The first day of the Green Bay Packers' rookie minicamp is underway, and there are already several interesting reports coming out of the players' media availability session before practice began.

A few of the big points revolve around the team's first-round pick, defensive end Datone Jones. He told the Green Bay Press-Gazette's Mike Vandermause that he currently weighs 285 pounds and will likely remain around that weight during the season. This should put to rest some of the concerns about him playing the five-technique end position in the Packers' 3-4 defense, as he measures in at the same height and weight (6'4", 285) as Justin Smith of the San Francisco 49ers. Don't assume he will be as effective as Smith right away, but that's most definitely a size at which he can be successful and disruptive.

We mentioned this in another post, but reports have confirmed that three Packers have signed their rookie contracts. Those players are fourth-round pick David Bakhtiari, sixth-rounder Nate Palmer, and fourth-rounder Johnathan Franklin who signed a four-year, $2.5 million contract.

One player who had reportedly agreed to an undrafted free agent contract may not end up becoming a Packer after all. According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette's Rob Demovsky, safety Ben Ericksen from Illinois State did not pass his physical with the team, and as a result may not end up signing. That would leave little depth at the safety position, as the Packers did not draft any safeties nor are any other UDFA safeties rumored to have been signed.

Practice Headlines

That's the big news from Friday, and we'll be back with more updates from Saturday's practice.