Rashan Gary had his first practice as a member of the Green Bay Packers on Friday, but he did so wearing a brace on his right shoulder.

The defensive lineman played in just nine games during his junior campaign at the University of Michigan due to a shoulder injury, and while the Packers cleared him during the pre-draft process, they felt it would be best if Gary wore a brace to practice similar to the one he wore last season.

“Yeah, when I got hurt at Michigan, I came back, and I wore the brace,” Gary said, according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com. “I'm comfortable with it, wearing it. Me and the trainers decided just to wear it. I feel comfortable playing with it, so I'm rocking it.”

While some have surmised that Gary has a torn labrum, he has denied it, and Green Bay feels that he can play through whatever the issue is in 2019. The first-round pick also said that the fact he put up 26 reps on the bench press at the Scouting Combine should be enough to prove that his shoulder is not a problem.

As for head coach Matt LaFleur's thoughts? He says the brace is just to play it safe:

“I'll probably get more into that with those guys as we move forward,” LaFleur said of Gary's shoulder. “I think it's just totally precautionary.”

Gary, whom the Packers chose 12th overall last Thursday, is coming off of a season in which he registered 38 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.