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Packers pick up 2020 option on Clark

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Kenny Clark

The Green Bay Packers have picked up the fifth-year option on defensive tackle Kenny Clark, keeping him in Green Bay through the 2020 season.  It keeps Clark in a Packers uniform for the next two seasons and it’s likely that the Packers will sign him to an extension before his current deal expires.

Despite suffering an elbow injury late last season, Clark still played in 13 games and recorded a career-best six sacks and eight tackles for loss.

Clark was the 27th overall pick in the 2016 draft and has already turned into one of the top interior lineman in the NFL.

 

Packers add versatility on OL with second round pick (AUDIO)

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With four tackles going off the board in the second round, the Green Bay Packers decided to add to their offensive line depth by selecting versatile Mississippi State G/C Elgton Jenkins (44th overall).

The 6’4, 310 pound Jenkins (pronounced Elton), started 26 games at center for the Bulldogs during his career, but he also has five starts at left tackle, two at left guard and one at left tackle.  It gives the Packers the versatility they’ve been looking for.

Last season as a senior, Jenkins didn’t allow a single quarterback hit, played sack free through the first nine games and had just one penalty.

By the time Jenkins reached his junior season, Mississippi State ranked 11th nationally in rushing yards per game, allowing the fewest sacks in [Read more…]

Packers go defense on day one of NFL Draft

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Brian Gutekunst

The Green Bay Packers using both of their two first round draft picks on the defensive side of the ball should be no surprise.  Afterall, the organization, which general manager Brian Gutekunst has been a part of for that entire time and beyond, has gone the defensive rout in the first round for the 8th straight year.

The Packers made Michigan edge rusher Rashan Gary the 12th overall pick in Thursday’s opening round.  Gutekunst later traded up from 30 with Seattle to select Maryland free safety Darnell Savage at number-21.  To make the move, it cost the Packers two fourth-round selections, numbers 114 and 118 on Saturday.

The last time the Packers used a top pick on an offensive player was Mississippi State tackle Derek Sherrod in 2011.

The Packers have had their eye on Gary for years. [Read more…]

Madison is excited to be back with the Packers

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After being drafted in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft, offensive lineman Cole Madison never reported to Training Camp.

Madison told reporters on Tuesday at the Green Bay Packers voluntary minicamp that his absence was necessary to focus on “mental health” without the distraction of football.

“It wasn’t an easy decision,” Madison said.  “I love football, but at that point it was my health, and my life was on the line.  I had to go help myself before my football career.”

It had been widely reported that Madison’s mental healthy issues had to do with former Washington State quarterback and teammate Tyler Hilinski’s suicide in January of 2018.  But Madison said his mental health concerns started before his teammates death.

Madison said he didn’t think about football for much of last year.  He didn’t even watch games. [Read more…]

Would the Packers go high with a quarterback in the draft?

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GM Brian Gutekunst

The Green Bay Packers hosted Missouri Tigers quarterback Drew Lock for a formal visit last week at Lambeau Field.  The Packers also reportedly wanted to bring in Duke’s Daniel Jones, but a scheduling conflict prevented that from happening.

What are the chances the Packers select a quarterback in the early rounds of the 2019 NFL Draft?

Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst was asked bout the possibility during his pre-draft visit with reporters at Lambeau Field on Monday.  He explained that the visits are important for medical evaluations as well as follow-ups from the NFL scouting combine.  Of course Gutekunst said teams sometimes like to throw out a smoke screen or two.

Aaron Rodgers just signed a four-year contract extension that will carry him to his 40th birthday.  What would he think if the Packers selected a quarterback early on?  Would he be offended that the Packers could be looking for his successor so early in the game? [Read more…]

Packers schedule has them at home early

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The Green Bay Packers will open the NFL’s 100th season in Chicago on Thursday, Sept. 5 against the rival Bears.  They’ll play their home opener a week later, facing the Minnesota Vikings on Sept. 15 at Lambeau Field.

The Minnesota game is the first of three straight home games.  The Packers will play five of their first seven games at Lambeau Field, giving them an opportunity for a fast start under first year head coach Matt LaFleur.

The Packers are one of six NFL teams that are scheduled for the maximum number (five) of prime time games.

The most difficult part of the schedule will start with a Sunday night road game at Kansas City on Oct. 27.  That is followed by a road game at the Los Angeles Chargers (Nov. 3) and a home game against Carolina on Nov. 10.  After a bye week, the Packers have back to back road games at San Francisco (Nov. 24) and at the New York Giants (Dec. 1).

The Packers will close out the regular season with divisional road games at Minnesota (Dec. 23) and at Detroit (Dec. 29).

 

 

 

 

 

Packers great Gregg passes away

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Forrest Gregg meets with reporters – (Photo – Mike Clemens)

One of the best players in his generation, Forrest Gregg died on Friday at the age of 85, losing his battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

As a Packer, Gregg went to nine Pro Bowls, was a first-ballot Hall of Famer and was named to the NFL’s 75th Anniversary team after a 15-year playing career.

Gregg played on seven championship teams and three Super Bowl winning squads, finishing his career with Dallas in 1971.  He also coached the Packers for four years in the mid-80’s.  He was fired with one game left in the 1977 season after compiling a record of 18-23.

Prior to his coaching in Green Bay, he coached in Cincinnati where he took over a 4-12 team and had the Bengals in the Super Bowl within two seasons.  Cincinnati lost the Super Bowl to San Francisco 26-21.

Gregg originally joined the Packers as a second-round draft pick out of SMU in 1956.

Rodgers played last season with broken bone in his leg

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Aaron Rodgers

We all knew that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was playing hurt last season, but Tuesday, Rodgers revealed the extent of his injuries.

Rodgers told ESPN Wisconsin in Milwaukee that he played with a sprained MCL and a tibial plateau fraction in his left knee.  Rodgers told the “Wilde and Tausch” show that he suffered the injury in the first half of last seasons opener against the Chicago Bears.

The fracture is a break of the upper part of the shinbone and it left Rodgers playing at less than 100-percent for the rest of the season.  Rodgers said he opted for “a series of shots” in his knee instead of surgery.

While Rodgers started all 16 games, he left the season finale against the Lions after suffering a concussion early in the game.

 

Packers’ 2019 Preseason Schedule is out

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The Green Bay Packers will open the 2019 exhibition season at Lambeau Field Aug. 8-12, facing J.J. Watt and the Houston Texans.  The Packers will also hold joint practices with the Texans leading up to the exhibition opener.  It’s the first time the Packers will face the Texans in the preseason.

The Packers will go on the road for their second preseason game, traveling to Baltimore to face the Ravens.  The two teams also played one preseason game against the Ravens in Baltimore in 1996.

Preseason game number three will also be played on the road, against the Oakland Raiders, with the location yet to be determined.  Discussions have taken place about a meeting between the two teams in Canada and it would be a Raiders home game.

The Packers will close out the preseason against Kansas City at Lambeau Field.  It’s the second straight year that the two teams will wrap up the preseason and the eighth meeting since 2010.

 

Packers get Madison back after a year away

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Green Bay Packers 2018 5th round draft pick Cole Madison has decided to rejoin the Packers after skipping all of his rookie season for personal reasons.

Madison reportedly was among the large group of players who reported for the team’s first day of the off-season conditioning program.

Madison participated in the off-season program a year ago, but then failed to show for training camp or the remainder of the season.

According to the Athletic, Madison had been deeply affected by the suicide of one of his Washington State teammates and stepped away from the game to deal with it.

Now the question is can Madison, after taking a year off from football, adapt to the pro game.  That process starts right now!