Packers Rookie WR Malik Heath Breaks Through With Fresh Approach
Undrafted rookie receiver Malik Heath made the opening roster but quickly became an afterthought. What changed ahead of an eye-popping performance at Detroit?
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Green Bay Packers rookie receiver Malik Heath played 11 snaps against the Detroit Lions. He caught four passes.
“That’s a pretty good game,” Heath said with a laugh. “Eleven snaps and four catches, that’s crazy.”
Pretty crazy, indeed.
So is his rise, fall and rise.
Heath made the 53-man roster as an undrafted free agent following a superb training camp. Once the games were for real, Heath went from preseason hero to regular-season zero. He played 29 snaps against Chicago in Week 1 and a total of 21 snaps the following two weeks against Atlanta and New Orleans.