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Packers have tackle concerns

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Bryan Bulaga

The Green Bay Packers are heading into Sunday’s showdown with the Atlanta Falcons with some health issues at offensive tackle.

Right tackle Bryan Bulaga, who missed the opener last week with a sprained right ankle, was sent home with an illness on Wednesday.  Not known is whether or not Bulaga would have practiced had he not been ill.  If Bulaga isn’t ready to play on Sunday, Kyle Murphy will make his second straight start in his place.

Starting left tackle David Bakhtiari was listed as a limited participant in practice because of a hamstring injury.  His backup on the left side, Jason Spriggs suffered a hamstring injury against Seattle and Mike McCarthy said Spriggs would miss at least a couple of weeks.

The Packers signed Adam Pankey from the practice squad this week to add some depth.

Gunter signs with Carolina

It didn’t take LaDarius Gunter long to find another team after the Packers released him on Tuesday.  Gunter was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers.

Gunter finished last season as the Packers top corner and led all corners in total snaps.

Gunter was active against Seattle but played just two snaps.

Packers defense saves the day in win over Seahawks (AUDIO)

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Mike Daniels with one of his biggest days as a pro.

The game was dominated by defense early, but the Green Bay Packers eventually wore Seattle down and knocked off the Seahawks 17-9 in the season opener at Lambeau Field.

The Packers had a nearly 2-to-1 advantage in time of possession (39:13 to 20:47) as they closed out the victory in the final quarter.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers started show and tossed an interception in the first half, ending a streak of 251 straight passes without one, which was a career high.  Rodgers would finish by completing 28 of 42 for 311 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

His only scoring strike came when the Seahawks were late getting a 12th player off the field and as usual, the Packers took advantage.  Rodgers looked to the sideline, saw the flag come out and then found Jordy Nelson down the middle for a 32 yard scoring strike.

Earlier in the game, Nelson became the fourth receiver in Packers franchise history to reach 500 career receptions.  He joined the elite company of Donald Driver, Sterling Sharpe and James Lofton.  [Read more…]

Bulaga ruled out of Denver game

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Bryan Bulaga

Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy ruled right tackle Bryan Bulaga out of Saturday’s third preseason game against the Broncos in Denver.  Bulaga limped off the practice field on Wednesday with an ankle injury and said he’s focusing on being ready to play in the regular season opener against Seattle on September 10.

Bulaga said X-rays were negative but he was still waiting for results from an MRI to see if there’s any further damage.

At this point, Bulaga said he’s not overly concerned about the ankle, despite not having the MRI results available.

AUDIO: Bryan Bulaga said he’s not concerned about being ready for the regular season opener :20

Without Bulaga in the lineup against Denver on Saturday night, Mike McCarthy has to decide how much he wants to expose Aaron Rodgers.  The Packers options behind Bulaga are a pair of second year players, Kyle Murphy and Jason Spriggs.

Spriggs is the more experienced of the two by far.  He played 276 snaps last season, but only 29 of those came at the right tackle position.

Murphy was first in at right tackle in practice on Wednesday, after Bulaga went down, so it could be his job out of the gates against the Broncos.

The first unit usually plays a significant amount of time in the third preseason game and then not at all in the final game, so the timing of the injury isn’t good.  But it also gives Murphy or Spriggs or both, an opportunity to see what they can do with the first unit.

Packers release DL Boyd, make other moves

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Jason Spriggs (78)signs his first pro contract with the Packers - Photo Courtesy of Indiana University Athletics

Jason Spriggs (78) signs his first pro contract with the Packers – Photo Courtesy of Indiana University Athletics

The Green Bay Packers released defensive lineman Josh Boyd among other personnel moves on Monday.

Boyd spent the 2015 season on injured reserve after suffering ligament damage in his broken ankle during the Packers’ home opener against Seattle.

Boyd was originally the first of two choices by the Packers in the fifth round (167th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft, played in 26 games with four starts over three seasons with the Packers.

The Packers also released Practice-squad offensive tackle Jeremy Vujnovich, as well as undrafted rookies DT William Campbell, TE David Grinnage and WR Dennis Parks.

Packers sign Spriggs

The Packers announced Monday the signing of second-round draft pick, offensive tackle Jason Spriggs out of Indiana. [Read more…]

Packers trade up on day two of the draft

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OT Jason Spriggs (78) - Photo courtesy of Indiana University Athletics

OT Jason Spriggs (78) – Photo courtesy of Indiana University Athletics

The Green Bay Packers made a day two trade in the 2016 NFL Draft, moving up in the second round to select a Big Ten offensive lineman.  They followed by taking an outside linebacker in round three.

As players were flying off the board early in the second round, the Packers felt Indiana tackle Jason Spriggs was one of the most attractive players on the board.  But they didn’t think he would make it to the 57th overall pick, so Ted Thompson began dialing, looking for deals.

The Packers found a taker with the Indianapolis Colts.  The two teams swapped second round picks as the Packers moved up to 48th.  They also gave a fourth-round pick (125th) and a seventh-round pick (248th) to the Colts, just for the right move up nine spots. [Read more…]