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Crosby returns with exhibition games set to begin

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Mason Crosby – File Photo / UPI/Bill Greenblatt

After missing the first couple of weeks of training camp, Green Bay Packers veteran kicker Mason Crosby (calf) has been cleared to return to practice.  Crosby started the season on the non-football injury list.

Coach Matt LaFleur said Sunday that Crosby has been kicking on his own and doesn’t expect there to be any limitations.

Crosby said it was his kicking leg that bothered him, but he had no pain when kicking.  He said the issue came when he would try to run.

King sidelined with hamstring

Cornerback Kevin King was on the sidelines for the Packers 1 hour, 18 minute workout on Sunday.  After [Read more…]

Packers dealing with more injuries as they prepare for Vikings

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Mike Daniels

As the Green Bay Packers get ready to face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night at U.S. Bank Stadium, they may have to add some defensive line help.

Defensive tackle Mike Daniels left Thursday’s game at Seattle with a foot injury and Monday, coach Mike McCarthy said Daniels would likely miss a couple of weeks.  Down to four healthy defensive lineman, McCarthy said he and GM Brian Gutekunst were already discussing their options to potentially add another lineman.

Tight end Jimmy Graham also left that game with a broken thumb.  Coach Mike McCarthy said Graham plans to try to play on Sunday against the Vikings and will use the week to experiment with different splints to find out what works best for the game.

The Packers also lost backups Raven Greene and Bashaud Breeland to injury during last Thursday’s game.  McCarthy said the week will offer more clarity on who may be able to go Sunday night in Minnesota. [Read more…]

Packers health changes in one weekend

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Bryan Bulaga hopes to be ready by Sunday.

A week ago, the Green Bay Packers had all 53 players on their roster available to face the Los Angeles Rams.  It’s as healthy as they’ve been during the middle of a season in recent memory.  That all changed after a trip to New England.

Wide receiver Geronimo Allison saw core injury specialist William Meyers in Philadelphia and could be facing surgery, which would force him to miss at least 3-4 weeks.

Defensive back Kevin King suffered a hamstring injury against the Patriots.  Coach Mike McCarthy said King will be “hard pressed” to play Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.

Linebacker Blake Martinez and safety Kentrell Brice are both dealing with ankle sprains and right tackle Bryan Bulaga is dealing with a knee injury.  The Packers feel Bulaga dodged anything series and will be given the week to determine his playing status for Sunday.

Packers add safety

The Packers claimed safety Ibraheim Campbell off waivers from the New York Jets on Monday.

The Cleveland Browns drafted Campbell out of Northwestern in the fourth round of the 2015 draft.  He played under Mike Pettine with the Browns and wound up starting 11 games over three seasons.  After being cut by the Browns in 2017, Campbell spent time with Houston, Dallas and the New York Jets.

 

Packers fall to 0-4 on the road with loss to Patriots

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Kevin King – File Photo

The game was closer than the final score, but the New England Patriots scored 14-straight points in the fourth quarter to knock off the Green Bay Packers 31-17 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro on Sunday night.

With the game tied 17-17 and the Packers driving, Aaron Jones fumbled the ball away.  The Patriots went on to pull out the win.

The Patriots, who won their sixth straight game, used the trick play to outfox the Packers.  The Packers defense played well enough to win for the most part, but they had no answer for a pair of trick plays.

New England used a first half fleaflicker to set up a field goal.  Then in the fourth quarter, a reverse pass throwback from Julian Edleman to running back James White gained 37 yards, giving the Patriots the ball first and goal at the two.

The Patriots doubled Packers wide receiver Davante Adams much of the night.  Adams caught six passes for 40 yards and a touchdown. [Read more…]

Packers head into bye with a victory

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Davante Adams – File Photo

The Green Bay Packers trailed the San Francisco 49ers for much of the night and for the most part, were outplayed by the 49ers.  But another Aaron Rodgers led comeback gave the Packers a 33-30 win and a 3-2-1 record entering their Week 7 bye.

Rodgers hit Davante Adams with a 16-yard scoring pass with 1:55 left to play to tie the game.  It gave the 49ers plenty of time to try to move into scoring position for a potential game-winning drive.

Second year corner Kevin King stopped that 49ers drive by intercepting C.J. Beathard, giving football to the Packers at the 19-yard line with 1:07 left.  The rest is history as the Packers marched down the field and Mason Crosby booted the game-winning 27-yard field goal as time expired.

It was the perfect redemption for Crosby, who had missed four field goals and an extra point in a loss to the Lions a week earlier.  Crosby booted four field goals, including a 51-yarder to quickly rebound from his poor night one week earlier.

Defensively, the Packers allowed 24 points in the first half.  The 49ers tallied 290 yards in the first half, an average of 10 yards per play.  They did hold the 49ers to a pair of second half field goals and turned the 49ers over three times overall. [Read more…]

Packers dig early hole and fall to Lions in Detroit

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Mason Crosby

The Green Bay Packers racked up 521 yards of offense, never punted and allowed just 264 yards, yet still lost 31-23 to the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Sunday.

The Packers dug themselves a hole, training 24-0 at halftime and they didn’t get any help from their kicker.  Mason Crosby missed five kicks, four field goals and one extra point in the loss.  He had field goal misses from 41, 42, 38 and 56 yards, capping off the worst kicking day of his career.

The Packers struggled on special teams aside from Crosby’s misses.  On the Lions first punt, Kevin King had the ball go off his back and Detroit recovered on the one-yard line, setting up the first of two LeGarrette Blount 1-yard touchdown runs.

On the next kickoff, Ty Montgomery returned the ball 64 yards, only to have that called back when Josh Jones was flagged for holding on the opposite side of the field. [Read more…]

Packers getting healthier as they prepare to host Pittsburgh on Thursday

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Mo Wilkerson is among those that returned to practice on Sunday.

The Green Bay Packers had a number of players return to the practice field on Sunday.

Defensive lineman Mike Daniels, corner Kevin King, left tackle David Bakhtiari and running back Aaron Jones all returned but didn’t take part in team drills.

Corner Jaire Alexander, WR Adonis-Jennings, fullback Joe Kerridge, WR Randall Cobb, TE Jimmy Graham and defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson all returned and took part in all drills.

The only three players that didn’t practice were WR Trevor Davis (hamstring), RB Devante Mays (hamstring) and safety Jermaine Whitehead (back).

The Packers hold their last open training camp practice of the week today (Monday).  The rest of the week is behind closed doors with the team set to play preseason game number two on Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lambeau Field.

 

Bakhtiari expected to be OK

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#69 David Bakhtiari

Green Bay Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari appears to have avoided a serious injury.

Bakhtiari was hurt during the teams Family Night practice on Saturday and was carted off to the locker room.  But Packers coach Mike McCarthy said before practice on Monday that Bakhtiari’s injury is not of the long-term nature and he will be evaluated as he goes through rehab.

Bakhtiari’s value to the Packers is substantial.  It’s hard to imagine a player that possesses more value, other than Aaron Rodgers and maybe wide receiver Davante Adams.

Kyle Murphy is expected to take Bakhtiari’s place with the first unit until he can return.

The Packers are also got right tackle Bryan Bulaga back after an ACL injury knocked him out of action last season.

The Packers also placed linebacker Jake Ryan on injured reserve.  They had defensive backs Kevin King (shoulder) and Jaire Alexander (groin) sit out of practice on Monday with injury.

Packers send Randall to Cleveland for Kizer

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Damarious Randall is dealt to Cleveland.

It didn’t take new General Manager Brian Gutekunst long to make his first potential impactful deal with the Green Bay Packers.  Gutekunst send defensive back Damarious Randall to the Cleveland Browns on Friday for quarterback DeShone Kizer.

The NFL Network also reported that the deal included the Packers and Browns swapping 4th and 5th round draft picks, giving the Packers the opportunity to draft at the front of both rounds.

Kizer gives the Packers another young quarterback to compete with Brett Hundley for the backup job behind Aaron Rodgers.  He started 15 games for the winless Browns last season.

But the move also takes away the team’s top defensive playmaker in the secondary to finish last season.  Randall did miss the last two games of the season with a knee injury.  After being benched and sent to the locker room in a Week 4 game against Chicago, he turned things around and went on to lead the team with a career-high four interceptions. [Read more…]

King goes on I.R.

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Kevin King

The Green Bay Packers decided to put rookie defensive back Kevin King on season-ending injured reserve on Wednesday.  King has been dealing with an injured shoulder all season and the Packers decided to shut him down instead of making the situation even worse.

The Packers activated Demetri Goodson from the physically unable to perform list, although he didn’t practice Wednesday because of a hamstring injury.  It’s not certain if he’ll play on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.

The Packers were also without starting corner Davon House, who injured his left shoulder in the overtime win over Tampa Bay.  If House can’t play, the Packers would have to go with Damarious Randall and most likely Josh Hawkins as their starters against the Browns.

The Packers secondary will have to contend with Cleveland receiver Josh Gordon, who just returned to action last week after a three-year absence due to multiple violations of the substance abuse policy.

The Browns targeted Gordon 11 times last week.  he caught four passes for 85 yards.

The Packers are practicing in pads on Thursday.