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The Green Bay Packers still don’t know who their starting guards will be when they face the Chicago Bears on Sunday night at Lambeau Field. Both Josh Sitton and T.J. Lang worked out for coaches and trainers on Friday morning and now will see how they respond to that workout today.
Sitton and Lang were both listed as questionable on the teams injury report. Following is your Saturday update on the team heading into Sunday’s game.
Running back Adrian Peterson avoided jail time on Tuesday, reaching a deal with Texas prosecutors to resolve a child abuse case that revived a national debate about corporal punishment.
Peterson was sentenced to a form of probation after pleading no contest in Texas, to a misdemeanor charge of reckless assault. It’s not immediately clear how that plea deal would affect his playing status or whether he might be subject to a league suspension.
In the following video, I discuss my thoughts on Peterson at the moment and take a brief look at the Green Bay Packers, who are getting ready for Sunday’s home game against the Chicago Bears.
The Chicago Bears released defensive end Julius Peppers in a salary dump and he was quickly signed by the Green Bay Packers.
The National Football Post first reported this morning, that the Bears have turned around and signed former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen to a 4-year, $32-million deal with $15.5-million guaranteed.
In effect, the deal is a 2-year deal worth $15.5 million and extends to $24-million over three years.
Allen picked the Bears over Seattle, where he visited twice during free agency.
Allen has 128.5 career sacks and has played in five Pro Bowls.
Running back Michael Hill, who spent time on the Green Bay Packers practice squad last season before signing with Tampa Bay, is headed back to Green Bay.
The Packers were one of four teams that showed interest and the two sides agreed to terms of a deal on Tuesday.
Gabe Carimi
It’s been a struggle in the NFL for former Wisconsin Badger offensive lineman Gabe Carimi. He was a first-round pick by Chicago in 2011 and has been released by the Bears and then Tampa Bay.
Carimi agreed to a deal with the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.
The Chicago Bears have agreed to a one year contract with defensive end Austen Lane.
The 6’6 Lane, who went to high school at Iola-Scandinavia and played in college at Murray State. He appeared in two games with the Detroit Lions last season after playing for Jacksonville from 2010 to 2012.
He’ll be reunited with defensive coordinator Mel Tucker, who was in charge of the Jaguars defense when Lane played there. Lane was a fifth-round pick by the Jaguars and has 64 tackles and three sacks in his career.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a left shoulder injury on the
Aaron Rodgers
Packers opening series and left the game, not to return. The Chicago Bears went on to pull out a 27-20 win, ending the Bears 6-game losing streak against the Packers in the series.
An exact diagnosis hasn’t been given by coach Mike McCarthy. He told the media after the game, “An exact diagnosis has not been given. No timeline.”
When Rodgers left, longtime backup Seneca Wallace hit the field for the first time as a Packer. Wallace struggled, going 11 of 19 for 114 yards and 1 interception. Not even another solid running game could help Wallace in this one.
The Packers ground attack hit the Bears for 199 yards. Eddie Lacy had 150 yards by himself on 22 carries. [Read more…]
The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears are meeting for the 187th time tonight at
Aaron Rodgers – UPI/Bill Greenblatt
Lambeau Field. Chicago leads the all-time series 91-87-6, but the Packers are closing the gap.
The Packers have not only captured the last six games, but they’ve also won 14 of the last 15 against NFC North Division foes.
Aaron Rodgers is 9-2 against the Bears. Mike McCarthy is 10-5, including an 8-1 mark since 2009.
Why do the Packers have such good numbers against Chicago? Simple. Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers. Those two have been around exclusively since 1992. The Bears meanwhile, have started 26 quarterbacks during that time period. [Read more…]
The Chicago Bears made their first pick of the second round Friday night by selecting, linebacker Jonathan Bostic out of Florida.
Bostic racked up 67 tackles and 3 sacks in 2012.
The Chicago Bears took Oregon Guard Kyle Long with the 20th pick in the 2013 NFL draft.
It hasn’t been a secret that the Bears need to improve their offensive line. Jay Cutler has been one of the most sacked quarterbacks over the last few years. Long was the top offensive lineman available once Syracuse OL Justin Pugh went a pick ahead of the Bears.
Long is the son of FOX Sports Howie long and brother of Rams DE Jake Long. He was a 23rd round pick of the Chicago White Sox in 2008 MLB draft.
The Vikings are up next in the NFC North at 23 and 35 before the Packers pick 26.
Jarvis Jones
Photo Credit: Georgia
17. Pittsburgh: OLB – Jarvis Jones, Georgia
(14.5 Sacks in 2012)
18. San Francisco (via Dallas): S – Eric Reid, LSU
(First Team All-SEC team in 2012, Reid collected 91 tackles, seven pass breakups and two interceptions on the season.)
19. New York Giants: OT – Justin Pugh, Syracuse
(Knock on Pugh is lack of adequate arm strength)
20. Chicago: OG – Kyle Long, Oregon
(Son of Raider Hall of Famer, Howie Long and brother of Rams DE, Chris Long)