Packers GM Brian Gutekunst on Importance of Joint Practice
Aug 28, 2026
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Jason, that's an interesting question. First of all, having another team on the field in Europe,
even if we haven't lost, just to be able to evaluate another team in this format
for scouts, it's really valuable. It's valuable to evaluate our own guys.
I think the work is really good. I talked a lot about the joint practice allows you to
kind of control the competition, but it is obviously ramped up compared to the normal.
You can protect the quarterbacks a little bit more. Matt and his staff can kind of really
script some things that they want to see and kind of see where we're at with some things.
I think it's really valuable. I've talked to a number of guys around the league. There's some teams that are doing
three this year. I think if we ever go to 18 games or two preseason games,
you'll probably see two every year from those teams just because we're going to need to get more
in the evaluations. Three might seem a little heavy.
Two is probably a sweet spot. I would love to have another opportunity.
We're excited for today.
I'm all for them.

