Brandon Cisse didn’t waste his first day of Packers training camp.
With veteran corner Keisean Nixon out because of a hamstring injury, the rookie was pushed into first-team work on Wednesday and lined up with the starters in Green Bay’s opening camp session. Cisse had been slated to begin the season as the team’s CB3, but the injury opened the door for him to work alongside Carrington Valentine in drills.
The reps came in a red-zone setting during 11-on-11 work, according to Mike Spofford of the Packers’ website, which limited how much Cisse could show in pure coverage. Even so, he made one play that stood out by breaking up a screen pass.
After practice, Cisse sounded thrilled to be running with the first unit, but he didn’t try to dress up where he is in his development.
"It feels great and there's just a long ways to go," he said, per Spofford. "Every day I'm working to get better. I'm nowhere near as great of a player as I want to be.
"It's always just working and working, finishing the little details. It's good to get out there, experience different speeds, get used to it, so it'll be fun."
The South Carolina product arrives in Green Bay at 6-foot, 189 pounds, and his calling card has long been athleticism. In the pre-draft process, he posted a 41-inch vertical jump, a 10-foot-11 inch broad jump, and a 4.41 40-yard dash.
That burst has already caught Jordan Love’s attention. Still, Love made it clear that the jump from college to the NFL is about more than just moving fast.
"I'm excited to see how he keeps building. For him, for all the rookies really, it's about trying to learn the playbook as fast as possible, be dialed in and just understanding mentally what you've got to do on each play," Love said. "I think that's the biggest challenge for everybody because it's so new, but talent-wise, athlete-wise, he's a great player."
For Cisse, it was only the first day. But it was a promising one.
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