With Jimmy Graham in Chicago, Jace Sternberger ready for bigger role

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Packers tight end Jace Sternberger missed the first eight games of his rookie season on injured reserve with an ankle injury and played only six games. He didn’t make his first reception until the divisional round victory over the Seahawks.

The third-round choice caught his first touchdown in the NFC Championship Game.

“I just got the first one out of the way,” Sternberger told Matt Schneidman of TheAthletic.com. “I was more worried about, after I scored, ‘OK,…