by Bill Scott | Sep 17, 2020
The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced a total of 130 modern-era nominees for the 2021 class on Wednesday. That list includes a total of nine former Green Bay Packers. Safety LeRoy Butler, who was a finalist last year, is on the ballot again this year, while Charles...
by Bill Scott | Nov 15, 2016
The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. announced Tuesday that it will induct former Packers players Donald Driver and Mark Lee at the 47th Hall of Fame Induction Banquet, to be held Saturday, July 22. Driver was selected in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft,...
by Bill Scott | Oct 27, 2015
Two of Wisconsin’s all-time greats, Wisconsin Badger basketball coach Bo Ryan and former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver were announced as the 65th anniversary class to be inducted into the revitalized Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame. The two will...
by Bill Scott | Jul 28, 2014
When it came time to deciding which of the receivers to sign first, the Green Bay Packers gave Jordy Nelson a four-year contract extension worth nearly $40 million. One would assume that Randall Cobb would be next. But Cobb said he has a lot to prove. Following...
by Bill Scott | May 23, 2014
Former Green Bay Packers receiving great Sterling Sharpe was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame on Thursday, highlighting a class of 14 players. Sharpe held several receiving records when he left South Carolina after the 1987 season. He went on to become...
by Bill Scott | Jul 28, 2013
Just two practices into Green Bay Packers Training Camp, three different receivers have gone down with injuries, including 7th round draft picks Charles Johnson and Kevin Dorsey. Undrafted rookie Sederrick Cunningham hurt his wrist on Friday and underwent surgery that...
by Bill Scott | Feb 6, 2013
Donald Driver entered the NFL as a 7th round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1999. Fourteen years later and Driver has officially retired, also as a member of the only team he’s known his entire career. The retirement news came out at the Super Bowl in...
by Bill Scott | Feb 6, 2013
It’ll be an emotional day for Donald Driver today as he officially announces his retirement at a Lambeau Field news conference (11am) today. Driver played his entire 14-year playing career with the Green Bay Packers and leaves as the team leader in receptions,...
by Bill Scott | Feb 1, 2013
Donald Driver announced Thursday that the 2012 season was his last. The 14-year veteran is hanging up his cleats as the Packers all-time leader in the receptions and receiving yards. Here is some reaction to Driver’s announcement: AUDIO: Mason Crosby called...
by Bill Scott | Jan 31, 2013
Donald Driver still believes he can play in the NFL, but if that chance isn’t going to come with the Packers, then he’s calling it quits. Driver initially made the announcement this morning and will return to Green Bay to make the retirement official at a...
by Bill Scott | Jan 31, 2013
After 14-seasons in the NFL, all with the Green Bay Packers, wide receiver Donald Driver said he is “hanging up his spikes.” Driver made the announcement on ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike show this morning. He’ll make the official announcement...
by Bill Scott | Jan 24, 2013
There’s a report today by the USA Today that Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver is leaning towards retirement and a final decision could come as early as next week. Driver turns 38 the day before the Super Bowl. He’s the team’s all-time...
by Bill Scott | Jan 14, 2013
As the Green Bay Packers’ cleaned out their lockers at Lambeau Field on Sunday, the players knew that for some, it would be the last time they’d be going through the season ending routine in the spacious Packers locker room. For 37-year-old Donald Driver,...
by Bill Scott | Oct 26, 2012
After a month of dealing with a nagging groin injury, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings sought a second opinion. During a consultation with specialist Dr. William Meyers (Philadelphia) on Wednesday, the Packers’ 7th year receiver was diagosed with a...
by Bill Scott | Sep 14, 2012
What a difference a week makes. Last week, the Green Bay Packers defense couldn’t stop the run and the secondary had a hard time defending Alex Smith and the San Francisco 49ers. But the Packers made some lineup changes and turned up the intensity, sacking Jay...
by Bill Scott | Sep 12, 2012
Donald Driver put together a good training camp for the Green Bay Packers, then found himself playing the role of a spectator in Sunday’s season opening 30-22 loss to San Francisco. Driver didn’t play until the final few plays when Greg Jennings suffered a...
by Bill Scott | Aug 6, 2012
Sunday night’s training camp workout was a showcase opportunity for some of the younger players on the Green Bay Packers roster. A handful of veterans were given the night off which allowed players like Graham Harrell and wide receiver Diondre Borel to get some...
by Bill Scott | Aug 2, 2012
Just like head coach Mike McCarthy, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers believes this 2012 team could be better than the 2011 version that finished 15-1 in the regular season. What that also means is that the Packers brass will have some real difficult...
