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Bears parting company with Sitton

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Josh Sitton – WRN File Photo

According to reports, the Chicago Bears are cutting ties with starting left guard Josh Sitton after two years with the team.

After spending eight years with the Green Bay Packers, Sitton spent the last two years in Chicago, missing three games last season with rib and ankle injuries.  The four-time Pro Bowl lineman signed with the Bears after he was released by the Packers before the 2016 season.

Carr passes on Monday

Former Green Bay first round draft pick and Packers Hall of Famer Fred Carr passed away Monday at the age of 71.  Carr had been suffering from dementia and prostate cancer.

Carr played football and basketball at Texas-El Paso before playing linebacker for the Packers from 1968-’77.  The three-time Pro Bowl linebacker was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 1983.

Vince Lombardi selected Carr with the Packers’ first pick, fifth overall in the 1968 draft.

 

 

 

 

 

Packers sign Taylor to extension

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Lane Taylor

The Green Bay Packers signed starting left guard Lane Taylor to a three-year contract extension worth a reported $16.5 million.  Taylor is entering the final year of the 2-year deal he signed in 2016 that will pay him $2.8 million.

Taylor is now under contract through the 2020 season with the Packers.

Taylor started every game last season after taking over for Josh Sitton, who was released at the end of training camp.

Taylor joined the Packers as an undrafted rookie from Oklahoma State in 2013.

Taylor and the Packers returned to the practice field on Monday afternoon as they continue to prepare for Sunday’s season opener against the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field.  The Packers will get Tuesday off before returning to work on Wednesday.

Update: Packers sign Bakhtiari to four-year deal

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David Bakhtiari

David Bakhtiari

The Green Bay Packers have signed left tackle David Bakhtiari to a four-year contract extension, worth a reported $51.67 million.

The deal averages $12 million a year, which puts Bakhtiari among the top five highest-paid offensive lineman in the NFL.

Bakhtiari will receive roughly $17 million in guaranteed money at the time of signing and then earn an additional $10.7 million in March roster bonuses and workout pay.

The extension for Bakhtiari comes almost two weeks after they released Josh Sitton.

The Packers have two other offensive lineman set to become free agents at the end of the season, T.J. Lang and J.C. Tretter.

McCarthy says a lot went into Sitton’s release

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Mike McCarthy

Mike McCarthy

Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, at his Monday press conference to explain the organization’s move to release Pro Bowl guard Josh Sitton.  McCarthy said, “There’s a lot of things that go into this decision.”

The problem between Sitton and the Packers organization may have come late last season when the guard was critical of the offensive game plan in a regular season game against Arizona.  A short time later, McCarthy told reporters that Sitton needs to play guard, instead of bellyaching about play calling.

When asked  how cutting a veteran player like Sitton could impact the locker room, McCarthy said:  I’m not going to sit here and go through every variable, every component of our program, but each player is evaluated.  Every person that touches the locker room has always been evaluated because the locker room is the most important room in our building, frankly, in my opinion.  Decisions are made all the time about trying to improve and continue the flow of growth for our football program. [Read more…]

Sitton signs 3-year deal with the Bears

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Josh Sitton

Josh Sitton

Just one day after the Green Bay Packers released him, three-time Pro Bowl guard Josh Sitton agreed to a three-year deal with the Chicago Bears.

Sitton’s deal is reportedly worth $21.5-million over three years, including a $10 million signing bonus.

The 30-year old Sitton was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after the season, but the Packers were looking to likely move on after this season.  Now, the Packers are moving on without Sitton and saving $6.55 million, giving them more salary cap space to try to resign other players that are set to become free agents after the season.

Starters T.J. Lang, J.C. Tretter and David Bakhtiari are all set to become free agents at the end of the season.

 

Packers surprise fans with release of Sitton

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Josh Sitton

Josh Sitton

The news was circulating around 2 p.m. central time on Saturday, about an hour before NFL teams had to  have their rosters trimmed to the league’s regular season limit of 53 players.  The team reportedly told All-Pro guard Josh Sitton that he was going to be released by the team, if they couldn’t find a trade partner before the deadline.

In the end, the Green Bay Packers couldn’t come up with a deal and released the eighth year pro.

There was speculation that Sitton was unhappy with his contract and was headed for a standoff.  Yet Sitton would later tell the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he was not making waves about his having one year left on his contract and was totally caught by surprised when notified by his agent on Saturday morning that he was being released. [Read more…]

Sitton sheds weight during Packers offseason (AUDIO)

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Josh Sitton

Josh Sitton

Green Bay Packers left guard Josh Sitton has already had an outstanding career in the NFL.  Sitton would love to play several more years and he figures to do so, but he needs to find ways to take stress off of his back and joints.

Sitton, who turns 30 in June, told reporters last week that he dropped 20 pounds since the end of last season.  He said he’s trying to lose some of the bad weight and put better weight back on.

Sitton said, “as you get older, you just need to do certain things to maintain to be able to play as many years as you can, and I’m trying to be around for a long time.  When you’re 22, 23, 24, you can carry this heavy weight [Read more…]

Packers awarded two fourth round compensatory picks

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Ted Thompson

Ted Thompson

The Green Bay Packers have been awarded two fourth-round compensatory draft picks in the upcoming NFL Draft.

The Packers will have the 131st and 137th picks in the fourth-round.  Along with the 125th selection, which was their own, the Packers will have three selections in the fourth round.

The two compensatory picks can’t be traded, but that will change in 2017.

The compensatory selections come after the packers lost cornerbacks Tramon Williams and Davon House in free agency.  Williams signed with Cleveland and House in Jacksonville.

Under general manager Ted Thompson, the Packers have received 15 compensatory picks.  The best use of those picks came with defensive end Mike Daniels in 2012 and guard Josh Sitton in 2008.

Packers sign G Lane Taylor

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Packers logoLane Taylor started two games and played in a total of six last season, but the Green Bay Packers still felt he showed enough to sign him to a two-year contract.

Taylor signed a two-year deal for a reported $4.15-million, including a $600,000 signing bonus, plus an incentive package that could add another $1-million.

Taylor started at right guard in Week 10 against Detroit, playing for starting guard T.J. Lang, who was inactive because of a shoulder injury.  Taylor started the regular-season finale against the Minnesota Vikings at left guard for Josh Sitton, who moved over to left tackle.

Taylor was an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State.  He gives the Packers some insurance in case they lost either Lang or Sitton, whose contracts both expire after the upcoming season.

Taylor becomes the fourth player general manager Ted Thompson re-signed before the start of free agency, joining Mike Daniels, Letroy Guion and kicker Mason Crosby.

 

Rodgers pulls out of Pro Bowl game

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Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has pulled out of the NFL’s Pro Bowl game, citing an undisclosed injury on Wednesday.  Rodgers will be replaced by Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr.

Rodgers was on the Packers’ injury report with a right shoulder injury back in November but didn’t miss any playing time.

This was the fifth time that Rodgers was voted to the Pro Bowl, but he’s played in just two of the games, in 2009 and 2011.  He also pulled out of last year’s Pro Bowl after finishing the season with a torn calf muscle.

The Packers still have three players scheduled to play in the game: guard Josh Sitton, fullback John Kuhn and linebacker Clay Matthews.

Mike McCarthy and his coaching staff were also selected to coach one of the two teams in the January 31st All-Star game in Hawaii.