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Packers: James Starks update!

November 21, 2011 By

Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy isn’t ruling running back James Starks out of Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field.

Starks has a sprained knee and a sore ankle, leaving his availability in doubt for Thursday, but there’s a chance he could practice tomorrow.

AUDIO: Mike McCarthy on where Starks is at :04

Mike McCarthy said Starks was good on Sunday but did not practice today.  McCarthy said the injury wasn’t as bad as it appeared to be initially, and he’s holding out hope that Starks might be able to practice.

AUDIO: Mike McCarthy is holding out hope on Grant :12

Starks was a big part of the Packers’ success late last season and appears to be supplanting Ryan Grant as the team’s primary running back.

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Starks suffers knee sprain

November 21, 2011 By

The Green Bay Packers expect to know more today with regards to the health

James Starks

of running back James Starks.

According to coach Mike McCarthy, Starks sustained a knee sprain in the 4th quarter of Sunday’s 35-26 Green Bay win over Tampa Bay.  The injury appeared to have occurred on a run play in the fourth quarter.

Coach Mike McCarthy sounded optimistic after the game yesterday, but it would be a stretch to think Starks could help the Packers on Thanksgiving day this Thursday. [Read more...]

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Packers need to run the ball more

September 19, 2011 By

In the first half of Sunday’s 30-23 Green Bay win over Carolina, the Packers top

James Starks

two tailbacks, James Starks and Ryan Grant combined to rush the ball four times. 

In the second half, things picked up.  On the first drive of the second half, Starks had rushes of 8, 1 and 14 yards and it eventually led to big play action touchdown passes, 49 yards to Greg Jennings and 84 yards to Jordy Nelson. [Read more...]

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Packers start preparing for Browns today

August 11, 2011 By

The Green Bay Packers wrapped up the installation phase of their training

Mason Crosby

camp on Wednesday night.  They’ll use tonight’s padded workout to prepare for their preseason opener against the Cleveland Browns.

AUDIO: Mike McCarthy on the teams practice plan tonight :15

TE Jermichael Finley sat out practice on Wednesday with a glute injury, but the coach said he’s not ruling Finley out of Saturday’s game at Cleveland just yet.  McCarthy said playing time decisions will be laid out today.

AUDIO: Mike McCarthy to decide playing time issues in meeting today :19

Kicker Mason Crosby got some kicking work in on Wednesday night, his first activity since suffering a sprained ankle last Friday.  Crosby will kick again during tonight’s practice and then the Packers will evaluate him on Friday to decide if he’ll kick against the Cleveland Browns on Saturday night. [Read more...]

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Packers pass on Lynch! Now what?

October 6, 2010 By

Are the Packers really content to go through the football season with their

Ted Thompson

current stable of running backs?

As it turned out, Marshawn Lynch was available and the asking price wasn’t too steep.  But Green Bay Packers General Manager Ted Thompson seems unwilling to part with any of his draft picks.  Seattle traded a 4th round pick in 2011 and a conditional 2012 pick, a sixth-rounder than can escalate to a fifth-rounder based on Lynch’s performance.

Thompson did reportedly make an offer, but obviously not a good enough one to top Seattle. [Read more...]

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