GREEN BAY — Play ball, G.
Every week, that little phrase was all LaDarius Gunter needed to psyche himself up for the next opponent and prepare for whatever challenge lay ahead.
Nerves meant nothing on game days. The only thing that matters to the Packers’ second-year cornerback is the receiver who lines up across from him.
On Sunday, that individual was New York Giants All-Pro receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
Perhaps nobody in the Packers’ defense had a bigger job responsibility than Gunter during Sunday’s NFC Wild Card game and he responded in helping contain Beckham to only four catches for 28 yards in a 38-13 win for the Packers.
“Every time I line up against whoever, it’s just, ‘Play ball, G,’” Gunter said. “That’s just how I go about everything. You don’t want to change-up nothing when the pressure is on. Just be yourself. That’s all I really can do.”
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