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Packers' Perry eager to prove himself
GREEN BAY, Wis. It wasn't the rookie season that Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Nick Perry hoped for. Injuring his wrist in his NFL regular-season debut and being placed on injured reserve two months later never let the first-round pick display what made him such a valuable prospect.
While Perry certainly isn't happy about the first impression he left in 2012, that...
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Will Tramon Williams return to 2010 form?
Packers CB Tramon Williams
Coming off a memorable postseason in 2010, Packers cornerback Tramon Williams suffered a serious shoulder injury in the first game of 2011 that still hasn’t fully healed.
A year earlier, in the Packers’ run to Super Bowl XLV, Williams emerged as one of the top cover corners in football.
That season, Williams started all 16 games for the first time...
Johnny Jolly will return to the Packers
According to ABC 2 News in Wisconsin, defensive lineman Johnny Jolly can now return to the Green Bay Packers, since he’s completed a court-ordered drug treatment program, which was mandatory before he could continue his NFL career.
Jolly had to travel to a Houston court room to collect his diploma for completing the program. The judge had some great things to say about him.
“I...
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Rodgers to Pack: Retire Favre's #4
Packers current star quarterback Aaron Rodgers believes that the team should retire the jersey number of its former star quarterback, Brett Favre.
Aaron Rodgers wants Packers to retire Favre’s No. 4
Aaron Rodgers has learned to forgive and forget. Now he's hoping the Green Bay Packers and its diehard fans can do the same.
In a radio interview with "The Jim Rome Show" Wednesday, the Packers' All-Everything quarterback said it's time for the "healing process to begin" between the organization and Brett Favre, whose number, he hopes, can soon...
Cornerback Tramon Williams growing into ‘leadership role’ in secondary with departure of Charles Woodson
Green Bay Packers cornerback Tramon Williams has been steadily climbing up the ranks, he a young up and coming impact defensive back.
The departure of safety Charles Woodson left a void in leadership and Williams wants to fill that gap.
Sam shields, the team’s best defensive back isn’t at offseason training activities, he hasn’t signed his restricted free agent tender and...
Burnett only sure bet at Packers' safety porition
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The confidence that the Green Bay Packers have in safety Morgan Burnett continues to grow.Teammates and coaches praise Burnett's increased leadership efforts and his improved communication in the secondary, giving the 24-year-old plenty of reasons to feel like a rising star on Green Bay's roster.But Burnett isn't buying into the hype."I don'...
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Ted Thompson Back to Collecting Wide Receivers
Wait, is that a wide receiver over there?
Shhhhhh… be vewy, vewy qwiet… It’s wabbit wide receiver season…
Trapper Ted is up to his old tricks., i.e., his normal off-season compulsive collecting of no-name wide receivers. On Wednesday, the Packers signed Alex Gillett, a 6’1″, 214lb former QB turned receiver from Eastern Michigan.
That brings the number of wide receivers...
Green Bay seeks better balance after altering offensive line
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- No one was pointing fingers. Aaron Rodgers partly blamed himself for getting sacked a league-high 51 times last season. The offensive linemen admitted -- for the most part -- that they didn't perform well enough. But with the ultimate responsibility falling on Mike McCarthy, the Green Bay Packers' coach knew something had to be done.
There may have been...
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Cornerback Sam Shields a no-show at offseason training activities, begins holdout
As the Green Bay Packers start their offseason training activities program, one of the best defensive players, cornerback Sam Shields was a no-show.
A restricted free agent, Shields hasn’t signed his one year tender and that leaves him not under contract.
Reports are Shields is looking for a long term deal and the two sides are far apart on money.
The team doesn’t believe...
Green Bay Packers Trying Mike Neal at Outside Linebacker
If there is one thing Mike Neal has proven he can do for the Green Bay Packers defense, it’s rush the passer. Now, the Packers may be trying to maximize that ability because on the first day of organized team activities, the fourth-year defender from Purdue was moved from his customary defensive end position to outside linebacker.
Remembering that it is only OTA’s — the move...
Rookie defensive end Datone Jones is a perfect fit in Packers defensive scheme
San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick changed the way the Green Bay Packers think about defense. The read option that shredded the team’s defense last January scarred coach Mike McCarthy and defensive coordinator Dom Capers into changing the personnel to adapt to the growing trend. First round pick Datone Jones is the first building block through the draft in fighting...
Jolly says he will return to Packers next week
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- One year after being released from prison, Johnny Jolly is one week away from continuing his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers.
As the Packers began their offseason training activities this week, Jolly was absent. But as Green Bay went through Tuesday's practice, Jolly sent a tweet to a Packers fan saying that he would rejoin the team on May 28.
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Who Will Be The Biggest Addition to the 2013 Green Bay Packers?
A healthy Desmond Bishop is likely to be the biggest boost to the 2013 Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers drafted two running backs in the first four rounds of this year’s draft after many had been calling for the team to find more production in the run game. With the addition of draftees Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin, some would argue that each will end up playing a...
Packers may have Johnathan Franklin return kicks
With Randall Cobb expected to have a larger role on offense the Packers will need to look for someone to replace him as a kick returner.
According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, they Packers may look to rookie running back Johnathan Franklin to help them in the return game.
Over the past few weeks, another intriguing prospect has emerged in rookie running back Johnathan Franklin...
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