The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, a key part of the Packers' plan to return to dominance is getting Lacy to lose 30 pounds.
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Rapoport added that Lacy is committed to it, through a camp or fitness program. Fitness guru Tony Horton has volunteered to train Lacy and TMZ has reported the two sides are in talks. As Profootballtalk.com notes, Lacy weighed 231 pounds at the 2013 Scouting Combine, and the Packers liked him well enough at that weight to choose him in the second round of the NFL draft. He’s only listed at 234 now, but he surely weighs significantly more than that. The bottom line is, the Packers want Lacy to play like he did in his first two seasons, and not like he did in his third year, when he had career lows in carries (187), yards (758), yards per carry (4.05), touchdowns (three), catches (20) and receiving yards (188). ... Stay tuned.