"That's just how I carry myself," Boykin said. "You guys can write the articles, you can tell the stories, but at the end of the day, I'm the one who has to go out there and prove what I've got to prove."
One person Rodgers hasn't felt that way about is Boykin, who played only 10 total snaps in the first four games of last season - he didn't play a single snap on offense in the opener and one snap against Washington in Week 2 - and hadn't caught a single pass until Cobb's leg injury at Baltimore on Oct. 13. After a 43-yard catch against the Ravens that day, Boykin went on to finish with 49 receptions for 681 yards and three touchdowns.
"They need to catch up," Rodgers told reporters. "I think some of them are playing the right way, and some of them have got to catch up. They're going to need to if they want to be on the field."
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"Clearly he's taken the next step. I just love the way he plays," coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday. "He's physical, his toughness, he's relentless. I think he's exceptional at the top of his route. You see his strength and balance to separate from a DB. I think he's had an excellent camp."
"My whole mindset coming in this came was obviously continue to progress, get better and show that I know the system really well," said Boykin, who has three receptions for 21 yards through three preseason games. "Consistency - that was my overall focus, to be consistent in everything I do,
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