Davon House to be 'let loose' at Packers training camp
PAUL IMIG |
Published: Monday, July 01, 2013, 5:00am
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- As Green Bay Packers cornerback Davon House continued to crush home runs during the annual softball outing in mid-June, the left shoulder surgery he underwent five months earlier seemed like a non-issue.
Earlier in the month, however, House wasn't on the field for the Packers' minicamp practices or organized team activities. While fellow cornerbacks Tramon Williams and Casey Hayward took snaps with Green Bay's top defensive unit, House was only able to watch from the sideline.
"No lie; every day, I would beg the doctor to let me play, to go out and compete," House said. "But our doctors are very cautious. They didn't want me to run into anyone with the football aspect. But they have plans for me. They're going to let me loose in July."
Even though the OTA practices were voluntary, House wanted to be out there, hoping to pick up where he left off during the 2012 training camp. At that time, before suffering a shoulder subluxation injury in the team's first preseason game, a string of impressive practice performances appeared to have House in the lead for a starting cornerback job.