The Green Bay Packers signed Daniel Whelan this offseason, giving them two punters on the 90-man roster, along with veteran Pat O’Donnell. This is not a training camp battle that will garner a ton of attention. In fact, it might not even be an actual training camp battle. But there’s a reason — whatever that may be — that the Packers added Whelan, so the question at punter heading into the summer is: Can the inexperienced Whelan push the veteran O’Donnell for the starting job?
Wheelan was named to the All-XFL team this past spring, beating out former NFL punter Marquette King. Whelan averaged 45.6 yards per punt, the third-best in the league, with a long of 66 yards. He also had 11 of his 29 punt attempts finish inside the 20-yard line with only two touchbacks.
