http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/3596 Recent articles about Mark Tauscher en-us Coach Mike McCarthy is scheduled to speak to reporters shortly in the Lambeau Field media auditorium. We'll post the newsy stuff as it comes, so refresh for the latest.* First, here's the injury report from Packers media maven Jeff Blumb: LB Desmond Bishop (ankle, DNP), LB Brandon Chillar (hand, full), TE Jermichael Finley (knee, full), DE Cullen Jenkins (ankle, DNP), LB Brad Jones (concussion, limited), LB Aaron Kampman (concussion, full), Kuhn (hand, full), LB Clay Matthews (jaw, li... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:01:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Injury_report_Finley_Kampman_Tauscher_full_participants/1588868 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Injury_report_Finley_Kampman_Tauscher_full_participants/1588868 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Injury_report_Finley_Kampman_Tauscher_full_participants/1588868 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/0/40623d4123e3256f39cf2172b33051dacf8eb791/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f82088368.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1935E9D3D1A6545D2BBA9DDD1C34F2AB1FE.jpg Quick hits from the portion of practice that was open to reporters Wednesday:* Outside linebacker Aaron Kampman (concussion) and right tackle Mark Tauscher (knee) were back and working with the starters on a regular basis, though backups Brad Jones at linebacker and T.J. Lang at tackle worked in as well. * Tight end Jermichael Finley (knee) and inside linebacker Brandon Chillar (broken hand) also were back practicing. Chillar wore a padded protective club on his right hand and could be in a m... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:21:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Practice_notes_Kampman_Tauscher_back/1588595 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Practice_notes_Kampman_Tauscher_back/1588595 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Practice_notes_Kampman_Tauscher_back/1588595 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/d/ad8ba63459d6858929b1cb5bc470833de488a38c/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f71341355.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D01A66A37E3C8E2669.jpg TAMPA, Fla. -- Though it looked bad at the time, right tackle Mark Tauscher thinks he escaped Sunday's game without a major knee injury.In his first game back since surgery to repair the torn ACL in his left knee, Tauscher got rolled up on the same knee in the third quarter and did not return."There was a little concern, but from talking to the doc right now, I don't think it's anything serious," Tauscher said after the game. "We'll probably get it looked at aga... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:02:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tauscher_thinks_knee_is_OK/1525826 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tauscher_thinks_knee_is_OK/1525826 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tauscher_thinks_knee_is_OK/1525826 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/d/6d3d8032ddb4b1355d0686fc61a35c12c2aad125/small/Minnesota_Vikings_v_6702.jpg Taking a quick spin through the headlines before the Packers hit the field for the final full practice of the week ...WORTH READING* Top draft pick B.J. Raji has been a bit player so far this season. But it appears he's over his ankle injury now, and considering the lofty price the Packers paid for him this season, his role should increase soon.* RT Mark Tauscher on whether he can make a difference for the Packers' struggling offensive line: "When and if the opportunity comes to ... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:32:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Roundup_On_Raji_Tauscher_and_the_Bucs_offense/1512296 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Roundup_On_Raji_Tauscher_and_the_Bucs_offense/1512296 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Roundup_On_Raji_Tauscher_and_the_Bucs_offense/1512296 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/b/8b62d4678e0f74d714753c1953e2fba039a52ed4/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f72950020.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921F7C3FC3F69D929FD7D2CD04D8C441A09CBD1A4FCA72C23C3FF12FE1E6BBD6403.jpg The Green Bay Packers got back to work Wednesday in preparation for Sunday’s road contest with the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They did so, apparently, with a new starter at right tackle: Mark Tauscher. According to the Green Bay Press Gazette, Tauscher took most of the reps with the starting unit. That likely means Tauscher will take [...] Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:26:54 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Wednesday_wrap_up_Tauschers_time_finally_nearing_plus_an_injury_update/1504093 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Wednesday_wrap_up_Tauschers_time_finally_nearing_plus_an_injury_update/1504093 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Wednesday_wrap_up_Tauschers_time_finally_nearing_plus_an_injury_update/1504093 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/d/1d3b522b659daa7cc0973dbaba6d7b952c6d866f/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f53166149.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193268B03E3DD5E0E0902A7C2B9D1F4747C.jpg More photos » by John Russell - AP Browse more photos » I wasn't going to write a post about the change of the Green Bay Packers' November 1st game against the Vikings, from noon to 3:15p.m., because I don't have a preference when it's played. But then I read Greg Bedard's great tweet: Let's see, 3 hours of additional tailgating time for Favre's return. Yeah, that's going to ... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:00:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Packers_News_Game_Times_DeShawn_Wynn_and_Mark_Tauscher/1365787 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Packers_News_Game_Times_DeShawn_Wynn_and_Mark_Tauscher/1365787 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Packers_News_Game_Times_DeShawn_Wynn_and_Mark_Tauscher/1365787 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/c/ecde55e807d0964bb571c0088f7c23bbbb6c7afe/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f75385881.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1930BC49759B409636EC65DEC266064FD72.jpg The one-year contract tackle Mark Tauscher signed with the Packers on Monday will pay him $700,000 in base salary if he remains on the roster for the final 12 games of the season.That's more than the roughly $525,000 he would have made had he signed for the veteran minimum of $745,000 and been paid only the prorated portion for the rest of the season.Tauscher's base salary for this season technically is $991,667, according to NFLPA salary data. He'll be paid 12/17 of that, which c... Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:47:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tauscher_will_make_700000_in_base_salary/1361840 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tauscher_will_make_700000_in_base_salary/1361840 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Tauscher_will_make_700000_in_base_salary/1361840 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/c/9c3b92924c2ed5cd8e4a1a466aacf863684d4e6c/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f71341603.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D04553ED04853CB39A.jpg More photos » by Mike Roemer - AP Browse more photos » The Green Bay Packers officially signed RT Mark Tauscher, and placed CB Will Blackmon on I.R. with a season ending ACL tear. Mitchell got the discussion going yesterday. What does it mean for the offensive line in the upcoming weeks? Since it was known that Tauscher would be resigned, I've been expecting him to start at right tackle, but not... Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:00:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Analysis_Packers_Sign_Mark_Tauscher/1359573 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Analysis_Packers_Sign_Mark_Tauscher/1359573 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Analysis_Packers_Sign_Mark_Tauscher/1359573 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/1/918c68c368922300d6383d4d18d24a04005f2fdc/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f71341603.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D04553ED04853CB39A.jpg More photos » by Morry Gash - AP about 3 hours ago: FILE -- This is an Oct. 19, 2008, file photo showing Green Bay Packers' Mark Tauscher (65) lining up against the Indianapolis Colts during an NFL football game, in Green Bay, Wis. After giving up 20 sacks in their first four games, the Packers brought back Tauscher on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File) Browse more photos » No m... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:45:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Return_Of_Mark_Tauscher/1355227 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Return_Of_Mark_Tauscher/1355227 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Return_Of_Mark_Tauscher/1355227 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/1/a1f6da7a1d02fd675f5da37f98ea47ba0c3acbfd/small/Green_Bay_Packers_a388.jpg The contract that tackle Mark Tauscher signed this morning is for the remainder of the 2009 season only.Tauscher, who is in his 10th NFL season, said the Packers were the first team to offer him a contract. He worked out for the Kansas City Chiefs two weeks ago, but the Chiefs didn't make him an offer.The NFL minimum for a player with nine accrued seasons is $745,000. Players are paid in 17-week installments (16 games plus the bye week), so Tauscher already has missed five weeks pay. It&#... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:23:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Tauschers_deal_for_this_season_only/1355228 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Tauschers_deal_for_this_season_only/1355228 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Tauschers_deal_for_this_season_only/1355228 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/c/9c3b92924c2ed5cd8e4a1a466aacf863684d4e6c/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f71341603.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D04553ED04853CB39A.jpg The Packers returned to the practice field this morning following their bye week, and they had a new addition: right tackle Mark Tauscher.The veteran re-signed this morning and then worked out with the team inside the Don Hutson Center. The practice was in full pads. Tauscher wore a brace on his left knee, the one that was surgically repaired after his knee injury last December.There was no evidence that Tauscher would replace starting right tackle Allen Barbre immediately.Left tackle Chad Cl... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:58:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Packers_Tauscher_hit_the_field/1354850 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Packers_Tauscher_hit_the_field/1354850 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Practice_notes_Packers_Tauscher_hit_the_field/1354850 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/c/9c3b92924c2ed5cd8e4a1a466aacf863684d4e6c/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f71341603.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193DADD97B58D4678D04553ED04853CB39A.jpg Look, I love Mark Tauscher. Great guy, a true Packers and a stalwart at tackle for umpteen years. Played on the "Offensive Line Glory Couple-a years" in the early 2000's.But, if you're going to put money on re-signing Tauscher and having that be the answer to our offensive line problems, I think you are taking a risky bet. Nothing against Tauscher, who will be as professional as possible and will strive to do his best.But, there's a funny feeling here. After the Viking g... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:32:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Tauscher_Signing_May_Not_Be_The_Solution/1327848 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Tauscher_Signing_May_Not_Be_The_Solution/1327848 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Tauscher_Signing_May_Not_Be_The_Solution/1327848 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/c/9cec8d648de4ce58ee087669f91a884cc8ddb3e3/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f75385881.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1930BC49759B409636EC65DEC266064FD72.jpg As Pete Dougherty writes, the Packers are on the brink of re-signing tackle Mark Tauscher, a significant move to shore up their offensive line.At age 32 and coming off knee reconstruction surgery, Tauscher will need to knock some rust off and he's had issues in the running game for years. But the one thing Tauscher always has done is protect the passer, and after allowing an NFL-high 20 sacks through four games, the Packers no doubt are desperate to try anything that might shore things up... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:16:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Roundup_Tauscher_signing_appears_imminent/1324213 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Roundup_Tauscher_signing_appears_imminent/1324213 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Roundup_Tauscher_signing_appears_imminent/1324213 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/1/a1f6da7a1d02fd675f5da37f98ea47ba0c3acbfd/small/Green_Bay_Packers_a388.jpg More photos » by Morry Gash - AP Browse more photos » Yesterday I said signing free agent LT Levi Jones is in order, but the Green Bay Packers have decided to go another route. From Tom Silverstein: Yes, Chad Clifton should be back from a right ankle sprain, but Mark Tauscher, the team's starting right tackle from 2000-'08, also could be available. Tauscher, 10 months removed from surgery on his lef... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:02:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Packers_Could_Sign_RT_Mark_Tauscher/1322105 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Packers_Could_Sign_RT_Mark_Tauscher/1322105 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Packers_Could_Sign_RT_Mark_Tauscher/1322105 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/7/676614c2e442aaf5caee658d70e60576fad638a7/small/Green_Bay_Packers_6d7c.jpg Former Packers offensive tackle Mark Tauscher worked out for the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday, profootballtalk.com reported. Tauscher suffered an ACL tear in his knee last December and wasn’t expected to be ready to play until October. Tauscher, who had served as the Packers’ starting right tackle since 2000, is an unrestricted free agent.Packers General Manager Ted Thompson talked with Tauscher during the summer about his rehabilitation and didn’t rule out re-signing him. But despite the P... 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