Jayden Reed returned to training on Thursday.

Christian Watson trained after suffering a bad blow on Wednesday.

And Ty’Ron Hopper was new on the injured list.

The Green Bay Packers held their 13^th Thursday’s training camp practice – a practice without protective equipment that was not open to the public – and those were the main news and notes. As always, however, there were a few other interesting things from a practice that lasted just over 90 minutes.

The Packers have Friday off and will then face Cleveland in their first home game on Saturday at 3:25 p.m. (CST).

Here’s the good, the bad and the ugly from Thursday’s training.

THE GOOD

WELCOME BACK: Jayden Reed, who missed practice on Wednesday due to a calf injury, returned on Thursday.

Reed led the Packers in passes caught (64) and receiving yards (793) last season and was tied for the team leader with eight receiving touchdowns.

During his great rookie season, Reed broke the record for most receptions in a season, previously held by Sterling Sharpe (55). He also finished the season with 10 total touchdowns, which ranks him third among rookies in franchise history. Only receiver Billy Howton (13 in 1952) and running back Eddie Lacy (11 in 2013) are better.

Horror averted: Christian Watson was back at practice less than 24 hours after hitting his knee at the end of Wednesday’s practice. Watson lay down for two minutes after taking a hit from safety Evan Williams on a 50-50 ball from Jordan Love.

“That was a huge scare,” said Packers coach Matt LaFleur. “Yeah, he seems fine this morning, he just took a hit to the knee.”

Watson missed 11 games in his first two seasons — including eight last year — due to knee and hamstring injuries, so it was a huge relief for LaFleur and the Packers that he came away injury-free.

BIG DAYS: Kickers Greg Joseph and Anders Carlson both had an impressive day, converting all six of their kicks from distances between 37 and 44 yards.

So far this summer, Joseph is 46 of 53 (86.8%), while Carlson is 43 of 53 (81.1%).

NEW KID IN TOWN: LaFleur seemed genuinely excited about the addition of Alex Hale to the Packers’ kicking competition.

Hale, who was signed on Wednesday, will compete for Green Bay’s kicker position this season alongside Greg Joseph and Anders Carlson.

Hale made 43 of 54 field goals (79.6%) at Oklahoma State, including 27 of 34 attempts last year (79.4%). Hale also made 5 of 6 field goals (83.3%) at practice on Wednesday, just hours after signing with the team.

“We’ve been working out with a few different guys and he’s done really well,” LaFleur said of Hale. And as always, we talk about introducing competition, so we thought we could increase the competition.

“If you work with someone and believe they’re worthy, you’ll find a way to get them on the list.”

REMEMBER HIM?: Rojé Stona won an Olympic gold medal in discus throwing on Wednesday.

What does this have to do with the Packers? Well, Stona was at the Packers’ rookie minicamp tryout in May.

Stona from Montego Bay, Jamaica, set an Olympic record with a throw of 70.0 meters and won gold.

When asked if he remembered Stona, LaFleur said, “No, not really.”

THIS AND THAT: Safety Javon Bullard worked with the No. 1 defense for the fourth straight day and eighth time in 13 practices. … Elgton Jenkins got a veteran’s rest day, so Royce Newman worked as the No. 1 left guard. … Defensive end Kingsley Enagbare continued his impressive summer with a handful of disruptive plays.

THE BAD

Intercept: The Green Bay Packers quarterbacks have thrown 17 interceptions in 13 practices, a far higher number than the offensive staff would like.

The good news is that this stat is a huge plus for a defense that had just seven interceptions in 17 games a year ago.

On Thursday, Eric Stokes intercepted a pass from Jordan Love intended for Christian Watson.

Offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich was recently asked if the high number of interceptions worried him.

“Yeah, anytime you lose the ball,” he said. “But again, it’s practice, so … if the guys can’t go out to practice and just play and are afraid of making mistakes and stuff, that’s not good. You want them to go out and play football.”

LOSING THE GROUND UNDERNEATH YOUR FEET?: Sean Rhyan played extremely well in the second half of 2023, alternating with Jon Runyan. But Rhyan was unable to build on that in the first half of training camp.

Jordan Morgan appeared to overtake Rhyan for the starting right guard spot before Morgan suffered a shoulder injury on Tuesday. When Rhyan got a chance to play on the No. 1 offensive line on Thursday, he was given an early false start penalty and replaced by freshman Jacob Monk for the rest of the team’s practices.

For the rest of the training, Rhyan worked mainly as Center No. 2.

“Obviously I’m going to play hard, train hard and make sure my technique is good, but it’s almost like nothing is perfect, but that’s what I have to strive for,” Rhyan said. “I’m going to make sure my technique is really, really good and ask them as few questions as possible about me and my position on the team.”

Starting in Week 9 last year, Rhyan played 183 snaps at right guard, allowed no sacks, and was not penalized. According to league data, the Packers averaged 0.78 yards more per

FROM THE INHABITANT: Linebacker Ty’Ron Hopper was newly added to the injured list due to an ankle injury.

Players who remained out included guard Jordan Morgan (shoulder), cornerback Carrington Valentine (thigh), linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (hip), defensive ends Keshawn Banks (groin) and Deslin Alexandre (leg), guard Donovan Jennings (knee) and wideout Dimitri Stanley (thigh).

THE UGLY

NO LOVE: There is one rule of practice that trumps all others: Don’t hit the quarterbacks.

Always always always!

To avoid any misunderstanding, the Green Bay Packers quarterbacks wear red jerseys, while their teammates wear green or white jerseys.

However, toward the end of practice, Jordan Love was knocked to the ground during 11-on-11. Love straightened his leg, jogged to the huddle, and appeared to be OK by the end of practice.

But the fact that the face of the Packer franchise – which just signed a four-year, $220 million contract extension – was touched during a practice is concerning.