PACKERS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Aaron Rodgers: I’m going to miss Brian Urlacher
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers told The Jim Rose Show that he’s going to miss former Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher. “I just have the utmost amount of respect for him, the way he plays the game,” Rodgers, said per ESPNChicago.com. “A lot of memories come to mind. He picked me off a couple times, maybe more than anybody else has. But I had one really bad play...
“No drop-off” in talent from Packers to Buccaneers
New Bucs tight end Tom Crabtree is familiar with talented players. Coming from Green Bay and being teammates of Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews, Crabtree knows a little bit about players with talent. Speaking to the media on the practice fields at One Buc Place, the block-first but possibly turning pass-catching tight end said the Buccaneers have some of the most talented players...
Packers may have some doubts that Nick Perry can fit in their system
Former USC outside linebacker Nick Perry might just be too big too play OLB in the NFL, but last year, the Green Bay Packers felt he was athletic enough to play the position in their 3-4.
He missed a good deal time due to injuries in his rookie season, and the Packers at this time, can't really say whether he's made the transition to be effective in the pro level, reports...
Tramon Williams says his shoulder is better
According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Packers cornerback Tramon Williams says his shoulder is better and he’s ready to take over the leadership void that Charles Woodson has left behind. “We know that when Charles was here, he had that role,” Williams said. “He was the leader of this group. He taught us things. And I’m going to keep that alive — I’m going to...
Interview With New Packers Kicker Giorgio Tavecchio
Forza Tavecchio!
Here’s an interview with Packers kicker Giorgio Tavecchio I’m pretty sure you haven’t read – unless you’re a Packers fan in Italy. Journalist Giovanni Marino, a fan of American football from the Italian newspaper site La Repubblica, had a conversation with Giorgio recently, to talk about his early experiences as a Green Bay Packer.
As an added bonus...
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.
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...
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