.
"Every time we step out on that field, we want to create an atmosphere to where we're competing and we're trying to be the best and we're trying to win at everything we do."