How the roster looks going into Training Camp
June 26, 2010, by Pete Dougherty
~Training camp will be the proving ground for whether Green Bay Packers safety Atari Bigby erred by refusing to sign his restricted free agent tender and skipping all of the team’s offseason work.
Early signs suggest he did. His absence gave third-round draft pick Morgan Burnett extensive work as a starting safety in the Packers’ organized team activities and minicamp, and Burnett has been perhaps the team’s most impressive rookie in offseason practices.
With Atari Bigby missing from OTAs and minicamp, rookie safety Morgan Burnett (42) seems to have taken his place alongside linebackers Brandon Chillar, left, and A.J. Hawk on the Packers' defense
Jobs aren’t won in May and June, but Burnett is as well prepared as he could have hoped to be to take the starting job from Bigby in training camp.
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