The Facts: Packers GM Ted Thompson on Nelson's recovery from ACL surgery: "He looks great. You sometimes wonder if he was really hurt. I'm just kidding." Thompson added that Nelson's not running yet, but doing "machine stuff" to rehab.

Diehards Line:HC Mike McCarthy also told reporters that Nelson would be able to participate, at least in part, in some of the team's upcoming OTA sessions and be a full-go by training camp. "He'll work there some, but I don't see him by the time training camp comes around having any limitations," McCarthy said Thursday at the NFL scouting combine. McCarthy said Nelson is one of a handful of players who have stayed in Green Bay to work out and rehab injuries this offseason. Nelson was injured in the Aug. 23 preseason game and had reconstructive surgery shortly thereafter. He remained in Green Bay and around the team all of last season. He was coming off a Pro Bowl year in 2014 in which he caught 98 passes for 1,519 yards -- both career highs-- and had 13 touchdowns. Without Nelson, the Packers plummeted to their lowest offensive rankings -- 23rd overall and tied for 25th in passing -- in the McCarthy/Rodgers era. Nelson will turn 31 in May, but the Packers expressed no concern that the injury would slow him down.