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Packers announce the signing of TE Lewis

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Packers to resume OTA workouts next week

The Green Bay Packers were looking for blocking help from the tight end position and they found it in former Jacksonville Jaguars veteran Marcedes Lewis.

Lewis is entering his 13th season in the NFL and has been regarded as one of the better blocking tight ends in the league.

Lewis did catch five touchdown passes last season, his highest total since the 2010 season when he caught 10 scoring passes.  He started all 16 games for the Jaguars last season, catching 24 passes for 318 yards.

In 12 seasons, Lewis had 375 receptions for 4,502 yards and 33 touchdowns.

Lewis joins newly signed veteran Jimmy Graham and former Badger Lance Kendricks.  Both Graham and Kendricks are considered to be below average blocking tight ends.

The Packers also have a handful of young undrafted tight ends who will battle for roster spots this summer.

 

Rodgers leaves Packers to sign with Philadelphia

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Richard Rodgers

Tight end Richard Rodgers is leaving the Green Bay Packers, signing a one-year free agent deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Rodgers departure leaves the Packers with just two tight ends with any appreciable NFL playing time.  Veteran Jimmy Graham signed a three-year deal in March and Lance Kendricks is back for a second season after signing as a free agent prior to last season.

Rodgers played in all but one game during his four years with the Packers.  He finished with 120 receptions for 1,166 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Rodgers career highlight came in 2015 when he caught a Hail Mary pass against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in a must win game for the Packers.  That 2015 season was his best as Rodgers caught 58 passes for 510 yards and eight touchdowns.

 

Packers place Spriggs on I.R.

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Packers offensive line drills

The Green Bay Packers placed second-year offensive tackle Jason Spriggs on injured reserve on Tuesday because of a knee injury that he suffered on the first play from scrimmage in last Saturday night’s 16-0 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy told reporters on Sunday that Spriggs had suffered a series injury.  Spriggs had taken over at right tackle after the Packers lost Bryan Bulaga for the season with injury.

With a roster spot available and another injury to tight end Richard Rodgers on Saturday’s game, the Packers signed rookie tight end Emanuel Byrd to their 53-man roster by calling him up from their practice squad.

Byrd is expected to back up Lance Kendricks on Sunday’s season finale against the Lions in Detroit.

 

Kendricks charged with possession of THC

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Green Bay Packers tight end Lance Kendricks has officially been charged with possession of THC stemming from a traffic stop back in September.  The Outagamie County district attorney filed the charge on December 5.

The 29-year-old Kendricks was stopped for speeding on Sept. 2.  He only received a warning at the time, he was pulled over for driving 81 miles per hour in a 70-mph zone.  At that time, a state trooper smelled marijuana through the passenger window while talking with Kendricks.

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a search of the vehicle produced a small bag containing marijuana, rolling papers and a metal grinder.  Kentricks was allowed to leave the scene with a warning for speeding, and the trooper referred potential drug charges to the Outagamie County District Attorney’s office.

Kendricks is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 14, 2018.  He could face suspension from the NFL pending the outcome of the case.

Bennett claimed by Patriots

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It didn’t take long for Martellus Bennett to find a new home.  After Bennett was released by the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday, he was claimed by the New England Patriots on Thursday.

The Packers released Bennett with a designation of “failure to disclose a physical condition.”  He can join the Patriots immediately.

Last season, Bennett played for the Patriots, catching 55 passes for 701 yards and seven touchdowns and helping them win the Super Bowl.

Bennett told the Packers before he was released that he had a shoulder injury and he wouldn’t be able to play again this season.  If the Patriots pass him on his physical and he does play for them, then the Packers will have a real solid case in terms of recouping some of the signing bonus money already paid to him.

The Packers gave Bennett a $6.3 million signing bonus.  The prorated portion that is left is $4.2 million.

Bennett’s intentions will be made much more clear if he plays for the Patriots this season.  If that happens, then it will look like he quit on the Packers and jumped ship as soon as Aaron Rodgers was lost with an injury.  If he doesn’t play or doesn’t even pass his physical, then one is more inclined to believe the actual injury is legit.  Time will tell.

Bennett’s departure from Green Bay leaves them with two tight ends at the moment.  They’ll go with Richard Rodgers and Lance Kendricks.

 

Bennett has been one big disappointment

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Martellus Bennett

The Green Bay Packers didn’t reach a deal with Jared Cook after last season and nobody is really sure how hard they tried.  Cook went on to sign with the Oakland Raiders and currently has 39 catches for 499 yards (12.8 ypc) and one touchdown in his first nine games.

The Packers instead, signed Martellus Bennett to a three-year deal worth $21 million.  But Bennett’s time in Green Bay ended on Wednesday when the Packers released him, just eight games into the season.  The Packers cited a failure to disclose a physical condition.

Bennett was listed on the injury report last week with a shoulder injury.  The injury was something Mike McCarthy said he didn’t know about until after practice on October 31.  That practice just happened to be three days after Bennett announced on his Instagram account that he is considering retirement at the end of the season.

By claiming Bennett failed to disclose a physical condition, the Packers are saying Bennett didn’t inform them of a previous injury before signing his three-year deal with the team.  It sets up the possibility that the Packers will try to recoup a portion of the signing bonus the Packers paid him. [Read more…]

Packers rebound to beat Bengals in OT (AUDIO)

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Jordy Nelson

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 first half, yet rushed just four defensive lineman most of the game.  It didn’t help that the Packers continued to play without starting left tackle David Bakhtiari (hamstring) and while Bryan Bulaga (ankle) returned to action at right tackle, he left the game in the second half.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers passed for 313 yards and three touchdowns, but he also threw his third interception in three games, which was returned 75-yards for a touchdown by Cincinnati’s William Jackson.  It was just his second career pick-6 and the first since Dec. 7, 2009.

The Bengals came to Lambeau Field looking for their first touchdown and their first win of the season.  They took care of the touchdown early and they nearly pulled off the upset for their first win, instead falling to 0-3. [Read more…]

Cook signs free agent deal with Oakland

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Jared Cook couldn’t get a deal with the Green Bay Packers, but former Packers personnel man Reggie McKenzie, who is not the Oakland Raiders general manager, signed Cook to a two-year contract worth up to $12.2 million.  The first season of the deal is fully guaranteed.

Cook went into the offseason as one of the priorities for the Packers.  The Packers were in discussions with Cook but the two sides couldn’t come to an agreement.

Cook took other visits but eventually settled with Oakland.  The Raiders finished 12-4 last season and was a real postseason threat until quarterback Derek Carr was lost for the season with a broken leg.

With the Packers, Cook caught 30 passes for 377 yards and a touchdown, then added 18 more receptions for 229 yards and two touchdowns in three playoff games.

The Packers signed Martellus Bennett and Lance Kendricks instead and Cook, despite not landing a deal in Green Bay, still gets a chance to play for a team on the rise in Oakland.