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Packers trade Worthy to Patriots

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Jerel Worthy watches practice on Tuesday, then gets dealt to New England.

Jerel Worthy watches practice on Tuesday, then gets dealt to New England.

The Green Bay Packers have traded third-year defensive end Jerel Worthy to the New England Patriots.  The deal is pending a physical.  The Packers are set to receive a conditional future draft pick, reported to be a 7th round selection.

The Packers gave up a 4th round draft pick in 2012 to move up from 59 to 51 and select Worthy in the second round out of Michigan State.  But Worthy never developed into the player the packers had hoped he’d be.  Injuries had something to do with it.

Worth recorded just 14 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks in his rookie season, before tearing his ACL in Week 17 against the Minnesota Vikings.  That injury kept Worthy from being productive in his second season.

Then during this off-season, Worthy suffered a lower-back injury while weightlifting.  He’s been on the non-football injury list throughout training camp.

Hours before the trade on Tuesday, Worthy said he was good to go and waiting for the green light from the Packers to let him practice for the first time.

AUDIO: Jerel Worthy said he’s ready to return :08

The Packers selected six straight defensive players in that 2012 draft, including Worthy in the second round.  Worthy, Jerron McMillian (4th round) and linebacker Terrell Manning (5th round) are all gone.  Mike Daniels, Casey Hayward and Nick Perry still remain, although the jury is still out on Perry.

Worthy on Tuesday was optimistic about what 2014 will bring for him.  Now that optimism will have to carry over to New England, where he is expected to soon become a Patriot.

Matthews says his thumb is ready to go

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Clay Matthews

Clay Matthews

After two weeks of Green Bay Packers training camp workouts, linebacker Clay Matthews said he and his surgically repaired thumb are ready to go.

Matthews said he expects to start Saturday’s preseason opener against the Tennessee Titans and felt his thumb is back to where it needs to be to get a solid grip on a ball carrier and have no issues bringing him down.

Matthews did have a chance at an interception in practice on Wednesday but had the hard thrown pass from Matt Flynn go through his hands.  Matthews said, “Flynn put a little extra zip on that, and it just kind of caught me off-guard.  It won’t happen on game day.”

AUDIO: Clay Matthews on his hand :18

Injury Update

Safety Morgan Burnett missed a second day of practice with an oblique strain.  Coach Mike McCarthy said Burnett is considered day-to-day.

Letroy Guion (hamstring) and Jerel Worth (back) have not practiced yet and McCarthy gave no timetable for their return.

Packers start training camp today

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Training Camp starts today

Training Camp starts today

The Green Bay Packers will start training camp workouts this morning without four players on the practice field.

Linebacker/defensive end Mike Neal and linebacker Nick Perry both failed their physicals and were placed on PUP.  It means they suffered injuries while taking part in football activities.

For both players, they can start practicing as soon as they can pass their physicals.  If they don’t practice in training camp, then they would be eligible to start the season on PUP.  Under that scenario, they wouldn’t be able to play for six weeks.

Seventh round draft pick Jeff Janis, veteran defensive end Jerel Worthy and veteran free agent Letroy Guion were put on injured reserve.  Janis was put on the non-football illness list, while Worthy and Guion were put on the non-football injury list.  Worthy missed most of the off-season after his grandmother was accidentally shot to death in her home in Ohio.

All three players can be cleared to play once they pass their physicals.

Two players that missed offseason workouts because of injury, Clay Matthews and tight end Andrew Quarless both passed physicals and will be on the practice field this morning.

Practice Schedule

The Packers will practiced at 8:20 today, Sunday and Monday before taking Tuesday off.  They’ll return to morning workouts at 8:20 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday before the teams Family Night practice on Saturday, August 2nd (6:25pm) at Lambeau Field.

 

Packers announce roster moves

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The Green Bay Packers made their roster moves, getting down to the 75 player limit by 3pm this afternoon.

The Packers released kicker Zach Ramirez after he lost his brief training camp battle with Mason Crosby.

Both kickers hit missed just once on Sunday, but Crosby bounced back with a perfect 16 for 16 effort today, while Ramirez his just 6 of 16 from a variety of distances.

The Packers also put T Bryan Bulaga, WR Kevin Dorsey, RB DuJuan Harris and LB Jarvis Reed on injured reserve.

Safety Sean Richardson, T Derek Sherrod, T JC Tretter and DE Jerel Worthy were all placed on reserve/physically unable to perform.

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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Packers return to work today (AUDIO)

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During the regular season, Tuesday is usually an off day for the Green Bay Packers.  However, with the Packers hosting the Minnesota Vikings Saturday night in Wild Card weekend of the NFL Playoffs, Green Bay is back on the practice field today instead of the customary Wednesday start to the work week.

It will be the third meeting between the teams in the last six weeks.  Green Bay knocked off the Vikings 23-14 back on December the 2nd while the Vikings earned a 37-34 win this past Sunday at the Metro Dome.  The third meeting of the season will come just six days after the last time the teams laced it up.

AUDIO: Mike McCarthy on facing a team in back-to-back weeks :17

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Packers sign Miller off of practice squad

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After being down to four healthy defensive linemen last week against the

Dom Capers

Detroit Lions, the Green Bay Packers signed defensive tackle Jordan Miller off of their practice squad on Tuesday. 

The Southern University product could get his first taste of regular season action on Sunday when the Packers face the Chicago Bears in Chicago.

AUDIO: Dom Capers said game planning with 4 defensive linemen is an issue :22 [Read more…]

Worthy vs. Wilson: A rivalry renewed

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Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Jerel Worthy has some good, and not-so-good, memories of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.  Worthy, a

Jerel Worthy

defensive tackle from Michigan State University, played against Wilson, a former Wisconsin Badger, twice in the 2011-2012 college football season.

Worthy’s record against Wilson is an early upset win against the fourth ranked Badgers, and one devastating loss in the Big Ten Championship.  This Monday night, Worthy has a chance to add a win to his record against the former Badger quarterback.

When asked about the relationship between Worthy and Wilson, Worthy called Wilson a highly intelligent and close friend.

Audio: Worthy on his relationship with Wilson :12

While Wilson stands at only 5’11”, well short of last season’s quarterback average of 6’3”, Worthy says Russell will do what is necessary to make plays. [Read more…]

Packers face Bengals tonight

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Running back Cedric Benson, who played the last four seasons in Cincinnati,

Cedric Benson

returns to face his old team tonight.  Benson gets his first game action as a member of the Green Bay Packers. 

AUDIO: Cedric Benson wants to play well tonight :20

The Packers want to see what they have in their potential go-to running back who signed with the Packers about a week ago.  A solid outing for Benson will likely give him a chance to open the regular season as the Packers number one tailback. [Read more…]

Packers vs. Browns tonight

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Here’s what I’ll be watching when the Green Bay Packers and Browns meet

D.J. Smith

tonight in NFL preseason action at Lambeau Field.

1)  The Packers so far are staying the course with backup QB Graham Harrell,
despite an average performance last week against San Diego.  Harrell’s 2-minute work at the end of the first half was good.  But the rest of his game was inconsistent.  He missed a number of downfield shots in the game and needs to improve there.  Management has stayed away from looking for a 
veteran to back up Aaron Rodgers, but it’s important that Harrell have a 
strong showing to re-enforce that support.

2)  The Packers suffered a major loss with the injury to MLB Desmond Bishop.
      The reigns on the inside get turned over to D.J. Smith, who filled in as a
      starter for 3-games last season while Bishop was recovering from a calf
      injury.  The Packers like Smith, but we’ll see how much of a drop-off there
      is after the loss of Bishop.

3) Marshall Newhouse returns to the lineup tonight at left tackle, but I’ll have
      my eyes on the backups.  The Packers are not very deep on the offensive
      line and are hoping to see some improvement from week 1 at San Diego.
     
4)  The Packers will be dressing 3 healthy running backs tonight, including
      Alex Green, who will get his longest look of the preseason tonight.  He’s
      coming off of a major knee injury and has been brought along slowly to this
      point in camp.  He’ll still be limited tonight, but it’ll still be the next step for
      Green.  For the second week in a row, Marc Tyler will get most of the
      carries tonight as he looks to pick up where he left off last week, minus a
      late fumble.

5)  Davon House appeared to be headed for a starting job at right corner until
      he went down for 2 to 3 weeks with a shoulder injury.  Rookie Casey
      Hayward gets the nod tonight, a golden opportunity to show what he
      can do.

6)  The top two picks, Nick Perry and Jerel Worthy will be counted on to
      make pays this season.  Perry was OK in the preseason opener, but Worthy
      didn’t stand out at all.  Tonight is his chance to pick up the pace against
      the Browns.

7)  It’s the first game inside Lambeau Field for kicker Mason Crosby with
       the renovation to Lambeau.  There’ll be some different twists with the
       wind inside the stadium and we’ll see just how well Crosby adjusts.

The Packers kickoff at 7pm tonight at Lambeau Field.