Green Bay Packers fourth-round pick Vince Biegel is a bystander. He’s a bystander at minicamp this week and it appears he will be a bystander when training camp opens on July 27, as well.
Biegel had foot surgery in April. It was the same foot he had surgery on during his senior season at Wisconsin, which is somewhat concerning.
On Monday, Packers coach Mike McCarthy mentioned that Biegel won’t be ready when camp opens because of the surgery.
“He’ll be ready to go hopefully in training camp,” McCarthy said.
That’s not good news for a player the Packers almost need to contribute this season. Missing valuable reps in minicamp and training camp puts young players behind their teammates, making them less likely to make an impact.
The Packers don’t have much depth at the outside linebacker position. Behind starters Clay Matthews and Nick Perry — both huge injury risks — only Kyler Fackrell and Jayrone Elliott remain, along with Biegel.
Thus far, Biegel is an unknown. If he’s out for an extended part of training camp, the Packers may not get much of anything from him this season.