Green Bay Packers News and Rumors
Ex-Packers DE Jolly granted 'shock' probationAssociated Press, ESPN.com Former NFL defensive end Johnny Jolly has been given 10 years of "shock" probation by a judge, just six months after he was sentenced to prison for violating terms of his probation for a drug conviction. |
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On Anthony Hargrove's appeals process22 hours ago
You've probably seen reports that Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove was in New York City on Wednesday to appeal his eight-game NFL suspension. You might also have seen reports that appeal hearings have been scheduled for May 30 for Ha… |
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Pressure point: PackersMay 16 (yesterday)
Examining who faces the most challenging season for the Green Bay Packers and why. Today is May 16. That leaves about 2 1/2 months before training camp and almost four months before the start of the regular season for reinforcements to arrive. But for t… |
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Driver Advances to the Final Three in the TV Show “Dancing with the Stars”May 16 (yesterday)
Matt Loede, packersgab.com If you love the Packers and like the show “Dancing with the Stars,” another NFL player has made it to the round of 3, that being Packers WR Donald Driver, who advanced in last night’s competition. He won a Lombardi Trophy in 2011. In 2012, he may be… |
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Dancing with Donald: One more weekMay 15 (yesterday)
Just what you all wanted: NFC North blog readers will be treated to another week of "Dancing with the Stars" coverage. (Don't like it? I'll be happy to bring back hourly Minnesota Vikings stadium updates.) As you would most likely know by now … |
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George Koonce and the post-NFL transitionMay 15 (2 days ago)
Most of us in the upper Midwest are familiar with George Koonce, who played eight seasons as a Green Bay Packers linebacker (1992-99) and has served stints in the athletic departments at Marquette and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. What you migh… |
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Aaron Rodgers' offseason 'workouts'May 14 (3 days ago)
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has starred in enough commercials that we no longer need to post every one of them. So we're now cherrypicking the good ones, and I liked the one below mostly because of its guest (audio) star. Check out the l… |
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Packers sign all eight picks, including LB PerryMay 11 (6 days ago)
Associated Press, ESPN.com The Packers have signed all eight of their draft choice, including their top pick -- linebacker Nick Perry. |
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League, union at odds over Ornstein emailMay 10 (7 days ago)
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The league’s case against the Saints arises in part from an email message from Mike Ornstein in which Ornstein purports to contribute $5,000 to a bounty on Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The league’s March 21 statement regarding non-player bounty … |
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This just in: Our coverage of the Minnesota Vikings' stadium bill has sparked a mixture of anger, boredom and protests from many of you. I'm sorry. It has been the most important offseason story in NFC North, especially when you consider it could have e… |
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We're Black and Blue All Over: Lost in a busy Wednesday of Minnesota Vikings stadium news and Adrian Peterson's impromptu workout was the first public statement from Green Bay Packers defensive end Anthony Hargrove since a declaration he signed about th… |
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As NFL front offices go through their post-draft hirings and firings, it's worth taking a look at the machine the Green Bay Packers have created in the 21 years since hiring Ron Wolf as their general manager. So that's exactly what I did in this week's … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Count the Packers among the teams that have started signing their draft picks. The agent for safety Jerron McMillian, a fourth-round pick, told Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay Press-Gazette that his client has agreed to terms on a contract with the Packer… |
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I thought ESPN.com's Ricky Reilly did an awesome job articulating in this column something I've tried to get at in recent posts. Namely: The impossible situation that Green Bay Packers defensive end Anthony Hargrove found himself in during the NFL's inv… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Charles Woodson is willing to play either safety or cornerback this year, wherever the team needs him. But Woodson sounds like he thinks the Packers still need him more at cornerback. Woodson said in an interview on ESPN 540 in Milwaukee that he’d be ha… |
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The signed declaration submitted to the NFL by Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, revealed Monday by Yahoo! Sports, is troubling on a number of counts. First, contrary to an NFL statement last week, the declaration offered neither con… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Eliot Wolf, the 30-year-old son of former Packers General Manager Ron Wolf, is looking like a rising star in the Packers’ front office. Wolf is in line for a significant promotion and will assume the duties of former director of football operations Regg… |
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Matt Loede, packersgab.com After Director of Football Operations Reggie McKenzie left the team to become the Raiders’ General Manager, and hired Shaun Herock away from the club this week, the Packers will be restructuring their personnel department, Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Jo… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the legal battle between the NFL and the NFLPA launches, with the players initially trying to steer the appeals of the suspensions of Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, Saints defensive end Will Smith, Browns linebacker Scott Fujita, and Packers defen… |
