Green Bay --- In year four, Mike Neal may be in the midst of a major position change.

JSOnline  wrote:

At Tuesday's organized team activity practice, Neal worked at outside linebacker. The move back seemed to surprise Neal himself.

He has not had to cover as an outside linebacker before.

"No, but I’m comfortable with my athletic ability," Neal said. "I do believe our defensive linemen, not only do I have defensive linemen skills, but as far as being athletic, I can do that. Even if it’s dropping into coverage, I’ve never doubted my athletic abilities. I feel a lot more agile than I have in the past, a lot more confident in myself."

So now, he's learning a new position with outside linebackers coach Kevin Greene.

With Jones around, this may be a way for Neal to get onto the field. It likely depends how comfortable he looks at outside linebacker through OTA's, minicamp and, potentially, training camp.

It's almost like they're moving toward a 4-3 😄

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker 

If Neal drops into coverage, he's probly not gonna be man up. He'll have a small zone to cover.

And yeah, I remember them talking about this a couple years ago. Anyone remember Neal's 40 time?

Originally Posted by: nerdmann