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Packers’ 2019 Preseason Schedule is out

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The Green Bay Packers will open the 2019 exhibition season at Lambeau Field Aug. 8-12, facing J.J. Watt and the Houston Texans.  The Packers will also hold joint practices with the Texans leading up to the exhibition opener.  It’s the first time the Packers will face the Texans in the preseason.

The Packers will go on the road for their second preseason game, traveling to Baltimore to face the Ravens.  The two teams also played one preseason game against the Ravens in Baltimore in 1996.

Preseason game number three will also be played on the road, against the Oakland Raiders, with the location yet to be determined.  Discussions have taken place about a meeting between the two teams in Canada and it would be a Raiders home game.

The Packers will close out the preseason against Kansas City at Lambeau Field.  It’s the second straight year that the two teams will wrap up the preseason and the eighth meeting since 2010.

 

Lang announces retirement from the NFL

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#70 T.J. Lang

Pro Bowl guard T.J. Lang has decided to retire after ten NFL seasons, eight of those ten came with the Green Bay Packers.

The 31-year-old Lang spent the last two seasons with the Detroit Lions after signing a free agent deal prior to the start of the 2017 season.

The Lions released Lang three weeks ago, having dealt with a number of injuries during his career.  A neck injury forced Lang to finish the 2018 season on injured reserve.

Lang spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Packers after they drafted him in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL draft out of Eastern Michigan.  He was a reserve on the 2010 Green Bay Super Bowl team.

 

Packers plan to hold joint practices in training camp

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Matt LaFleur

New head coach Matt LaFleur’s first training camp as the Green Bay Packers new head coach will include holding joint practices with a preseason opponent in Green Bay.

LaFleur told Pete Dougherty-Packers News at the NFL owners meeting today that the Packers opponent in their preseason opener would be the team expected to practice with the Packers.

LaFleur said his teams of the last two years, the Rams and the Titans, practiced against another team in camp for a couple of days.  He said he found it to be a good way to get starters working against starters without wearing his own players down.

The last time the Packers held joint practices was 2005, when former coach Mike Sherman brought the Buffalo Bills to Green Bay.

Packers land 30th pick from Saints in 2019 Draft

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T.J. Watt, taken with the 30th pick in 2017 by the Steelers (Photo by David Stluka).

The Green Bay Packers traded the 14th overall pick in the 2018 draft to New Orleans for the No. 27 pick and the Saints’ first round pick in 2019.

Following the Saints 26-23 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship game on Sunday, the Packers know they’ll have the 30th pick in the first round of the 2019 draft.  The Packers will also have their own first round pick, number-12 overall.

There’s been some good players that have been selected with the 30th pick.  Following are the last five years of picks at number-30:

2018:  Mike Hughes, CB, Minnesota
2017:  T.J. Watt, OLB, Pittsburgh
2016:  Vernon Butler, DT, Carolina
2015:  Damarious Randall, S/CB, Green Bay
2014:  Jimmie Ward, S, San Francisco

Packers place Aaron Jones on I.R.

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Aaron Jones

After suffering a sprained MCL in his right knee in Sunday’s loss to the Bears in Chicago, the Green Bay Packers have placed running back Aaron Jones on injured reserve, officially ending his season.

It’s the second straight season that Jones couldn’t finish the season because of injury.

The Packers claimed running back Kapri Bibbs off waivers from Washington on Monday and he will serve as the backup to Jamaal Williams, who will take over as the Packers starter.

Taking Jones’ spot on the roster is wide receiver Allen Lazard, signed off of Jacksonville’s practice squad.  Lazard is an undrafted rookie from Iowa State that has not seen anytime on the Jaguars active roster.

Jones finished with 728 yards on 133 carries with eight touchdowns.  His 5.5 yards per carry average ranked first in the NFL.

According to NFL Network reports, the Packers are also expected to place defensive lineman Kenny Clark (elbow) on injured reserve.

Sloppy performance leads to Packers loss

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Mo Wilkerson could be lost for the season

The Washington Redskins jumped out to a quick lead and held on to knock off the Green Bay Packers 31-17 in DC on Sunday.

The Redskins racked up 323 yards and 28 points in the first half, taking a 28-10 lead into the locker room at halftime.

The Packers defense tightened in the second half, but the offense had problems with dropped passes and penalties and never could get on track.

Even Aaron Rodgers struggled with his accuracy early and finished 27-44 for 265 yards and two touchdowns.  Wide receiver Randall Cobb had one of his worst days as a pro, dropping two passes and fumbling.  Prior to the fumble, the Packers were driving with 5 1/2 minutes left to play and a touchdown would have closed the gab to four points.

The Packers have played in rain and snow and cold before, yet they struggled to handle the wet conditions on Sunday. [Read more…]

Frederick sidelined by rare disorder

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Former Wisconsin Badger and current Dallas Cowboy center Travis Frederick has been diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome.  It causes weakness in various parts of the body, attacking a network of nerves around the brain and spinal cord.

The 27-year-old Frederick received two treatments over the last two days and those treatments will continue for several more days.

Frederick is a four-time Pro Bowl player who has started 83 NFL games, including three playoff games.  He was drafted in the first round by the Cowboys in 2013.

There is no timetable for Frederick’s return to the field.

 

NFL owners approve anthem policy

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NFL owners on Wednesday, approved a new policy aimed at eliminating National Anthem protests.  The league will permit players to stay in the locker room during the “National Anthem”, but requires them to stand if they decide to come onto the field.

The NFL Players Association said it wasn’t consulted about the new policy and plans to challenge any changes that violate the collective bargaining agreement.

San Francisco 49ers CEO, Jed York, said he abstained from the vote because he wasn’t comfortable with a process that didn’t involve the players.

 

Stave signs free agent deal with Cleveland

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Joel Stave

Joel Stave will take another shot at the National Football League, this time with the Cleveland Browns.

Stave, who played at Wisconsin from 2012 through 2015, signed with the Browns on Monday.

Stave started 41 games at Wisconsin, finishing with a 31-10 record.  He passed for 7,635 yards and 48 touchdowns, both ranking him number-two in program history.

The Whitnall High School product signed with the Minnesota Vikings in 2016 as an undrafted free agent.

 

Five Badgers selected in NFL Draft

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Nick Nelson

Last season, the Wisconsin Badgers had three players selected in the 2017 NFL Draft, including two in the first round.

Fast forward to 2018 and the Badgers didn’t have any players go in the first round, let alone the first two days of the draft.  But five Badgers heard their names called on the third and final day.

Cornerback Nick Nelson popped up first, selected with the 10th pick of round four by the Oakland Raiders.  Nelson was the 11th defensive back taken in the draft and the first by the Raiders.

Tight end Troy Fumagalli went in round five to the Denver Broncos.  The Broncos already have five tight ends on their roster, including former Badger Austin Traylor.  Paul Chryst’s brother Geep Chryst, coaches the tight ends in Denver.

Safety Natrell Jamerson was the third Badger selected, taken in the fifth round by the New Orleans Saints.  Jamerson finished fifth in tackles with 51 for the Badgers last season. [Read more…]