Green Bay Packers News and Rumors
A compromise for 'WR/TE' Jermichael FinleyWe've discussed several times the possibility of a precedent-setting offseason fight between the Green Bay Packers and tight end Jermichael Finley. Namely: If the Packers make him their franchise player, could Finley justifiably argue he is a receiver r… |
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Chris Chase, yahoo.com On the 12th day of the 12th month in the 12th year of this century, the state of Wisconsin is set to celebrate its favorite No. 12-wearing hero. The state assembly unanimously passed a resolution this week designating Dec. 12, 2012 (12/12/12) as Aaron R… |
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Cullen Jenkins takes pay cut, will earn $5.8 million10 hours ago
Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com Defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins is the one that got away for the Packers. After the new deal he signed in Philadelphia Tuesday, Jenkins is the one that will stay away. The 31-year-old’s restructured contract lasts for three more years. He was set to mak… |
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Wells, Packers could be headed for divorceFeb 21 (yesterday)
Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com Packers center Scott Wells is coming off his best season at age 31 and has plenty of leverage. It sounds like he intends on using it. Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel makes the convincing case Tuesday that the newly minted Pro Bowler is like… |
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Packers stock now for sale north of the borderFeb 20 (2 days ago)
Associated Press, ESPN.com Canadians who want to buy Green Bay Packers stock will now get their chance. |
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On the Packers' corporate growthFeb 20 (2 days ago)
The Green Bay Press-Gazette focused this weekend on a nuance that probably wouldn't have occurred to fans in other NFL markets: Reconciling the growing commercialization of the league's individual franchises with the Packers' history as a small-town ope… |
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Packers Free Agents for 2012 – Who Should Stay and Who Should Go?Feb 20 (2 days ago)
Matt Loede, packersgab.com Now that the 2011 season is officially over following the Super Bowl, now we can all look ahead to free agency. The Packers have just 8 players that unrestricted come March 13th when they can sign with other teams. You can see the complete list below, a… |
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Packers walk tightrope between community, corporate feelFeb 19 (3 days ago)
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the NFL continues to grow, it’s presence in Green Bay becomes more unique. The small-market, publicly-owned team has thrived on the field for much of the last two decades, even as the sport has exploded to new levels of revenue and sophistication. … |
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Flynn looks forward to leading a teamFeb 18 (4 days ago)
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com After Packers quarterback Matt Flynn threw for a franchise-record 480 yards on January 1 against the Lions, speculation emerged that the Packers would use the franchise tag in order to get value for the 2008 seventh-round pick by trading him to a new te… |
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Anthony Shadid was a Packers fan to the endFeb 17 (5 days ago)
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The journalism world is mourning Anthony Shadid, the Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent who died in Syria Thursday of an apparent asthma attack at the age of 43. Shadid devoted his life to covering war-torn areas of the globe, but no matter wh… |
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Faulk: A 5,000-yard season “is nothing”Feb 17 (5 days ago)
Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com Matthew Stafford became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw for 5,000 yards in a season this year. Of course, three were able to do it in 2011 alone. Eli Manning topped 4,900. Aaron Rodgers would have had a shot to break 5,000 if he played in… |
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Franchise Focus: Scott Wells, Matt FlynnFeb 17 (5 days ago)
Another in a daily series on NFC North players who are candidates to receive their team's franchise tag. The window for tagging players opens Monday and closes March 5. As we've moved through the Franchise Focus series, several of you have asked whether… |
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Raiders add Brandon UnderwoodFeb 16 (6 days ago)
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com New Raiders G.M. Reggie McKenzie didn’t look to his Packers past for a head coach. But one of McKenzie’s first acquisitions is a former member of McKenzie’s former team. The Raiders have announced that cornerback Brandon Underwood has signed a con… |
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Don’t expect any deals soon in Green BayFeb 16 (6 days ago)
Gregg Rosenthal, profootballtalk.com The Packers have a number of intriguing free agents: Jermichael Finley, Scott Wells, Matt Flynn, and Jarrett Bush. Flynn figures to fly the coop, but the Packers will try to retain the other three. Finley looks like a strong candidate to get the franchi… |
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Draft Lab: Talking about linemenFeb 16 (6 days ago)
As the NFL draft gets closer we'll spend plenty of time discussing offensive and defensive line prospects. The Minnesota Vikings have an obvious need for a left tackle. The Detroit Lions need a succession plan for left tackle Jeff Backus, and the Green … |
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BBAO: Packers take time in talksFeb 16 (7 days ago)
We're Black and Blue All Over: Here's a smart take from Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that I would love to clip and save as a response to everyone asking for updates on the Green Bay Packers' negotiations with their free agents. Silv… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Rams coach Jeff Fisher, Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt and Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy have been added to the NFL’s Competition Committee. Fisher was the co-chair of the committee from 2002 to 2010, while he was head coach of the Titans. He st… |
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If the offseason favors the Bears and Vikings, the NFC North could become the NFL's best division. Chris Burke identifies the keys for every black-and-blue team going into free agency. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Packers have announced several changes to their offensive coaching staff, flowing from the departure of offensive coordinator Joe Philbin and the promotion of quarterbacks coach Tom Clements into the job previously held by Phibin. As expected, forme… |
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Who knew that the departure of offensive coordinator Joe Philbin, who neither called plays nor coached a position, would lead to a significant shuffling of the Green Bay Packers' offensive coaching staff? The final staff, announced Monday morning, cover… |
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Bob Holtzman's piece on the hundreds of former NFL players suing the NFL over concussion-related issues includes an interview with former Green Bay Packers running back Dorsey Levens. Last summer, Levens produced and starred in a play in Atlanta about a… |
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Matt Loede, packersgab.com Packers outside linebacker Erik Walden plead no contest to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct-domestic abuse charge in Brown County on Friday. Walden was arrested last November 25 after a domestic disturbance left his live-in girlfriend with injuries. Wal… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Packers receiver Donald Driver is 37 years old and coming off his least productive season in a decade, and he realizes that in the business of the NFL, that means the Packers may have a tough choice to make about his future. But Driver is willing to mak… |
