Bullard's foot adds another layer to a secondary that was already short-handed

Already wrote this one yesterday, so I'll keep it brief. Javon Bullard's foot injury — revealed Monday in the training camp recap — lands on top of Micah Parsons' ACL absence, and the combination has left Green Bay working out safeties just to keep the room functional. Five healthy safeties and slot defenders is not a number you want heading into the preseason.

Bullard said he'd play tomorrow if there were a game, which is the kind of thing a player says and may even mean. But the Packers clearly weren't comfortable with where the position stood regardless, hence the workout activity. Parsons, meanwhile, has set his sights on a Week 6 return against Dallas — meaning the defense opens the season without its top pass rusher for at least a month, and now with questions about who's healthy behind him in the secondary.

The broader concern here is one I've been tracking since December. Last season's late collapse wasn't about the starters; it was about what happened when the starters weren't enough. Green Bay went 1-3 in December and dropped five straight to close the year, and depth — or the absence of it — was the thread running through all of it. The front office spent the offseason trying to fix that, locking in Devonte Wyatt on a long-term extension and extending Isaiah McDuffie, but injuries don't care about intentions. Right now the secondary is the spot where that old vulnerability is showing up again, and camp isn't over yet.