by Bill Scott | Jun 9, 2020
Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson will be inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in October. Nelson is one of 10 athletes set to be enshrined on Oct. 4. The Manhattan, Kansas, native and Kansas State alumnus is also set to be inducted into the...
by Bill Scott | Aug 7, 2019
Jordy Nelson could have played at least another NFL season, but 11 years was enough. Nelson was in Green Bay on Tuesday to make it official. Nelson spent 10 years in Green Bay and finished third in receptions (550), fifth in yards (7,848) and second in touchdowns...
by Bill Scott | Aug 4, 2019
Former Green Bay wide receiver Jordy Nelson, who played 10 seasons (2008-17) in Green Bay, has informed the team of his decision to retire with the Packers. Nelson, who was selected by the Packers in the second round (No. 36 overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft out of...
by Bill Scott | Apr 5, 2019
Former Green Bay Packers right guard Josh Sitton announced that he is retiring from the NFL. Sitton played on the Packers 2010 Super Bowl team and joins former teammates T.J. Lang and Jordy Nelson in retiring this offseason. The 32-year-old spent eight seasons with...
by Bill Scott | Mar 27, 2019
One year after his release by the Green Bay Packers, wide receiver Jordy Nelson is retiring. Former Packer James Jones first reported the News in a tweet on Wednesday. Jones is a contributor to the NFL Network. In his 10 seasons with the Packers, Nelson caught 550...
by Bill Scott | Mar 15, 2019
In December, the Oakland Raiders paid wide receiver Jordy Nelson a $3.6 million roster bonus, saying at the time that Nelson would return to the Raiders in 2019. On Thursday, the Raiders released the former Packer after he caught 63 passes for 739 yards and three...
by Bill Scott | Dec 24, 2018
Aaron Rodgers put together his best performance of the season, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 44-38 overtime victory the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday. Rodgers passed for 442 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for two...
by Bill Scott | Apr 12, 2018
The NFL released preseason schedules on Wednesday and the Green Bay Packers will have a chance to face former teammates Jordy Nelson and Morgan Burnett. The Packers first two exhibition games will be home games. They’ll open against the Tennessee Titans...
by Bill Scott | Mar 14, 2018
When new general manager Brian Gutekunst was hired, he said free agency would be one of the tools he would use to help improve the Green Bay Packers. When the free agent legal tampering period opened on Monday, Gutekunst hit the ground running. By the end of the day...
by Bill Scott | Mar 1, 2018
New Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst and head coach Mike McCarthy met with reporters on Wednesday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. It would appear that the Packers would like to have wide receivers Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb back and it...
by Bill Scott | Oct 9, 2017
Davante Adams returned to the Green Bay Packers lineup, less than two weeks since being knocked out of the Bears game with a vicious helmet-to-helmet hit from Chicago’s Danny Trevathan that led to a concussion, not to mention a night in the hospital. Adams was...
by Bill Scott | Sep 25, 2017
The Cincinnati Bengals jumped out to a 21-7 lead and led 21-14 after three-quarters, but the Green Bay Packers engineered a fourth quarter comeback to pull out a 27-24 victory in overtime on Sunday at Lambeau Field. The Bengals registered six quarterback sacks in the...
by Bill Scott | Sep 18, 2017
The Green Bay Packers were already playing without a significant disadvantage when both of their offensive tackles, David Bakhtiari and Bryan Bulaga were held out of Sunday nights game in Atlanta. Then take away Mike Daniels (hamstring) and Jordy Nelson (quad) in...
by Bill Scott | Sep 11, 2017
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...
by Bill Scott | Sep 7, 2017
Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver James Jones announced his retirement on Wednesday, following a nine-year NFL career. Jones played in 62 games over eight seasons with the Packers, scoring a total of 51 touchdowns (45 with the Packers). he led the NFL with 14...
by Bill Scott | Jul 13, 2017
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was honored with two ESPY awards on Wednesday night on the 25th anniversary of the ESPY’s. Rodgers won the ESPY for the NFL’s Player of the Year. He also won best play of the year with teammate Jarrod Cook. ...
by Bill Scott | Apr 19, 2017
Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews had his share of bad luck last season. Multiple injuries saw the former USC product struggle to put up any kind of numbers, finishing 13th on the team in tackles with 24. He posted a career low in sacks with five. Matthews...
by Bill Scott | Feb 5, 2017
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson was honored Saturday night with the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award, by an overwhelming choice. One year after reconstructive knee surgery (ACL), Nelson caught 97 passes for 1,257 yards and a league leading 14...
by Bill Scott | Jan 19, 2017
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...
by Bill Scott | Jan 13, 2017
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson has been ruled out of Sunday’s divisional playoff game in Dallas against the Cowboys. Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Friday morning that team doctors would not clear Nelson to practice on Saturday. Nelson suffered...
