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The Green Bay Packers are eager to see how their cornerbacks perform this season following the release of Jaire Alexander. One of their key additions to the CB room is Nate Hobbs, who is expected to be a major contributor. However, his aggressive style of play has already stirred some concern within the team. Hobbs has reportedly been a bit too intense in recent practices, prompting head coach Matt LaFleur to address it directly.
“This is what I told him: 'I don't think it's malicious,’" LaFleur said. "One of the qualities that we really admired about him, is how he competes."
In response, Hobbs defended his playing style, saying it's simply part of the game.
“I just feel like it’s the nature of the game and if you playing it the right way, they gon’ have to tell you slow down,” Hobbs said. “Obviously you gotta be a pro about it. Obviously you need everybody on the team, but I’m a football player, man. I’m not gon’ stop being a football player.”
Hobbs found himself at the center of headlines on Monday after an aggressive play led to an injury to his teammate.
“Toss play to Lloyd - Hobbs comes in aggressively and looks to bring him down and Lloyd is hurt. He walks off gingerly with a trainer,” Packer Report’s Andy Herman wrote.
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After practice, Hobbs took full responsibility for the incident, emphasizing that it was unintentional.
“It wasn’t malicious,” Hobbs said on Monday, via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “I didn’t see him until the last second. I got off a blocker. I just saw him. He got low and I got low and he hit me just as I got low. I didn’t get a chance to ask him about it. But I can’t do that.”
Hobbs is expected to be a strong presence for the Packers during the preseason and regular season, but incidents like this can't become a pattern. As a veteran, he understands the need to adjust. Owning the mistake and taking accountability was a mature step—one that shows he's willing to do what's best for the team.
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