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Former Packers Assistant Kevin Greene Dies At 58

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Kevin Greene

The Green Bay Packers and the rest of the NFL community is mourning the death of Hall of Fame linebacker Kevin Greene.  He passed away Monday at the age of 58.  No cause of death was given.

Greene was a fifth-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 1985 and played 15 seasons in the NFL for the Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers.

Greene was a five-time Pro Bowl selection, a three-time All-Pro, and the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1996.  He finished his career with 160 sacks, which ranks third in league history behind only Bruce Smith and Reggie White.  That total also ranks first among linebackers.

Greene joined the Green Bay Packers as their outside linebackers coach in 2009 and coached through the 2013 season.  He helped the Packers win Super Bowl 45.  He also coached again briefly for the New York Jets in 2017-18.

Greene joined the NFL Hall of Fame in 2016, the same year as former Packers quarterback Brett Favre.

 

Crosby feeling good after COVID quarantine (AUDIO)

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Mason Crosby

The start of 2020 training camp for Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby was delayed after his second COVID-19 test came up positive.  But Crosby told reporters on Monday that his symptoms were very mild.  He waited 10-days (protocol time period) to get back and he feels as strong as ever.

Crosby said he was surprised to test positive given his relative lack of symptoms.  He said he socially distanced this offseason, limiting his interactions to his family.

Crosby is entering his 14th NFL season and said he’s feeling great coming out of COVID.  He turns 36 in September, but age hasn’t slowed him down a bit.

Crosby signed a three-year contract worth $12.9 million with the Packers during the offseason.  It made Crosby the third highest paid kicker in the league. [Read more…]

Favre starts repaying money to Mississippi

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Brett Favre

Former Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre is paying back $1.1 million in welfare money to the state of Mississippi.  Favre received the money for appearances, promotions, autographs and speaking engagements that he hadn’t fulfilled.

Favre reportedly paid $500,000 of that money on Wednesday and plans to repay the rest in installments over the next few months.

The money reportedly came from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program in 2017 and 2018.

The director of the non-profit group has been indicted, but Favre is not facing any charges.

Brett Favre goes off on Packers over 2020 draft (AUDIO)

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Aaron Rodgers & Brett Favre. (Photo Courtesy of Mike Clemens)

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre thinks Aaron Rodgers will end up finishing his career elsewhere, just like he did.

Favre appeared as a guest on the Rich Eisen Show on the NBC Sports Network on Wednesday.

Favre said he talked with Rodgers since the Packers traded up four spots to pick Jordan Love with the 26th overall pick in the draft last Thursday.  Favre said he was surprised the Packers went in the direction that they did.

The Packers have been criticized for not only taking a quarterback in the first round, but not doing more offensively to help the Packers out offensively.

Rodgers has four years left on the $134 million extension that he signed in 2018.  From a salary cap standpoint, it would be next to impossible for the Packers to part with Rodgers for at least the first two years.  But after that, who knows.

“I think he’ll play somewhere else,” Favre told Rich Eisen.  “My gut tells me now.  I don’t know this for certain, but I guarantee you, it’s got the wheels turning in Aaron’s mind.  If that’s the case, then that means there’s a chip on his [Read more…]

Packers routed by 49ers for second time this season

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Davante Adams

The Green Bay Packers knew San Francisco wanted to run the football, but they offered little in terms of stopping or even slowing the 49ers down.  The result was another lopsided contest between the two teams this season.

In November, the Packers fell behind 23-0 at halftime and went on to lose 37-8 at Levi Stadium.  On Sunday, the Packers fell behind 27-0 at halftime and lost 37-20 in the NFC Championship game.

The 49ers ran just 50 total plays from scrimmage and 42 of the 50 were running plays.  When asked why he kept calling run plays, San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan said because it kept working.

The Niners racked up 285 yards on the ground.  Raheem Mostert finished with 29 carries for 220 yards and four touchdowns.  They only needed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to hand off.  He finished 6 of 8 through the air, for 77 yards.

The Packers struggled to get their offense going in the first half, totaling 51 yards rushing and 65 passing.  It wasn’t until the second half, that Aaron Rodgers would start to move the offense.  He finished [Read more…]

Packers legend Bart Starr passes away Sunday

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Bart Starr

Legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr, who guided the organization to five NFL championships, died on Sunday morning in Birmingham, Alabama.

Starr, who played for the Packers from 1956 to 1971, was 85.

Starr’s health had been in decline after suffering a mini-stroke in Madison in 2012.  He suffered another stroke, a heart attack and multiple seizures in 2014, then underwent stem cell treatments in 2015 and 2016.

Starr was drafted in the 17th round in 1956, the 200th overall selection.  He would end up winning the NFL championship at quarterback.  He was named NFL MVP in 1966 by The Associated Press.  Starr led the Packers to victory in Super Bowls I and II and was named the game’s MVP each time and was one of three quarterbacks picked on the NFL’s 1960’s All-Decade Team. [Read more…]

Pederson was on the attack, bringing the Lombardi Trophy to Philly for the first time

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Doug Pederson talks with a reporter after the game.

The City of Philadelphia finally has a Super Bowl Championship, thanks to head coach Doug Pederson and the rest of the cast that pulled out a 41-33 win over the New England Patriots.

What happened at the end of the first half was an indicator of just how the Eagles played this game and the entire season for that matter.

With 38 seconds left in the first half, the Eagles had the ball at the Patriots 1-yard line, fourth and goal.  Not only did the Eagles go for it, but Pederson called “Philly Special”.  That’s the play that put Corey Clement in the shotgun, with the Eagles thinking “Wildcat”.  Clement instead pitched the ball to tight end Trey Burton who then passed to QB Nick Foles, who was wide open in the end zone for a touchdown.

First time Super Bowl head coaches just don’t make that call, which is what made it the right call and what makes Pederson one of the stars of this game.

That play worked for Pederson, just like just about every other play that he called on the day.  There was going to be no holding back.  For the Eagles to knock off the Patriots, who have made winning Super Bowls their thing, they were going to do it going all out. [Read more…]

Starr returning to Lambeau Field this weekend

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Bart Starr

Former Green Bay Packers great Bart Starr is coming back to Lambeau Field for this Sunday’s game between the Packers and New Orleans Saints.

Starr will attend the Packers-New Orleans Saints game as part of the Ice Bowl reunion during the game.  The Lombardi Cancer Foundation, which Starr founded in 1971, will also hold a special event during the game.

Starr’s last appearance at a Packers game came on Thanksgiving in 2015, when the Packers retired Brett Favre’s number 4 jersey before his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Favre says he’s keeping his options open

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Brett Favre

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre told ESPN Wisconsin’s Wilde & Tausch show on Thursday that he might like to be an NFL Coach.  Or even a general manager and preferably in Green Bay.

“I would say I’d never say never,” Favre said.  “I believe that would be a dream job, working as a coach there or in some form of administration.”

Favre did spend two years coaching football at Oak Grove High School in Mississippi.  But he also said he’s not going to do anything that would interfere with his ability to watch his daughter Breleigh play college volleyball at Mississippi State, where she’s a freshman.  That would seem to be an indicator that any move into fulltime football might have to wait a few years.

 

Strong second half leads Packers to victory (AUDIO)

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Davante Adams

Davante Adams

Down several players going into the game, the Green Bay Packers showed signs of starting to come out of their shell but had to settle for a pair of first half field goals.

The Chicago Bears actually took the lead early in the third quarter when outside linebacker Leonard Floyd recovered Aaron Rodgers fumble in the end zone for a touchdown and a 10-6 lead.

That’s when the Packers would kick things in gear.  Rodgers tossed three second half touchdown passes to lead Green Bay to a 26-10 come-from-behind win.

Rodgers completed 39 of 56 for 326 yards and three touchdowns, surpassing 300 yards for just the second time in the last 12 games.  The 39 completions is a new franchise record for Rodgers, surpassing the previous record of 36, which was held by Brett Favre. [Read more…]