Packers rookie OL Jager Burton missing practice with hamstring injury

Green Bay Packers rookie offensive lineman Jager Burton is missing practice on Thursday with a hamstring injury he suffered during the opening practice of training camp on Wednesday.

>Coach Matt LaFleur says Burton felt the injury during an individual period at Wednesday's practice and was pulled from practice as a precautionary measure. Burton is scheduled for testing to determine the severity of the injury on Thursday.

>"He felt something in individual. So we're just being cautious with him," LaFleur said before practice on Thursday. "We'll have a little better idea when he goes through the testing today. He will not be out there today."

>Per Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, Burton left the practice field with a trainer and returned without a helmet, signaling his day was done.

>Hamstring injuries are notoriously tricky, so Burton's issue is one to monitor as training camp continues on.

>Burton was a fifth-round pick of the Packers in the 2026 draft. He is being cross-trained at center and guard to start his rookie season and is in line for a top backup role in Year 1. An extended absence to start training camp could hurt his ability to be an early contributor in 2026.

>In other injury news, guard Aaron Banks is sitting out Thursday's practice while managing a knee injury, and receiver Brenden Rice is not practicing with a new hamstring injury, per Wes Hodkiewicz of Packers.com.

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