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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…]

Favre to receive Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence Sunday

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Brett Favre will receive this ring at halftime Sunday!

Brett Favre will receive this ring at halftime Sunday!

Brett Favre will be honored at Lambeau Field on Sunday.  The Pro Football Hall of Fame will honor the 2016 enshrine at halftime of the Green Bay Packers game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Favre will become the third member of the Class of 2016 to receive his Ring of Excellence this season.  Orlando Pace was honored in Los Angeles in Week 2 and Kevin Green during Week 4 in Pittsburgh.

Favre will wear his Hall of Fame Gold Jacket and his Bronzed Bust will be temporarily removed from the Hall of Fame to make its way to Green Bay for the ceremony.

Favre was one of the best ever

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Brett Favre receives Hall of Fame Jacket / Photo: Thanks to Lance Allen-WTMJ-TV

Brett Favre receives Hall of Fame Jacket / Photo: Thanks to Lance Allen-WTMJ-TV

Being a first ballot Hall of Famer was never in doubt for Brett Favre.  His 20-year NFL career helped revitalize a Green Bay Packers franchise that was on life support.

During his career, he won a Super Bowl and played in two with the Packers.  He was a game away from playing in a third, as a member of the Minnesota Vikings.

Ron Wolf, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame last year, took a chance on Favre.  He traded a first round pick to Atlanta to get him.  Doctors said a hip injury would shorten Favre’s career, but Wolf rolled the dice and it paid off.

Favre’s head coach at the time, Mike Holmgren, as well as quarterbacks coach Steve Mariucci deserve a lot of credit.  Favre was talented, but he was a stallion that needed to be broken.  It took some doing, but the common theme between them was winning. [Read more…]

Lang returns to practice

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TJ Lang

TJ Lang

Green Bay Packers guard T.J. Lang was back on the field Monday night, becoming the first of the six players that started training camp on the P.U.P. list to be activated.

Lang is coming off of offseason shoulder surgery and missed the first week of camp mostly as a precaution.  Lang said last week that he expected to return to practice by no later than Monday.

There’s been no change on the other five P.U.P. players: Sam Barrington, Jordy Nelson, Corey Linsley, Jared Cook and Ty Montgomery.

Packers at Night

The Packers held their second straight night practice, this time under the lights at Ray Nitschke Field.  They practiced Sunday night at Lambeau Field for Family Night.  Tuesday is a scheduled non-practice day.  They have two more night practices scheduled on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Rodgers will attend HOF Ceremony

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he will attend Brett Favre’s enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in Canton, Ohio. [Read more…]

Favre to be presented by his wife at Hall of Fame

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Brett Favre

Brett Favre

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the list of presenters for this year’s inductees.  Former Packers quarterback Brett Favre will be presented by his wife, Deanna.

Favre said in a release, “She has been by my side throughout this journey and I’m so excited that she gets to play such an important role for me.”

Deanna Favre becomes just the second wife to present a husband for induction into the Hall of Fame.  The only other wife was Kim Singletary, who presented her husband Mike in 1998.

Former Packers linebacker coach Kevin Greene is also being inducted this year.  He will be presented by Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers.

Capers coached Greene with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers.

Legendary foursome to tee it up at AmFam Championship, Osceola’s Danielson qualifies for U.S. Open

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The American Family Insurance Championship announced a one-of-a-kind foursome for the June 24-26 event at University Ridge in Madison.

Green Bay Packers and soon-to-be NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, will join former Packers teammate and Badgers offensive lineman Mark Tauscher, two-time U.S. Open Champion Andy North, and event host and 12-time PGA Tour winner Steve Stricker for a 9-hole scramble.

The foursome will tee off on Hole #10 following the final group of the PGA Tour Champions field (approximately 2:00 p.m.), and play the final nine holes on Saturday, June 25. [Read more…]