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Packers underway, looking to go back-to-back

July 31, 2011 By

Since the NFL started determining the leagues best team by squaring off in the Super Bowl, a total of eight teams have won back-to-back titles.  The Green Bay Packers are looking to be the 9th.

Veteran wide receiver Donald Driver said it starts with attitude.  Driver said they must have the same attitude and approach as they

Donald Driver

did a year ago.

AUDIO: Donald Driver says the approach can’t change :11

Several things factor into a teams ability to repeat.  First and foremost is their attitude.  After winning the Super Bowl last year, is every player as hungry to win it again?  Are they as hungry as they were for the first title?  With other teams gunning for the champs, are they ready to handle everybody’s best game?  All questions that will be answered in time.

Injuries are a factor as well.  The Packers proved last season that they could get through a number of injuries and still win.  But key injuries are the key.  Not to diminish the loss of some of the players the Packers lost, but they didn’t see Aaron Rodgers go down.  They didn’t lose Clay Matthews or Charles Woodson or even B.J. Raji on defense.  For the most part, their offensive line stayed in tact all season and while TE Jermichael Finley went down for the year, Greg Jennings stepped up at wide receiver and has his best season. [Read more...]

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Packers release seven players

July 29, 2011 By

The Green Bay Packers released a total of seven players today.  The list includes:  LB Nick Barnett, LB Brandon Chillar, DE Justin

Nick Barnett

Harrell, LB Brady Poppinga and T Mark Tauscher.  The team also waived first-year S Michael Greco and first-year LB Curtis Young.

Barnett, who was selected in the first round by the Packers in 2003, ranks No. 2 in franchise history with 1,014 career tackles (703 solo).  He started all 107 games that he appeared in during his eight seasons in Green Bay and led the team in tackles five times.  In 2005, Barnett set the single-season franchise mark with 194 tackles (128 solo), breaking a 24-year old mark of 180 held by LB Mike Douglass (1981).  Barnett was limited to four games in 2010 due to a wrist injury.

Chillar signed with the Packers in 2008 as an unrestricted free agent from St. Louis.  He played in 34 games with 12 starts during his three seasons in Green Bay.  He was limited to eight games in 2010 due to a shoulder injury after missing just seven games in his first six NFL seasons. [Read more...]

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Hawk expected to re-sign with Packers today

March 3, 2011 By

The Green Bay Packers released A.J. Hawk yesterday.  Now the two sides appear to be close to a new deal today.  They have until 11pm tonight to get a deal finalized, avoiding an interruption by a possible work stoppage with an expiring collective bargaining agreement.

With Desmond Bishop already signing a contract extension during the season, Hawk’s deal could mean the end for either Nick Barnett or Brandon Chillar, both of whom are coming off of season ending surgeries.

Barnett is set to earn around $6-million in 2011. 

The Packers won’t have to make that decision for awhile though.  If there is a work stoppage, which appears likely, the Packers won’t have to make any moves until they know of there will be a salary cap in place for next season and just how high that cap will be.

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Photo issue has a life of its own in Green Bay

January 31, 2011 By

Aaron Rodgers

Just when you thought the Team-Photo flap was done with, the controversial subject reered its ugly head again on Saturday when Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers criticized  linebacker Nick Barnett and tight end Jermichael Finley for their complaints earlier this week.

That in turn triggered another Twitter storm in response from Barnett and Finley. [Read more...]

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Packers depart for Dallas today (AUDIO)

January 31, 2011 By

The Green Bay Packers wrapped up their first pre-Super Bowl practice week

Super Bowl Media Center

yesterday and after a little business with the team this morning, they’ll depart for Dallas where they’ll face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl 45 this Sunday.

The only player that didn’t practice this week was starting outside linebacker Eric Walden, who is sidelined by an ankle injury and has been getting plenty of extra treatment on it for the last week.  Coach Mike McCarthy did reiterate at a news conference this week that Eric Walden is his starter if he’s able to play on Sunday.  He’ll resume workouts on Wednesday. [Read more...]

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