Packers undrafted linebacker predicted to make team after eye-popping game

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Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur is looking for more grit from his talented roster.Green Bay will need to embody toughne s, attention to detail, and humility if it is to seriously contend this year.LaFleur wants players on his team that can buy into Todd Gurley II Jersey  such a culture, which helps explain why former practice squad linebacker Kristian Welch has begun making a name for himself on LaFleur's Packers and is seriously competing for a roster spot.Zone Coverage's Matt Hendershott on Thursday after the 26-year-old Iowa alum turned in an inspiring preseason performance versus the Denver Broncos."Matt LaFleur wasinitially unimpre sedwith the teams overall grit and efforts in their time with  Julio Jones Jersey Denver," Hendershott wrote. "Still, a few players managed to separate themselves from the pack. On a day when the rest of the team looked to be in slow motion, linebackerKristian Welchplayed with his hair on fire.""Building on a solid training camp and a  John Abraham Jersey good showing against the Cleveland Browns in the first preseason game, Welch was one of Green Bays best defenders on Sunday. With his experience as a core special teamer and the Packers lack of proven depth at linebacker, the Iola native could push for the final roster.""Keeping Welch makes sense with Green Bays lack of proven experience at linebacker and its need to have some talent on special teams. Welch might make it through the final cuts if  Chris Lindstrom Jersey he has another eye-popping game against the Baltimore Ravens."Welch was released by the Baltimore Ravens in August of last year after three years of service. He was scooped up by the Packers and contributed to their practice  Tajae Sharpe Jersey squad before becoming a fixture on their special teams unit by October.While the national media gushes over Jordan Love (and speculates about ), LaFleur knows that Green Bay is dealing with heightened expectations.The variable of distraction is a real and present danger for the Packers this season, and players like Welch tend to cut right through that and reinforce a culture of winning in the locker room.More NFL: