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August 11, 2026 Two Packers Starting Jobs Are Suddenly UP FOR GRABS

Two Packers starting jobs may be up for grabs, but the biggest takeaway from training camp is that Green Bay is finally willing to test its assumptions.

Anthony Belton has been pushed out of the first-team right guard spot, while Jacob Monk has received an extended look with the starters. When Zach Bako-Bewele returned at right tackle, Monk stayed at guard and Belton rotated behind him. Rookie Jager Burton has also continued working with the first unit at left guard while Aaron Banks works his way back through a managed return.

Is Monk really strong enough to be an NFL guard? Is Burton the more exciting long-term answer? And if Belton cannot win back a starting role, is he now simply depth at tackle and guard?

On the other side of the ball, Brandon Cisse has made the cornerback competition very real.

The rookie has earned first-team reps, won big moments against Christian Watson, and made a serious case that CB2 could be his job to lose. But we also pump the brakes on the "Cisse is already a star" training-camp hype. Carrington Valentine has missed time with a hamstring injury, Keisean Nixon has rotated with the second team, and Benjamin St-Juste and Jalen Simpson have both entered the picture. The Packers have more answers to find than they did a week ago, but at least the coaching staff is making the competition matter.

J.J. Lahey and Jake Schyvinck also discuss:

• Green Bay's wave of new signings, including Trey Dean III, Tra Fluellen, Chris Hilton Jr., Kisean Johnson, Drew Biber, McCallan Castles and Kaden Prather

• Why the Packers suddenly need so many extra tight ends in camp

• Tucker Kraft's limited return, Luke Musgrave's neck issue and the increasingly thin TE room

• Matthew Golden's toe injury, Jayden Reed's ankle injury and the pressure on Green Bay's receiver depth

• Savion Williams, Isaiah Neyor and J. Michael Sturdivant fighting for bigger opportunities

• Jordan Morgan at left tackle, Darian Kinnard's struggles and the offensive line's broader depth problem

• Whether the early pass-rush production is real or partly a product of a shuffled offensive line

• Why Barryn Sorrell appears to be emerging as EDGE2, plus flashes from Lukas Van Ness, Brenton Cox Jr., Dani Dennis-Sutton, Collin Oliver and Anthony Campbell

• Devonte Wyatt's return to 11-on-11 work and Javon Hargrave's ramp-up

• Our reaction to the Packers' first unofficial depth chart

• What we need to see when Green Bay opens the preseason against Pittsburgh

The Packers have not officially named new starters. But with Belton and Nixon losing first-team work, Cisse rising, Monk and Burton getting real opportunities, and injuries reshaping several position groups, the first preseason game should tell us a lot more than another week of camp hype.

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