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See the full story · 3 sourcesBrandon Cisse knows he has a long way to go to become a bona fide starting cornerback in the NFL. The Green Bay Packers selected him with pick No. 52 in the 2026 NFL Draft because they believe he can be just that, though.
On Wednesday, the first day of training camp, Cisse got a chance to run with the "ones" and act as if he belonged.
To be fair, the reason Cisse got first team reps was because veteran Keisean Nixon is sidelined with a hamstring injury. Starting the year as Green Bay's CB3, that bumped the rookie up to start alongside Carrington Valentine in team drills.
Per Mike Spofford of the Packers' website, the 11-on-11 team work was a red zone period near the goal line, so Cisse didn't get a chance to do much covering as a cornerback. He did step up and break up a screen pass, though.
After practice, Cisse relayed his excitement to be out there with the first team defense. In the same breath, he also acknowledged how far he has to go as a rookie in the NFL.
"It feels great and there's just a long ways to go," he said, per Spofford. "Every day I'm working to get better. I'm nowhere near as great of a player as I want to be.
"It's always just working and working, finishing the little details. It's good to get out there, experience different speeds, get used to it, so it'll be fun."
Cisse checks in at 6-foot, 189 pounds out of South Carolina, and he comes to Green Bay known for his athleticism as a college corner. He notched a 41-inch vertical jump, a 10-foot-11 inch broad jump, and a 4.41 40-yard dash in the pre-draft process.
That athleticism has already made an impression on quarterback Jordan Love, but there's so much more to the game at this level than just being able to play fast. That's a huge component, but Love's veteran experience was clear when he suggested that Cisse and the rest of Green Bay's rookies still have a lot to learn .
"I'm excited to see how he keeps building. For him, for all the rookies really, it's about trying to learn the playbook as fast as possible, be dialed in and just understanding mentally what you've got to do on each play," Love said. "I think that's the biggest challenge for everybody because it's so new, but talent-wise, athlete-wise, he's a great player."
It's step one of a long journey, but Cisse took a strong first step on day one of training camp.
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