GREEN BAY—Of all the learning experiences for safety Jerron McMillian during his rookie season with the Packers, the most lasting may have been the realization that so much of the NFL game is played between the ears.
“People are smart out here playing this game,” McMillian said during a break from his daily workout in the bowels of Lambeau Field. “It’s like chess. It’s more thinking and being in the right position, and knowing where you have to be to make the opposing team make mistakes.”
McMillian was in the right place at times, such as when he snagged his first pro interception in Week 2 against the Bears. He was in the wrong spot occasionally, too, reacting a step slow in coverage to allow a long third-down conversion in Indianapolis in Week 5 ...
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