by Bill Scott | Aug 18, 2016
According to an ESPN report, Green Bay Packers linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers, along with Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison, have agreed to meet with NFL investigators. The league threatened suspension if the players didn’t agree to...
by Bill Scott | Feb 1, 2016
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson tossed three first-half touchdown passes to lead Team Irvin to a 49-27 win over Team Rice in the NFL’s Pro Bowl game on Sunday in Hawaii. The former Badger was the first player picked in the all-star game’s...
by Bill Scott | Jan 21, 2016
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has pulled out of the NFL’s Pro Bowl game, citing an undisclosed injury on Wednesday. Rodgers will be replaced by Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr. Rodgers was on the Packers’ injury report with a right...
by Bill Scott | Jan 19, 2016
The Green Bay Packers fired running backs coach Sam Gash and tight ends coach Jerry Fontenot today. Fontenot was a part of Mike McCarthy’s original staff and has been with the team for ten seasons. Fontenot helped develop tight end Richard Rodgers who caught 58...
by Bill Scott | Jan 19, 2016
Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews has always been about the team. Asked to move to inside linebacker fulltime meant giving up his real love of sacking the quarterback. But the team called and Matthews did what was best for the team. The former USC...
by Bill Scott | Jan 1, 2016
Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews has gone without a tackle over the last two games. He was credited with only a single quarterback hit in two games against Oakland and Arizona. Matthews played 48 defensive snaps against Arizona last week and got time both...
by Bill Scott | Dec 29, 2015
Green Bay Packers fullback John Kuhn is apparently heading to his third Pro Bowl. Oakland fullback Marcel Reece has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy and Kuhn is the first alternate at the fullback position....
by Bill Scott | Dec 23, 2015
The Green Bay Packers had just three players selected to the Pro Bowl this season. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers will make his fifth appearance, despite having his worst season statistically since his first year as a starter back in 2008. His 95.2 passer rating ranks...
by Bill Scott | Oct 29, 2015
The Green Bay Packers say they aren’t concerned about adjusting to the high-altitude in the Mile High City this weekend, but coach Mike McCarthy is still leaving for Denver a day early (Friday). Some of the players, like linebacker Clay Matthews, aren’t...
by Bill Scott | Oct 17, 2015
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy is optimistic wide receiver Davante Adams and safety Morgan Burnett may be able to play tomorrow when the Packers host the San Diego Chargers at Lambeau Field (3:25 pm). Although he had to be helped off the field last Sunday...
by Bill Scott | Sep 17, 2015
Nate Palmer has been making the transition at linebacker from the outside to the inside for the last couple of years. Sunday night, when the Green Bay Packers host the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field, we’ll find out just how far he has come. Palmer entered...
by Bill Scott | Aug 11, 2015
Green Bay Packers’ linebacker Mike Neal is practicing for the first time this season, finally returning from sports hernia surgery. Neal was removed from the team’s Physically Unable to Perform list on Monday. Neal was limited to individual drills and...
by Bill Scott | Aug 5, 2015
Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews skipped training camp practice for the second straight day on Tuesday. He continued to rest his sore knee that he first experienced on Saturday. Matthews not practicing opens the door for a number of other inside linebackers...
by Bill Scott | May 29, 2015
When the Green Bay Packers didn’t select a middle linebacker until the third day of the recent NFL Draft, reporters buzzed GM Ted Thompson with questions about the lack of urgency at linebacker. After the second night of the draft, Thompson assured reporters...
by Bill Scott | Apr 2, 2015
The Green Bay Packers lost another unrestricted free agent yesterday when linebacker and special teamer Jamari Lattimore signed a deal with the New York Jets. Lattimore played four seasons with the Packers and had a career high 39 tackles and an interception in 2014....
by Bill Scott | Feb 20, 2015
A year ago, the Green Bay Packers knew they needed to address the safety position. They were constantly reminded about it during the 2014 Scouting Combine. Packers coach Mike McCarthy pointed out during this year’s combine that he answered “seven”...
by Bill Scott | Jan 23, 2015
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was fined $20,000 by the NFL for an obscene gesture following his 24-yard, go-ahead touchdown with 1 minute and 25 seconds left to play in Seattle’s 28-22 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers. The incident, which...
by Bill Scott | Jan 22, 2015
NFL Hall of Famers Cris Carter and Michael Irvin chose sides on Wednesday night for Sunday’s NFL Pro Bowl game. The NFL scrapped its NFC vs. AFC format and went to the current system a year ago. The game is being played in Glendale, Arizona, which is the site...
by Bill Scott | Jan 19, 2015
Sunday’s 28-22 overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks is clearly one of the worst playoff losses in Green Bay Packers history. It may not top the list, but it’s close. The Packers dominated play for most of the game, but left the door open just enough for...
by Bill Scott | Jan 9, 2015
The Green Bay Packers divisional playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys is just two days away. The two teams will kick off at noon on Sunday at Lambeau Field. We’re still not sure just how mobile Aaron Rodgers is going to be, playing on a strained left calf....