Packers to live stream 'Family Night' event on team's website
The Packers began live streaming the practice last year.
In the recent past, the Packers have only made the event available through the limited-area television broadcast, mostly in fear of compromising a competitive advantage with a full broadcast of a training camp practice. Now, Packers fans from across the country will get an opportunity to see Family Night without needing to find an alternate online stream. The team must realize the impossibility of limiting the reach of a practice open to over 80,000 in-person fans and televised locally.
In addition to the live stream, the Packers will broadcast the practice to limited-area television audience on the Packers TV Network:
The broadcast is expected to begin at 7:00 p.m when players come on the field for warmups. Practice is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. While the event is no longer a true scrimmage, the Packers are planning for a full practice. Saturday night will serve as the ninth full and open practice of training camp in 2025.
As of Thursday night, a limited number of tickets to Family Night are still available.
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