Not a surprising move after picking up two great OLBs today during unrestricted free agency. The Packers have told former first-round pick Nick Perry that he will be released, a source told ESPN. — Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) March 12, 2019...More
26Anxious NFL fans have spent the five-plus weeks since the Super Bowl feeding their habits on anything they can find: news snippets, rumors, gossip, wild speculation. Tomorrow, however, we’ll be experiencing real news and important doings. More specifically, at 4:00...More
0While many armchair GMs were disappointed that the Packers did not overpay for anyone like the Redskins did, the Packers are now fully active and using FA to fill their needs. Packers look to use free agency to help bolster...More
21With an exclusive rights tender valued at $570k, the Packers will be bringing back linebacker Reggie Gilbert for next season. Lucas Patrick also will be tendered, I’m told https://t.co/GWhO704EdY — Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) March 11, 2019 This will help with...More
8It wasn’t so long ago, at least not for this septuagenarian, that the term “edge rusher” didn’t even exist in football parlance. We had nose tackles, defensive tackles, and defensive ends. All had “sacking the quarterback” in their job descriptions....More
Sticky! 15Last year around this time, I ventured this assessment: The Packers are not positioning themselves for a deep run in the playoffs. They’ve instead launched an effort to rebuild the team for a run in 2019. The turnover...More
14ILB Antonio Morrison waived: The Packers have waived LB Antonio Morrison, per source. He was acquired in a trade from the Colts last offseason. — Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 8, 2019 A pick up from late last season, Morrison was...More
13While the Packers don’t have a lot of recent signings of free agents from other teams to assess, they do have a fair number of free agent “re-signings” of players who contracts with the team are expiring. For these purposes,...More
4Throughout sports, maintaining certain traditions is one of the biggest incentives players have in their heads when they take the field. This is a mental aspect of sports that should never be discounted. Most NFL teams who are at or...More
18The Green Bay Packers front office has announced the intended retirement of FB John Kuhn. He will end his career with an average of 3.1 yds per carry. An impressive stat and something for him to be proud of. Former...More
13It’s easy to go back after a year or two and find someone available at the time a team drafts someone else – and that someone has since turned into an NFL star. That’s Monday morning quarterbacking. What...More
25“At Least He Didn’t Make BAD Free Agent Deals”. That might someday be the epitaph on Ted Thompson’s tombstone. Ted’s replacement, GM Brian Gutekunst, is champing at the bit to lay out gobs of money when the free agent...More
33In a post of 2/4, I theorized about the ineffectiveness of the Rams’ superstar running back Todd Gurley in the team’s run at the Super Bowl. Though Gurley insisted his knee was okay, I concluded that despite not showing an...More
19Well, we all know that communication is not one of Mike McCarthy’s strong points. In the latest of a string of strange post-season NFL news, Mike McCarthy was reportedly involved in a yelling altercation with referees at his stepson’s high...More
16I don’t think it’s even arguable: over the past few years the Packers have not prioritized drafting players who might fill its most urgent needs. It’s a particularly grave mistake if the hole to be filled is on defense. If...More
35Cobb is likely to be an unrestricted free agent in March when his current four-year contract with the Packers expires: Based on my reporting I do not expect Cobb to be re-signed. Thanks for watching @nflnetwork https://t.co/P6ILpzjNIR — Michael Silver...More
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