A hearty helping of links

With rookie orientation camp now concluded, we have enough links for an entire tailgate party. Find out the lowdown on what happened at the Don Hutson Center over the weekend:

• The Packers have signed at least one tryout player, Arkansas defensive tackle Fred Bledsoe. McCarthy hinted that the Packers could sign up to as many as four tryout players total.


• University of Wisconsin-Whitewater running back Justin Beaver impressed head coach Mike McCarthy at one point prompting the coach to call him "quick as a hiccup." It's possible the Packers may sign him, although there's no word as of yet.


• Seventh round draft choice Brett Swain was has been compared to Wes Welker and Ricky Proehl. Packers general manager Ted Thompson was the one who made the comparison to Welker.


• Second round draft choice Patrick Lee can jump over a Volkswagon Beetle. Supposedly he can jump and that also makes him a good bet to be on the extra point block teams coming off the edge.


• We find out that newly signed linebacker Brandon Chillar was the roommate of current Packers linebacker Spencer Havner in college.


• The Packers are taking a chance on Georgia running back Kregg Lumpkin, a five star prospect going into college. He certainly showed promise and production in limited appearances, but he had a hard time staying healthy.


• The 19 players the Packers have in for a tryout pales in comparison to other teams around the league including the Cleveland Browns who have 54 players in for a tryout this weekend.


• The Packers can afford to wait with most of their rookies, but they'll be counting on Jermichael Finley and Patrick Lee to produce this year.


• Former Wisconsin punter Kenny DeBauche will be pushing Jon Ryan for a job come training camp.


• Rookie free agent and tight end/H-back Michael Peterson's tenaciousness is compared to that of linebacker Brady Poppinga. And he enjoys being a wedge buster on the kickoff unit.


• Undrafted rookie wide receiver Jake Allen is called a skinnier version of Plaxico Burress.