The Green Bay Packers signed third-round draft pick Aaron Rouse (Safety - Virginia Tech) to a four-year deal yesterday. He becomes the second Packers rookie to sign so far this offseason; the first being fifth-round pick David Clowney, also out of Vir...
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One of the largest concerns that came with former Nebraska running back Brandon Jackson was his inability to stay healthy. He suffered through a series of injuries (mostly shoulder) in college and really appears to have glass bones and paper skin. How...
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If minicamps and OTAs are any kind of barometer, MLB A.J. Hawk appears to be taking the necessary steps toward being a playmaker. Hawk's biggest weakness last year was man-to-man pass coverage, so it's significant when he intercepts a couple of passes...
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Both Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers were limited in early May because of their respective injuries, but the training wheels came off this past week. Favre and Rodgers were medically cleared to practice in full and both dove right in. "I'm doing as...
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Based on the order of the practice reps, Brandon Jackson is the No. 2 tailback behind Vernand Morency right now. Whether one of them emerges as the team's feature back or they ultimately share the job will be decided during training camp and the pres...
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In the next few days or weeks, the Green Bay Packers' executive committee will begin an NFL-wide search for the team's next chairman and CEO. Starting next week, the seven-man committee will meet weekly instead of monthly, and its first order of busi...
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According to a report by Tom Pelissero of the Green Bay Press Gazette, in addition to tight end Bubba Franks, the Green Bay Packers could release defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila and wide receiver Robert Ferguson. Gbaja-Biamila (KGB for short) had a...
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Reinfeldt would be an attractive candidate for the Packers' executive committee because he has extensive front-office experience in the NFL and understands the Packers' organization after working as a high-ranking executi...
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An NFL source familiar with the situation said Packers boss Bob Harlan kept hearing concerns from employees who questioned John Jones' ability to manage. Harlan then went to members of the team's Executive Committee, to which he reports, and reported ...
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For more than a year, the Green Bay Packers have had a succession plan in place for their front office, with John Jones set to take the position of chairman and chief executive officer when Bob Harlan retires. But that plan went out the window last we...
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The battle for the nickel corner position is going to be tight. Second-year man Will Blackmon is being given first crack because of his size and athleticism, but he's going to receive a lot of competition from free agent Frank Walker and returnees Pat...
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Four veterans coming off disappointing seasons are slated to take up more than 11 percent of the Green Bay Packers' salary cap for the upcoming season. The team could release some combination of Marquand Manuel, Bubba Franks, Robert Ferguson and Kabe...
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An 81-year-old Texas woman has pleaded guilty to trying to extort $2 million from Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr. Ruby Y. Young of Kerrville pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court. She received a probated sentence and agreed not to have a...
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Bob Harlan will delay his retirement as the Green Bay Packers' chief executive officer because hand-picked successor John Jones is taking a leave for personal reasons. Jones, president and chief operating officer, was to have taken over for Harlan nex...
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The one serious need the Green Bay Packers didn't address in last month's NFL draft was at cornerback, where they're looking to upgrade their nickel and dime positions. Considering NFL defenses are in nickel or dime defenses for about half the snaps ...
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Depending on who was talking, the Green Bay Packers' weekend minicamp was either very worthwhile or very boring. The practices were significant enough to be labeled mandatory, yet no starting jobs were won or lost. Attendance was required, but not a...
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Quarterback Brett Favre went from being a near no-show at minicamp to a regular participant in the Green Bay Packers' offseason program. Favre, who didn't decide until the last minute to report for this past weekend's mandatory minicamp, will attend ...
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Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says no starting jobs were won or lost during the team's three-day minicamp over the weekend. That's good news for Bubba Franks, who had to share a significant amount of practice time as the first-team tight end w...
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Packers cornerback Charles Woodson left the team's minicamp and most likely won't be back until training camp in July. He cited "personal reasons," and The Wisconsin State Journal reports that "personal reasons" basically means &qu...
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The Packers are taking it easy on Robert Ferguson during mini-camp, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Last season ended for Ferguson in October with a foot injury. It's the third straight season Ferguson was unable to complete due to injuri...
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Charles Woodson's absence during organized team activities will give cornerback Will Blackmon a long-awaited chance for extended action with the starting defense. "That's very important, because I get to run with the (No.) 1s," said Blackmo...
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Nebraska running back Brandon Jackson felt as if he were on top of the world when the Packers drafted him in the second round in April. As a second-round pick, Jackson had an immediate opportunity to compete for a starting job in Green Bay's backfiel...
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The Green Bay Packers signed another undrafted rookie quarterback, Oklahoma's Paul Thompson, for this weekend's minicamp and perhaps beyond. Thompson (6-3 5/8, 216) played receiver for a good part of his career at Oklahoma but last season was its qua...
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Packers quarterback Brett Favre has changed his mind and now is expected to attend the team's mandatory minicamp this weekend, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday. The person, who requested anonymity because neither side planned to of...
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The root of the recent turmoil in Green Bay between the front office and quarterback Brett Favre boils down to one reality. Favre doesn't like G.M. Ted Thompson, and Thompson doesn't like Favre. Neither man will ever say it, but we're told that it's...
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