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Jennings announces his retirement from the NFL

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Packers logoFormer Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings announced his retirement from the NFL after ten seasons today.

In a video posted on the FamiLeague channel on YouTube, Jennings said he was “done” with football and is “excited to be done.”

Jennings spent seven of his ten seasons with the Green Bay Packers, where he caught 425 passes for 6,537 yards and 53 touchdowns.  Jennings was selected to the Pro Bowl twice and won a Super Bowl with the Packers.

In his 10-year career, including two years with the Vikings and one year in Miami, Jennings finished with 571 receptions for 8,291 yards and 64 touchdowns.

Jordy Nelson gets some S.I. love

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Packers WR Jordy Nelson

Packers WR Jordy Nelson

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson is a fan favorite of the Packers and a favorite target of quarterback Aaron Rodgers.  Nelson’s outstanding season has landed him a cover story in Sports Illustrated.

Tim Layden takes a look at Nelson’s back story, analyzing his outstanding numbers and gives fair-warning to the New England Patriots.  The corn-fed kid that the Packers imported from the Heartland to the Dairyland is the NFL’s most dangerous deep threat.  In his eyes, this season’s biggest game is an easy, and obvious call:  bet the farm on Green Bay.

“Jordy is a hardworking farm boy.  His physical skill set is second to none, but he’s smart, he works at his craft, he studies the game.  He’s a hardworking farm boy in his life, and he’s hardworking farm boy on the field.”  (Greg Jennings, former Packers and current Vikings receiver)

“First, great strength and combative hand technique to get off the line of scrimmage.  Second, he’s fast.  They underestimate him…Seriously, a lot of it has to do with the fact that guys look at him and say, ‘O.K., he’s a white guy; he can’t be that good.’  Well, he is that go0d.”  (Packers’ receivers coach Edgar Bennett)

 

Nelson is in the fold, will Cobb be next?

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Randall Cobb - UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Randall Cobb – UPI/Bill Greenblatt

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 Sunday’s practice, Cobb said, “I don’t believe I’ve done enough, and I think that’s on me.”

Cobb missed 10 weeks last season with a leg injury (broken leg).  In 2012, he caught 80 passes for 954 yards and eight touchdowns.

Cobb returned to catch the game-winning touchdown pass at Chicago in Week 17, but one wonders if the Packers want to see more from Cobb before they back up the truck and give him a big contract.

AUDIO: Cobb is asked if last years injury might be a reason for the team to wait :22

There doesn’t appear to be any serious talks between Cobb’s agent and the Packers.

AUDIO: Cobb asked if there’s any contract talks going on now :21

Cobb has seen how the business side of professional football can go with Donald Driver, Greg Jennings and James Jones.  He said, “I don’t believe any of us are deserving of anything.  So I’m going to continue to be the person I am, do what I’m supposed to do and when that time comes, if it comes, it’ll be a blessing.”

Packers get to compensatory picks from NFL

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The Green Bay Packers received the second-highest compensatory pick of the 32 that were handed out by the NFL yesterday.

The Packers get a 3rd round pick for the free agent loss of wide receiver Greg Jennings to the Minnesota Vikings and a 5th round pick for the loss of linebacker Erik Walden to the Indianapolis Colts.

That means the Packers will go into the May draft with 9 draft picks, including two picks in the 3rd round and two more in the 5th round.

Packers could get compensatory picks today

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The NFL owners are meeting in Orlando, Florida this week and they’re expected to announce compensatory picks today.  Those awards are based on the net loss of free agents before last season.

In the Green Bay Packers case, they’re expected to receive compensation for the loss of wide receiver Greg Jennings to the Minnesota Vikings and linebacker Erik Walden to the Indianapolis Colts.

Jennings signed a five-year, $45 million contract with Minnesota and Walden got a four-year, $16-million contract with the Colts.

The Packers would be in line for 3rd and 6th round picks based on the fact that they didn’t sign any free agents and lost two of their own.

Team President & CEO Mark Murphy and head coach Mike McCarthy are both attending the meetings in Orlando.

 

Packers open Training Camp

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Mike McCarthy

Mike McCarthy

The Green Bay Packers are on the practice field Friday morning as 2013 Training Camp begins.

Last season, injuries were a big story of camp.  At times, the Packers were so depleted at some positions, they needed to cut practices short.  This year, health was on the mind of Head Coach Mike McCarthy when he put together the schedule…

AUDIO: Mike McCarthy made some tweaks to camp to help team stay healthier :18

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Jennings to meet with Vikings today

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ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that Green Bay Packers’ free agent wide receiver

Aaron Rodgers & Greg Jennings

Aaron Rodgers & Greg Jennings

Greg Jennings will pay a visit to Minnesota Vikings headquarters today.

Jennings has stood by and watched as Mike Wallace, Danny Amendola and Wes Welker have all landed lucrative deals.  That also means Jennings original asking price of $12-million a year has dropped considerably.

The Vikings wide receiver position is in transition after hey traded disgruntled Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks and released Michael Jenkins.

The Vikings ranked 31st in passing last year under Ponder and 24th in the NFL in passer rating (81.2).  He passed for 2,935 yards and 18 touchdowns with 12 interceptions.

The Packers would like to have Jennings back, but at their price.  We’ll see if gets out of Minnesota with a deal today, or if the Packers will still remain in the picture.

Packers talking with FA running back Stephen Jackson

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Steven Jackson-UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt

Steven Jackson-UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt

The Green Bay Packers were reportedly discussing a three-year contract with free agent running back Steven Jackson on Wednesday.  A deal with Jackson was actually part of an ESPN tweet Wednesday afternoon but that tweet was quickly deleted.  Jackson was a thousand-yard rusher (1,042 yds) last season with the St. Louis Rams, averaging 4.1-yards per carry.  He’s rushed for 1,000 yards or more in eight straight seasons and averaged around 45 catches a year during his career.

There doesn’t appear to be a lot of interest for Jackson.  Besides the Packers, the Atlanta Falcons are the other team that have shown interest in his services.  He turns 30 in July and is nearing 2,400 carries (2,395) for his career.

Meanwhile, free agent wide receiver Greg Jennings entered free agency on Tuesday, looking for a deal that would pay him in the neighborhood of $12-million annually.  After missing 11 games over the last two seasons with injuries, Jennings isn’t drawing any interest at that price.  It’s expected he’ll eventually land a deal that will pay him about half of his original asking price, somewhere between 6 and 7-million annually.

The Packers could sign both.  If they do, it would likely trigger more cuts to create more cap space with extensions for Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews looming.

 

Jennings headed for free agency

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When the dust settled on Monday, the Green Bay Packers were one of 24 NFL teams that didn’t use a franchise or transition tag on any of their soon

Greg Jennings

Greg Jennings

to be free agents.  That means, despite rumors to the contrary, Greg Jennings will hit the free agent mark next week and be free to negotiate with any NFL team.

Players can begin negotiating with other NFL teams on March 9, but they can’t sign a contract until March 12 (3pm CT).

Had the Packers used the franchise tag on Jennings, it would have cost them $10.5-million next season.  That $10.5-million would have counted against the Packers salary cap and eaten up nearly half of the nearly $22-million cushion that they’ve built.

Jennings is seeking a deal that would pay him $12-million or more per season, making him one of the top players at his postion in the NFL.

Jennings was hit by the injury bug in 2012.  He finished with 36 catches for 366 yards and 4 TD’s in 8-regular season games.

If Jennings does sign elsewhere, the Packers would bring back Jordy Nelson, James Jones and Randall Cobb as receivers with considerable experience.  There’s also a good chance that they’ll bring back tight end Jermichael Finley for the final year of his contract, which is due to pay him $8.25-million dollars for the upcoming season.

Saturday’s loss could be it for Driver & Jennings in Green Bay

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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

Donald Driver

Donald Driver

be going through the season ending routine in the spacious Packers locker room.

For 37-year-old Donald Driver, a decision on retirement has to come first.  Does he want to play on or is he content with 14 NFL seasons, all with the Green Bay Packers.

AUDIO: Donald Driver on his future :13

Driver hasn’t factored into the Packers offensive game plan for much of the season.  He caught just 8 passes for 77 yards and 2 touchdowns.

AUDIO: Donald Driver says it’s been a tough year :15

Driver is the franchise’s all-time leading receiver, catching 743 passes for 10,137 yards and 85 touchdowns.  Yet based on his usage this season, it’s unlikely that the Packers would ask him to come back.  So now he has to contemplate whether he wants to play for another team if the opportunity arises, or call it quits. [Read more…]