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Packers add depth at cornerback with Don Callis
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Packers add depth at cornerback with Don Callis

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers added some additional defensive back depth by signing cornerback Don Callis ahead of Tuesday’s training camp practice.

Callis was not drafted this year. He attended the Packers’ rookie camp as a tryout player, but was not signed.

Callis (5-10 1/4, 14 pounds; 4.42 40) had zero interceptions, one forced fumble and four passes defensed during his lone season at Troy. PFF credited him with 11 completions on 18 targets. He forced five turnovers (three forced fumbles, two interceptions) at East Central (Okla.) in 2022. He also has significant slot experience.

“Donovan is a great football player and fits perfectly with how we play on the defensive side of the ball,” Troy coach Jon Sumrall said when Callis transferred to the school. “He’s tall, plays with a sharp edge and has an instinct for the football that is second nature. Donovan was a highly recruited transfer and we’re excited he’s chosen to be a Trojan.”

Cornerback Robert Rochell missed the last few practices last week with a calf injury.

“We just needed to get one or two more players in,” coach Matt LaFleur said before practice.

At cornerback, Jaire Alexander and Eric Stokes have been the No. 1 duo throughout training camp. Carrington Valentine and Rochell began camp as the No. 2 duo; without Rochell, rookie Kalen King has gotten some of those reps.

“The more corners you have, the better you tend to be,” LaFleur said. “We’ve got a lot of guys that can play good football for us. Stokes seems like the guy we thought he could be. I think he’s done a great job there. CV, he just keeps making plays. He had a big pick last practice. I love how he’s been doing.

“I think both guys have done a great job and it will be a great competition as we prepare for the season and as the games get closer.”

In other Packers injury news, LaFleur said two rookies, running back MarShawn Lloyd and safety Kitan Oladapo, will make their training camp debuts.

Lloyd missed the start of training camp with a hip injury he sustained while working out with other rookies before the first practice. Oladapo missed the entire offseason program and the start of camp with a broken toe he sustained at the Scouting Combine.

In the beginning, they are both limited to individual exercises.

“Obviously you want your guys to be out there so they can get reps and learn, especially when they’re rookies and haven’t played yet,” offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich said Monday. “Is he behind? Yeah. But is he hopelessly behind? Absolutely not.

“We’re going to get him out there. We’re going to put him in situations that we think he can handle and as we go along, we’re going to put more pressure on him. But from what I saw from OTAs, I was really, really excited about his speed, his cutting ability, his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield and things like that. Yeah, I can’t wait to get him out there.”

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