Abbrederis doesn't feel local pressures

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- In most other NFL cities, a fifth-round receiver's first appearance in the locker room in front of the media would not cause much of a stir. But Jared Abbrederis isn't in just any NFL city. He's in his NFL city. Having grown up 90 miles away in the small town of Wautoma and later starring at the University of Wisconsin, the Green Bay Packers were, and now are, his NFL team. So when Abbrederis -- the 176th overall pick in this year's draft and the first Wisconsin Badgers' player drafted by the Packers since guard Bill Ferrario in 2001 -- spoke for the first time during last weekend's rookie orientation camp, it was no surprise that he drew the biggest crowd.



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