by Bill Scott | May 24, 2018
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...
by Bill Scott | May 1, 2018
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...
by Bill Scott | Apr 30, 2018
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...
by Bill Scott | Apr 20, 2018
The Green Bay Packers will open and close the 2018 NFL regular season at Lambeau Field. The NFL released the Packers 2018 schedule on Thursday The Packers will open up in Prime Time on September 9, against the rival Chicago Bears in a 7:20 kickoff on NBC. The...
by Bill Scott | Apr 18, 2018
The complete 2018 NFL regular-season schedule will be released Thursday night on NFL Network as part of a two-hour special. Each teams opponents were already revealed in January. The Green Bay Packers will play home games at Lambeau Field against Chicago, Detroit,...
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 15, 2018
Former Wisconsin Badger Joe Thomas announced he is retiring after 11 seasons in the NFL. The 10-time Pro Bowler with the Cleveland Browns made the decision after spending several months contemplating his future. Thomas had played 10,363 consecutive snaps before...
by Bill Scott | Mar 9, 2018
Free-agent defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson left Green Bay after meeting with the Packers on Thursday. He has scheduled visits with New Orleans and Kansas City. Wilkerson was released by the New York Jets early in the week and made Green Bay his first stop. Mike...
by Bill Scott | Mar 6, 2018
Former Green Bay Packers defensive back Sam Shields is looking to make an NFL comeback and will make a couple of free agent visits. The 30-year-old Shields is scheduled to meet with the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday and the Cleveland Browns shortly after. Shields...
by Bill Scott | Feb 24, 2018
New Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst will have some additional draft picks when the April Draft rolls around. The Packers were awarded four compensatory picks for the 2018 Draft on Friday: one in the fourth round (No. 133 overall), two fifth-round...
by Bill Scott | Jan 1, 2018
The Green Bay Packers fired defensive coordinator Dom Capers after nine seasons. The move was made after Sunday’s 35-11 loss at Detroit on Sunday. The decision came after a 7-9 season as the Packers missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Head coach...
by Bill Scott | Dec 18, 2017
For the second time this season, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams had to leave a game early after taking a vicious helmet-to-helmet shot from a defender. The Packers ended up losing the game 31-24 to the Carolina Panthers. It meant Adams was removed from...
by Bill Scott | Oct 31, 2017
The Green Bay Packers are one of six NFL teams that have yet to play a game in London. That could all change by next season. The Packers have maintained an interest in playing in London, but not at the expense of giving up a home game. The Los Angeles Rams are on...
by Bill Scott | May 26, 2017
Former NFL running back Michael Bennett will spend five years in prison after pleading no contest to felony charges of burglary and identity theft. According to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle, the 38-year-old Bennett took out $225,000 in loans in the name of...
by Bill Scott | May 2, 2017
Just two days after drafting three running backs, the Green Bay Packers thinned out their backfield with the release of veteran Christine Michael and Don Jackson. Monday’s move leaves converted wide receiver Ty Montgomery as the only running back currently under...
by Bill Scott | Apr 21, 2017
The NFL released their 2017 regular season schedule on Thursday and the Green Bay Packers should like what they see. The Packers will open at home for the first time since the 2012 season. They’ll host Seattle in the September 10 opener, the third visit to...
by Bill Scott | Apr 20, 2017
The NFL will release its 2017 regular season schedule Thursday night at 7 p.m. CT. ESPN.com’s Rob Demovsky and Adam Caplan are reporting the Packers will open at home against Seattle in Week one. The game is reportedly not a night game, but could be slated for...
by Bill Scott | Apr 11, 2017
The NFL released its preseason schedule on Monday. The Green Bay Packers will play their customary four games, two at home and two on the road. They’ll start things off with a home game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lambeau Field, sometime between Aug....
by Bill Scott | Mar 23, 2017
Running back Christian Michael is returning to the Green Bay Packers. Although the Packers didn’t announce an agreement, ESPN.com is reporting that it’s a done deal. Michael’s return gives the Packers three halfbacks heading into next months NFL...
by Bill Scott | Mar 17, 2017
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...
