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Janis signs with the Cleveland Browns

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Jeff Janis – Photo Courtesy of Mike Clemens

Free agent wide receiver and special teamer Jeff Janis is the latest to leave the Green Bay Packers and joined the Cleveland Browns.

After four years in Green Bay, the former 7th round draft pick signed with the Browns on Friday.

Janis could get a chance as a receiver in Cleveland, but it’s most likely that his most prominent role will continue to be on special teams, where he flourished with the Packers.

In four seasons as a receiver with the Packers, Janis had 17 catches for 200 yards and a touchdown.

Cleveland, which is led by former Packers college scouting director John Dorsey as the Browns general manager, lured both Eliot Wolf and Alonzo Highsmith to join the Browns front office.  Then, the Packers traded cornerback Damarious Randall to Cleveland for backup quarterback DeShone Kizer.

 

 

 

 

Young receivers making their case in Packers training camp (AUDIO)

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Max McCaffrey works on ball drills in training camp

Every single day in Green Bay Packers training camp, a young receiver stands out, trying to make the regular season 53-man roster, or at the very least, the team’s practice squad.

Last year, undrafted rookie Geronimo Allison out of Illinois, was that player.  Allison made the teams practice squad and eventually signed to the 53-man roster in week eight.

In this training camp, the list of young and promising receivers is long.  DeAngelo Yancey, Michael Clark, Malachi DuPre, Montay Crockett and Max McCaffrey are all looking to win spots somewhere along the line, battling incumbents like Trevor Davis and Jeff Janis.

McCaffrey spent time on the Packers practice squad last season and was actually signed to the active roster for the playoff loss at Atlanta.  His brother Christian was a first round draft pick by Carolina and his father Ed played for 13 years with the Giants, 49ers and Denver Broncos.

McCaffrey has been steady in training camp but he knows there’s no one way to make it in the NFL. [Read more…]

Packers have some injury concerns heading to Atlanta

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Davante Adams

As it turns out, wide receiver Jordy Nelson isn’t the only injury concern for the Green Bay Packers as they get ready to face the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship game on Sunday.

Nelson is considered a longshot to play with broken ribs and Davante Adams’ status is also in question after he suffered an ankle injury in the fourth quarter of the win over the Cowboys last Sunday.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Adams isn’t expected to practice until late in the week, probably not until Saturday.

Adams caught five passes for 76 yards against the Cowboys after setting career highs with 75 catches for 997 yards and 12 touchdowns for the season. [Read more…]

Janis sheds cast as Packers return from bye (AUDIO)

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Jeff Janis

Jeff Janis

As the Green Bay Packers returned from their bye week and practiced on Monday afternoon, wide receiver Jeff Janis practiced without the club cast that he has worn since breaking his right hand during training camp.

Janis caught seven passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns in last year’s playoff loss at Arizona but looked like he was finally on the same page as quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Janis naturally was looking forward to seeing that chemistry carry over to this season, but suffering the hand injury put that on the back-burner for a bit.

After surgery on his hand, Janis still managed to play on special teams for the first three games while wearing a club cast. [Read more…]

Packers release six players

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Jeff Janis

Jeff Janis

The Green Bay Packers have released a total of six players so far, as they continue to get down to the NFL mandated 75 player roster limit by 3 p.m. on Tuesday.

Along with punter Peter Mortell, the Packers also released DT Demetris Anderson, CB Randall Jette, WR Jamel Johnson, WR Ed Williams and LB Derrick Mathews.

The Packers are back on the practice field this afternoon, the first of two final open to the public sessions before the official close of training camp.

Wide receiver Jeff Janis, who fractured a bone in his right hand back on August 10, is practicing for the first time.  He has a large club cast on that hand.

In other injury related news, Morgan Burnett has returned from a back injury.  He’s been sidelined since August 12.  But first round draft pick Kenny Clark, who missed last week’s game at San Francisco, remains out with back issues.

Backup quarterback Brett Hundley has also returned to practice today after re-aggravating an ankle injury a couple of weeks ago.  It’s unknown if he’ll try to play this week against Kansas City.

 

 

Janis out indefinitely with broken hand

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Jeff Janis watches practice Sunday with a wrap on his broken hand.

Jeff Janis watches practice Sunday with a wrap on his broken hand.

Things usually have a way of working out.  That’s why Mike McCarthy, or any other coach for that matter, spends time playing the roster game early in training camp and the preseason.  More times than not, the outcome is determined without the need to make a lot of difficult decisions.

When was saw Jeff Janis inside the Packers locker room, he had a big bag of ice on his hand and said he jammed his fingers during a drill and didn’t think the injury was serious. [Read more…]

Aaron Rodgers giving up dairy as part of vegan diet, Jeff Janis impressing at OTA’s (AUDIO)

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Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers

Green Bay Packers quarterback and two-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers is always looking for a competitive advantage. However, his newest effort to gain an edge means dropping a Wisconsin staple from his diet.

Rodgers says he has given up dairy products in adopting a mostly vegan diet.

AUDIO:  Aaron Rodgers says he’s given up dairy in mostly vegan diet :14

The change came after researching nutrition facts and having discussions with team nutritionist Adam Korzun. The effects of the new diet was two-fold, as it helped the 32-year-old quarterback recover from minor offseason knee surgery, while also allowing him to shed some weight. [Read more…]

Jones will not return to Green Bay

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James Jones

James Jones

James Jones will not be back with the Green Bay Packers this fall.  His agent, Frank Bauer, says the Packers have told him they’ll go with younger receivers, and they will not re-sign the 31-year-old Jones after he came back for a second stint with the Packers last September following Jordy Nelson’s torn A-C-L.

Green Bay has five receivers age-25 and younger, and the 30-year-old Nelson is the oldest of the group.

General Manager Ted Thompson is counting on better seasons from Davante Adams, Ty Montgomery and Randall Cobb while continuing to develop Jeff Janis and Jared Abbrederis.

 

Packers fall short of their goal, again!

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Jeff Janis

Jeff Janis

For weeks, the Green Bay Packers defense has been the glue that held the ship together.  On Saturday night in the Arizona desert, when they needed the defense to stand tall one more time, they fell short and the Packers dropped their NFC Divisional Playoff matchup against the Cardinals 26-20.

The Packers tied the game, 20-20 on the final play of regulation, a 41-yard Hail Mary pass play from Aaron Rodgers to Jeff Janis.

But the Packers lost the coin toss and would their defense to hold Arizona to a field goal at the very least, to get an opportunity with the ball. [Read more…]

Abbrederis’ main contribution comes on special teams

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Jared Abbrederis

Jared Abbrederis

Former Wisconsin wide receiver and Wautoma native, Jared Abbrederis finally played an NFL preseason game for the Green Bay Packers.  He was robbed of that opportunity last season when he went down with a knee injury early in training camp.  This summer, he suffered a concussion on the first day of  training camp and wasn’t available until this week.

Abbrederis caught one pass in last nights 38-10 Green Bay victory, a slant play that went for six years.  His main contribution came as a punt returner.  He averaged 11.7 yards per return on three attempts with a long of 17 yards, which came on his first return attempt.  He had to break some tackles along the way and brought the fans to their feet.

AUDIO: Mike McCarthy on what he saw from Abbrederis on punt returns :21

Wisconsin football fans were hoping Abbrederis would get plenty of opportunities in his only game appearance.  Those chances didn’t really come.  Instead, Larry Pinkard took a slant pass and went 77-yards for a touchdown.  Myles White, who grabbed two touchdown passes to continue his solid preseason production and Jeff Janis added another preseason touchdown catch.

Abbrederis played plenty of snaps, but he just didn’t get too many balls thrown his way.  Has he done enough to make the team?  It would probably be a stretch to suggest the Packers will have Abbrederis join the 53-man squad as they break training camp.

But, Abbrederis is a perfect candidate for the teams practice squad, which will be established before the weekend is out.

The Packers are working to establish their 53-man roster now and will have to announce the 22-player cuts by 3pm Saturday afternoon.