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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers rookie cornerback Carrington Valentine says he often looked to veteran Rasul Douglas for advice as the seventh-round draft pick from Kentucky attempted to make a successful transition to the NFL. Valentine now has the biggest opportunity of his young career but no longer has Douglas in the locker room to guide him. The trade of Douglas to the Buffalo Bills this week while 2021 first-round draft pick Eric Stokes remains on injured reserve leaves the Packers depending on some inexperienced cornerbacks such as Valentine and Corey Ballentine to work alongside Jaire Alexander and Keisean Nixon.
