Right now, the Packers are in the OTA process of the offseason. OTA stands for ‘Organized Team Activities.’ The ones this week are optional with mandatory ones coming later this summer. Most of the Packers are there though. Why? Well, the Packers smartly tie in bonus dollars to showing up for these workouts, therefore, they get additional participants. Both Kenny Clark and Adrian Amos told the media, they were there to get their bonuses. One wide receiver Davante Adams does have a bonus tied to it and decided to forgo it. In fact, every receiver decided not to show up to OTAs. This weirdly annoyed me even if it’s not coordinated. Part of me feels like it is an act of bad faith on their part.

LaFleur says he's talked to all the WRs who didn't show today — Adams, Lazard, MVS, Funchess and St. Brown — and he has no reason to believe it was a coordinated effort for them to not report.

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) May 25, 2021

I can understand Adams not going. He is in line for a new contract and many people thought it would be done by now. Are we headed for a showdown with Adams and needing a new deal? Maybe, we’ll see. For the other receivers it doesn’t make much sense. MVS, Funchess, and St. Brown should all be there. Funchess hasn’t played football in 18 months, it’s worth getting some reps. One thing to note is St. Brown and Jordan Love do work together outside of the Packers facilities.

Is this a protest for their quarterback? It’s hard to say. But still, I wish a couple of more guys showed up to work with Love. If we’re headed down the path, they need as many reps as possible, so, to have an entire receiver group pass on that chance, it’s not great.

Charlie.