After watching James Turner kick on the first day of training camp, Green Bay Packers kicker Anders Carlson took the field Tuesday and played perfectly on a rainy, rainy day at Ray Nitschke Field.
According to Wes Hodkiewicz from Packers.comCarlson made all six of his attempts during the rainy practice. The current kicker was good from 33, 38 and 41 yards on the first play and good from 41, 45 and 46 yards on the second play.
A perfect day in imperfect weather is a good start for a second-year kicker who struggled so much toward the end of his rookie season. One good day in the first week of training camp won’t earn him the starting job; Carlson now has to prove he can do it day in and day out this summer.
Carlson is trying to fend off challenges from Turner, a rookie out of Michigan, and Greg Joseph, who spent the past three years as the Vikings’ kicker. The Packers are willing to let the three-team rivalry play out in training camp, with the kickers rotating the days they get the chance to kick live.
Joseph also got his first chance to kick in training camp on Tuesday. He went 5-of-6, with a miss from 44 yards and shots on target from 33, 39, 41, 45 and 46 yards.
Turner finished the first day of training camp with a record of 4-0 with 6.
Packers Kick Tracker
Anders Carlson: 6 of 6
Greg Joseph: 5 of 6
James Turner: 4 out of 6
