Lew Nichols has been working toward becoming a Packers player for a while
The NFL is a fraternity, so it's always nice to hear rookies getting accepted into the club as quickly as possible. That's the exact case with Green Bay Packers rookie running back, Lew Nichols III. It didn't take long for Pro Bowler Aaron Jones and his running mate, the battering ram also known as A.J. […]
The NFL is a fraternity, so it's always nice to hear rookies getting accepted into the club as quickly as possible.
That's the exact case with Green Bay Packers rookie running back, Lew Nichols III. It didn't take long for Pro Bowler Aaron Jones and his running mate, the battering ram also known as A.J. Dillon, to reach out and welcome Nichols into the Packer family.
"Those guys have already reached out to me and are trying to take me under their wing," Nichols told reporters Saturday. "So that's exciting – just to get in a room and get coached up by those guys and see how they move as professionals. It's definitely exciting."
One could say things have been building to a Nichols-Jones relationship, for a while, now. Nichols' running backs coach at his alma mater of Central Michigan, Cornell Jackson, was Jones' position coach during the Packers' Pro Bowler's time at the University of Texas-El Paso.
Jackson helped Nichols turn into the player he is today by showing him and his teammates Jones' tape. It helped them understand what's required of them, on the field, to become a quality NFL player. And, Jackson and the other offensive coaches even ran plays similar to Jones' days to help Nichols and co. apply what they learned in the film room.
"We had the same running back coach; so, my years in college, we always watched his college film," said Nichols. "We ran similar plays at Central [Michigan]. So, meeting meeting him yesterday, it was kind of surreal moment [and I got to] pick his brain a little bit. That's definitely a blessing to have that connection."
Now, with Jones himself helping Nichols, it's clear the sky is the limit for the young rookie, no matter if he was a seventh-round draft pick.
