Isn’t it nice when the board gives you a good player at a thin position?"

/>Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesAcme Packing Company homepageHorizontal - WhiteAcme Packing Companya Green Bay Packers communityFollow Acme Packing Company online:Follow Acme Packing Company on TwitterFollow Acme Packing Company on FacebookFollow Acme Packing Company on InstagramLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchAcme Packing Company main menuFanpostsFanshotsSectionsPackersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTFor the second year in a row Quinten Rollins Jersey , the Green Bay Packers used a third-round pick on a player who had visited the team in the pre-draft process. Last year, they traded up to snag linebacker Oren Burks. In 2019, it was Texas A&M tight end Jace Sternberger who was the pick, chosen with the 75th overall selection.The Packers wasted no time at all in rushing their card up when going on the clock at 75, however, a sign that Sternberger was the player they were targeting on their board as the picks counted down. Indeed, the team’s brass expressed great excitement about being able to land the athletic tight end prospect with that pick, saying that he was at the top of their draft board. “He was the best player available for us at this time,” said co-director of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan. “It worked out, because it was a position that we value, and we needed to get a young guy in the mix.”General manager Brian Gutekunst addressed the concept of need at the position, saying that the team did not feel compelled to draft a tight end if the board did not allow for it. “It wasn’t something that I felt like we had to add in this draft,” he said. “He was the best player on our board, so that’s the way we went.”The current depth chart at the position includes veteran players like Jimmy Graham and Marcedes Lewis, who will likely do the heavy lifting for the 2019 season, as well as young rising cult hero Robert Tonyan. With that group in place, Sternberger will be expected to contribute early on without being on the top line of the depth chart. As Sullivan described it, “I don’t think there’s pressure for him to come in here and be Superman.”Sternberger Brett Hundley Color Rush Jersey , for his part, sounds thrilled to play behind established veterans. On a conference call with Packers reporters, he expressed plenty of excitement about his new teammates. “What better opportunity can you have?” he asked. “Anything, any advice that they give me, anything they tell me, even if they’re being hard on me, I’m going to take it in.”Described as a “late bloomer,” Sternberger started off his career at Kansas before moving to junior college. “I was on my third offensive coordinator at Kansas,” he said, describing the circumstances of his circuitous route to College Station. “(It just wasn’t the best fit overall. I felt like me going the juco route was my best opportunity to get recruited by everybody.” Recruited he was — landing at A&M early on in the process. “Coach (Jimbo) Fisher gave me the opportunity to be the number one tight end at A&M, and I took that opportunity head-on and it worked out for the better.”Now, after one year as a college starter, he’s a third-round pick and a Packer. It may even take some time for that to sink in for him. “If you were to tell me that Aaron Rodgers was going to be my quarterback in about four years,” he said, ““I would have laughed at you and called you a liar.”Nobody’s lying to you now, Jace. Welcome to Green Bay. IG Field will be the venue for the Packers’ third preseason game." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesAcme Packing Company homepageHorizontal - WhiteAcme Packing Companya Green Bay Packers communityFollow Acme Packing Company online:Follow Acme Packing Company on TwitterFollow Acme Packing Company on FacebookFollow Acme Packing Company on InstagramLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchAcme Packing Company main menuFanpostsFanshotsSectionsPackersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Packers-Raiders preseason game finalized, will be held in WinnipegTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Marianne Helm/Getty ImagesIt was widely expected to be a done deal in recent weeks, but on Wednesday the details were made official. The Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders will meet in the third week of the 2019 preseason https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Kyle-Murphy-Jersey , a matchup that was announced in early April. Now we know that the game will take place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and that it will begin at 7:00 PM Central time on Thursday, August 22nd.The Winnipeg Blue Bombers made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon, as the game will take place at their stadium, IG Field. According to the press release, the stadium seats about 33,000 fans and has hosted many notable sporting events, but never an NFL game. Tickets will be available starting on Saturday, June 8th.Early on after the preseason matchups came out, rumors began swirling that this game would be played somewhere in Canada. Indeed, Winnipeg was one of two early candidate cities, along with Regina, Saskatchewan.The two teams will play again about two months later, suiting up for a regular season game at Lambeau Field. This will be one of two preseason-regular season doubleheaders, as the Packers also play the Chiefs in both the exhibition slate and during the regular season.The Packers’ preseason schedule now shapes up as follows:2019 Packers PreseasonWeekOpponentVenueCityDateTime (Central)WeekOpponentVenueCityDateTime (Central)