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Packers Hall of Fame to honor a pair of Packers later this month

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The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame announced that Davante Adams will be honored with the Hall’s Most Valuable Player award and running back Jamaal Williams will be honored with the Rookie of the Year award at the 48th Packers Hall of Fame Induction Banquet.

Adams had a team leading 74 receptions for a team-high 885 yards and 10 touchdowns, and was selected to his first career Pro Bowl as an injury replacement.  In his fourth year as a pro, Adams was tied for No. 2 in the NFL in TD receptions, and he has 22 receiving TD’s since 2016.

Williams was selected by the Packers with the second of two fourth-round choices in the 2017 NFL Draft, becoming the first BYU running back picked by Green Bay in team history.  He played in all 16 games with seven starts, seeing time on offense and special teams.  He rushed for a team-high 556 yards over the course of the season, the fourth most by a Green Bay rookie in team history.

Former players Ryan Longwell and Mark Tauscher will become the newest members of the Hall at the banquet, to be held July 21st in the Lambeau Field Atrium.

 

Packers WR Adams named to the Pro Bowl

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Davante Adams

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams has been named to the Pro Bowl roster, replacing Atlanta Falcons WR Julio Jones who withdrew because of injury.

This is Adams’ first trip to the Pro Bowl and marks the ninth consecutive year that Green Bay has had an offensive player in the Pro Bowl.  Adams led the Packers with 74 receptions for 885 yards (12.0 avg.) and 10 receiving touchdowns (tied for No. 2 in the NFL) in 2017.

Adams was the only player in the league to register 70-plus receptions and 10-plus receiving TDs during both the 2016 and 2017 seasons.  He joined Jordy Nelson (2014, 2016), Antonio Freeman (1997-98), Sterling Sharpe (1992-94) and Don Hutson (1941-43) as the only players in franchise history to register 10-plus TD catches in consecutive seasons (12 TD catches in 2016).

Adams has recorded the fourth-most receptions (237) and receiving touchdowns (26) by a Green Bay player in their first four seasons in the NFL (according to the Elias Sports Bureau).

 

Adams ruled out of Saturday’s game against the Vikings

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Davante Adams

The Green Bay Packers have ruled wide receiver Davante Adams out of Saturday’s home finale against the Minnesota Vikings.  There’s a good chance that the Packers will hold Adams out of the final game at Detroit next week as well.

Adams suffered his second concussion of the season, taking a blindside helmet shot from Carolina’s Thomas Davis.  It’s also Adams third concussion in 14 months.

For the season, Adams ranks second in the NFL with 10 touchdown catches, trailing only Houston’s DeAndre Hopkins.  He has 74 receptions (12th) for 885 yards (16th).  Even more impressive, Adams reached those numbers while Aaron Rodgers was sidelined for seven games.

Adams will likely be at or near the top of a strong free agent receiver class.  It would be shocking if the Packers don’t reach a deal with Adams before he gets to free agency.  Mike McCarthy on Wednesday called Adams the Packers best perimeter player.

The Packers and Vikings kickoff at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night at Lambeau Field.

 

Packers blanked in Pro Bowl voting

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Mike Daniels (76)

The Green Bay Packers didn’t have a single player named to the Pro Bowl.  They’re one of five teams that were shutout in the selection process, joining the New York Jets, Cleveland, Indianapolis and the Chicago Bears.

It was the first time since 2005 that the Packers didn’t have a single player voted to the Pro Bowl.

Players that were worthy of selection include wide receiver Davante Adams, as well as left tackle David Bakhtiari and defensive tackle Mike Daniels.

Adams ranks second in the NFL with 10 touchdown catches and he did it while missing starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers for seven games.  But the competition at wide receiver is high and can be one of the most difficult positions to crack.

Bakhtiari went to the Pro Bowl as an alternate last year but missed four games early in the season with a hamstring injury.  He was voted an alternate, but not a first alternate.

Daniels is joined by fullback Aaron Ripkowski as first alternates.  It’s the third time that Daniels has been named a Pro Bowl alternate.

 

Packers eliminated from playoff contention

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With Sunday’s 31-24 loss at Carolina, the Green Bay Packers season was hanging by a thread.  That thread broke on Monday night when the Atlanta Falcons knocked off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-21 to officially eliminate the Packers from playoff consideration.

The Packers were eliminated with two games left on their schedule, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

The Packers will now close out the season with a home game against the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday night, following by a road game at Detroit against the Lions the following week.

Minnesota has already wrapped up the NFC North division but the Vikings still have things to play for, like home field throughout the playoffs, or at the very least a home playoff game.  The Packers could have a chance to play spoiler against the Lions, who at this time, are still in playoff contention.

So the Packers are now playing for pride, but there’s no guarantee they’ll have quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the controls.  Mike McCarthy was non-committal on Monday when asked if Rodgers would play the rest of the way if the Packers were eliminated from playoff consideration.

It’s also possible the Packers could be without their top receiver.  Davante Adams is in the teams concussion protocol after being knocked out of the Carolina game with a illegal helmet-to-helmet hit from Carolina’s Thomas Davis.  Davis was suspended two games for that hit on Monday.

 

Illegal hits and the resulting concussions. Why can’t the NFL get it right?

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Davante Adams

For the second time this season, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams had to leave a game early after taking a vicious helmet-to-helmet shot from a defender.  The Packers ended up losing the game 31-24 to the Carolina Panthers.

It meant Adams was removed from the game with a concussion, unable to help his team try to win a game that they so desperately needed.  Adams’ teammates were upset.  Coach Mike McCarthy said after the game that he didn’t see it and was reserving comment until he did.  When he speaks with reporters later this evening, his view of the hit will likely equal the frustration of his players.

Adams took to Twitter this morning saying, “I’ll never understand it. Game is already dangerous enough and we get Pro Bowl players out here headhunting and saying they ‘didn’t mean to hurt me.”

Adams went on to say, “Somebody please explain to me what I wasn’t trying to hurt him means when we nowhere near the play and you lead with ya head and ear hole a defenseless player.” [Read more…]

Hundley did his job, keeping the Packers in the playoff picture

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Aaron Rodgers – Photo Courtesy of: UPI/Bill Greenblatt

If Aaron Rodgers returns to the Green Bay Packers lineup this week against the Carolina Panthers, they’ll be in the position most would have hoped for when backup Brett Hundley took over eight weeks ago.

The Packers and their fans were hoping Hundley would keep the Packers in playoff contention, allowing Rodgers to return with a chance to get the Packers into the postseason.

After Hundley led the Packers to another comeback win on Sunday, 27-21 over the Cleveland Browns in overtime, he admitted himself that the goal was to keep the Packers in the thick of things.  He’s won three games since taking over.

Hundley had his best day yet, completing 35 of 46 for 265 yards and three touchdowns.  The Packers came from 21-7 down to win it.  It’s a franchise record third time in one season that the Packers have rebounded to win a game after being down by 14 or more points.

Davante Adams caught a pair of touchdown passes, the first coming with :17 left to play in regulation to force overtime and the second coming with the Packers already in field goal position.  Adams caught a pass and broke a tackle, out-racing the Browns to the end zone for the game winning score. [Read more…]

Packers secure much needed victory

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Brett Hundley

Brett Hundley threw for 212 yards and a touchdown to collect his first NFL win and secure a much needed victory for Green Bay.  The Packers snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Chicago Bears 23-16 at Soldier Field on Sunday.

Hundley threw a 17-yard touchdown to Davante Adams to give the Packers a 23-13 lead with 5:29 left to play and the Packers (5-4) held on for the win, beating the Bears (3-6) for the eighth time in the last nine games.

The win was the first for the Packers since they last beat Dallas back on October 8.  Aaron Rodgers broke his collarbone against the Vikings one week later and the Packers have been winless until Sunday.

Hundley completed 18 of 25 passes and Ty Montgomery ran for a 37-yard touchdown in the second quarter.  But the Packers ended up losing both Montgomery (ribs) and starting tailback Aaron Jones (knee) to injury.  Jamaal Williams came in to rush for 67 yards on 20 carries and the Packers totaled 160 yards on 37 carries. [Read more…]

Packers sloppy play leads to third straight defeat

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Mike Daniels

The Green Bay Packers issues started early and continued often in their 30-17 loss to the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football at Lambeau Field.

The Packers won the toss and unlike several previous opportunities, Mike McCarthy didn’t defer to the second half.  Maybe he knew what was ahead of him with the Packers 23rd ranked defense.

The Packers started with the football at their own 22 yard line and began to march down the field with Brett Hundley making his second NFL start.  Fifteen plays later, the Packers field goal team was on the field for a chance to jump out in front.  But Derek Hart’s snap was low, which led to Mason Crosby’s 38-yard field goal attempt being blocked.

Now the defense takes the field and they get three quick stops.  But after Matthew Stafford’s 3rd down pass fell incomplete, in came a penalty flag.  Mike Daniels is called for Unnecessary Roughness.  15-yards and a first down.  Six plays later, the Lions made the Packers pay with Stafford hitting Marvin Jones for a 25 yard touchdown pass. [Read more…]

Adams catches game winner in return from concussion

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Davante Adams returned to the Green Bay Packers lineup, less than two weeks since being knocked out of the Bears game with a vicious helmet-to-helmet hit from Chicago’s Danny Trevathan that led to a concussion, not to mention a night in the hospital.

Adams was cleared from the Packers concussion protocol on Friday and Aaron Rodgers didn’t waste any time getting his wide receiver back into the mix.  Rodgers went to Adams for a short completion (7 yards) on the very first offensive play for the Packers.  Adams went on to finish with seven receptions for 66 yards and two touchdowns.

Adams would wind up catching the games first and last touchdown passes, the final of which came from 12 yards out and 11-seconds to play, to lift the Packers to a 35-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

Rodgers threw twice at the end to Adams with the first of the two off the mark.  Adams returned to the line of scrimmage and motioned to Rodgers to throw it again his way.  They ran the same play, but this time Rodgers pass was on the mark and the Packers would once again be come-from-behind winners. [Read more…]