Though Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has yet to round up his wideouts for lockout workouts, the man who snaps Rodgers the ball has taken the bull by the horns.

Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com reports that center Scott Wells organized three days of workouts for a total of eight Packers offensive linemen, including starters Chad Clifton and Josh Sitton.  The sessions were conducted in Franklin, Tennessee.

“A couple of guys had called me and I think were stressed out over the offseason uncertainty and not seeing each other,” Wells said.  “They expressed that they wanted to get together, do some football drills and talk shop.

“It’s been tough.  You’re used to seeing the same guys every day.  Now, you don’t see them and don’t know when you’re going to see them again.”

Though Wells said that he hopes the lockout ends sooner rather than later, the Packers are one of the few teams that would benefit from a short period to prepare for the 2011 season, given that they played into February and that they have most of their players returning.  Indeed, it will be easier for the Packers to get back to the Super Bowl if the Packers and their 31 competitors ultimately are forced to slap together preparations for the season on the fly.

Mike Florio wrote:

It's about time someone steps up to be a leader.
I'm very disappointed it wasn't Aaron Rodgers.
Other teams have been doing this for weeks.

Originally Posted by: yooperfan 

That raises an interesting point. Given that none of the rookies are yet under contract, what would be the potential ramifications of one of them joining one of these informal workouts? I have to think the agents would be strenuously opposed to such a gambit, since if they got injured during such a get-together, they could probably be cut summarily.

Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel 

That raises an interesting point. Given that none of the rookies are yet under contract, what would be the potential ramifications of one of them joining one of these informal workouts? I have to think the agents would be strenuously opposed to such a gambit, since if they got injured during such a get-together, they could probably be cut summarily.

The people who stand to lose the most in this lockout are the undrafted free agents. They are getting fucked.

Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel 

There was a report that Brady had over 40 patriots together this week for workouts in Boston. As Dodd mentioned, practically speaking they probably accomplish little to nothing. However, it's discouraging to not see the initative. From an outsider's perspective it looks like complacency.

Originally Posted by: musccy