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Packers: 3 questions needing answers at training camp

By Freddie Boston

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 17: Rashan Gary #3 of the Michigan Wolverines looks on while playing the Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 31-20. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 17: Rashan Gary #3 of the Michigan Wolverines looks on while playing the Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 31-20. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – APRIL 25: A video board displays an image of Darnell Savage Jr. after he was chosen #21 overall by the Green Bay Packers during the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Which rookies will start in Week 1?

The Packers will be hoping for key contributions from many of their rookies this season, but how many first-year players will start in the regular season opener against the Chicago Bears?

Darnell Savage Jr. is the most likely rookie to earn a starting job at training camp. The first-round pick has already been part of the starting defense at last month’s minicamp, as ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reported. And, according to Ryan Wood of PackersNews.com, Savage has made a good first impression with his teammates, with Davante Adams saying the Packers “got a steal” by selecting Savage with the 21st overall pick in April’s draft.

Will Savage be the only rookie to start for the Packers when the season gets underway?

Green Bay’s other first-round pick, Rashan Gary, will be a player to watch at training camp. Gary was selected nine picks higher in the draft than Savage, but he might start as a backup at outside linebacker behind free agent signings Za’Darius Smith and Preston Smith. But if Gary impresses at camp, there’s no reason why he can’t start right away, whether at linebacker or along the defensive line.

Another player to watch at training camp who could potentially start early on is defensive tackle Kingsley Keke.

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