As has previously been examined by Cheesehead TV, there's reason to worry that B.J. Raji won't get into training camp in time.

According to NFL agent Jack Bechta of the National Football Post:

There is also a growing concern and frustration among general managers about one large agency that’s working at its own pace and disregarding camp opening dates. Four GMs and three team negotiators I’ve spoken to over the past seven days have told me that this firm is dictating its own timetable for getting deals done based on the order of draft picks they represent and the location of those picks in the first round. I’m being told that there’s no sense of urgency from this firm and that it won’t start talking seriously until camps open. My problem is that this strategy is not openly disclosed to players when they sign with the firm. The deals will ultimately get done, as they always do, but players may miss a week or more that they don’t have to.

Now, there's reason to believe that the firm in question isn't the agency that represents both Packers first round draft picks B.J. Raji and Clay Matthews. However, Raji is nearing the eleventh hour in order to get a deal in time for him to be practicing by the time training camp opens.

Even though it appears most players have already checked into the dorms at St. Norbert College, the officlal reporting date to training camp is today, and practice starts tomorrow. It's imperative that Raji try to be there for every moment possible.

Back during the end of minicamp, Raji told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "There will be no problem, as far as holding out on my end. I'm a rookie but from what I've been told, holdouts are not necessarily a good thing. Especially a rookie coming in, you can't afford to miss a week or two of training camp, especially when you're trying to find a way to get on the field. Yeah, that's my agency, but I'm in control, not the other way around."

That's a bold statement, and one that most players don't make. On one hand, the statement was one that I'm sure both fans and the Packers themselves were happy to see. On the other hand, it doesn't mean much if Raji doesn't follow through.

Raji is precariously balancing on the scales of public opinion. Get into training camp in time, and he'll be revered as his own man. He can be a guy that will get things done without the first round deals having been finalized either before or after him. But he could also be viewed a player that doesn't live up to his word.

Given the problems the Packers had with Justin Harrell two years ago, they can't afford to have another wasted season by a first round defensive lineman for a second time in three years. Raji needs to be practicing as much as humanly possible.

The Packers can maybe afford to allow Raji to miss a day or two of training camp. Any more than that, and he is putting both himself and the team at a disadvantage.