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Boyle spent his offseason back home in Connecticut. Unable to travel to Green Bay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he altered his training to compensate for not having organized team activities and minicamp practices to work on fundamentals.
Instead, he huddled up a few Division I receivers and local NFL players to help him rep the Packers' installs, simulating everything from calling plays in the huddle to going through his progressions. Individually, Boyle also cleaned up his diet to get in the best shape possible for whenever he returned to Green Bay.
While thrilled to be back to work again, Boyle knows his performance in practice cannot waver – especially with no extended action in preseason games. Last year, he won the No. 2 job over DeShone Kizer after completing 34-of-57 passes for 356 yards with six TDs and no INTs (112.9 passer rating) in four preseason appearances.
Right now, Boyle isn't thinking about how the QB depth chart will sort out after Love's addition. That's out of his control. His focus is merely on taking the next step and building on the strides he made last year.
"I think Coach (Luke) Getsy said it, I came into myself a little bit and got comfortable," Boyle said. "I was able to speak openly and I wasn't that shy anymore. I felt like I had a voice and I felt respected, which was nice. But being around '12' is helpful from a mental standpoint and a physical standpoint."