by Bill Scott | Nov 14, 2014
If the Green Bay Packers are going to make a serious run in the post season, they need to improve defensively, including their run defense which up until last week, was ranked dead last in the NFL. Matthews impact was immediate as the Packers crushed the Bears and...
by Bill Scott | Sep 25, 2014
All 52 players on the Green Bay Packers roster practiced on Wednesday as they get ready for Sunday’s NFC North showdown at Chicago against the Bears. Linebackers Brad Jones (quadriceps), Clay Matthews (groin) and Nick Perry (wrist) all practiced on a limited...
by Bill Scott | Jul 31, 2014
After being picked in the first round of the 2012 by the Green Bay Packers, things went south for outside linebacker Nick Perry. Perry had to deal with injury problems during his first two seasons, which meant he failed to meet the high expectations of a top pick....
by Bill Scott | Jul 26, 2014
The Green Bay Packers will start training camp workouts this morning without four players on the practice field. Linebacker/defensive end Mike Neal and linebacker Nick Perry both failed their physicals and were placed on PUP. It means they suffered injuries while...
by Bill Scott | Nov 15, 2013
Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews has been fined $15,750 by the NFL for roughing Philadelphia quarterback Nick Foles on Sunday. Matthews was flagged 15 yards for roughing the passer with “a blow to the head and neck area” late in the first half....
by Bill Scott | Oct 15, 2013
The injuries continue to mount for the Green Bay Packers. Coach Mike McCarthy said James Jones may be able to play Sunday after spraining his PCL on Sunday at Baltimore. That’s where the good news stops. Fellow wide receiver Randall Cobb could miss 6 to 8...
by Bill Scott | Oct 14, 2013
The Green Bay Packers went into Sunday’s game at Baltimore, missing a couple of key starters at linebacker. Clay Matthews (broken thumb) and Brad Jones (hamstring) were both out, replaced by Jamari Lattimore and Nick Perry. The transition didn’t stop...
by Bill Scott | Oct 8, 2013
The Green Bay Packers replaced Nick Perry in the starting lineup at outside linebacker on Sunday against the Detroit Lions. Not only did Neal have his best day as a pro (6 tackles, 1 sack), but Perry came off the bench when Clay Matthews went down to add 5 tackles and...
by Bill Scott | Oct 7, 2013
Two weeks ago it was his hamstring, now the Green Bay Packers are hoping Clay Matthews thumb injury won’t force him out of the lineup or possibly even end his season. Matthews suffered a broken thumb on his third-quarter sack of Lions quarterback Matthew...
by Bill Scott | Aug 21, 2013
Green Bay Packers first round draft pick Datone Jones left the practice field this afternoon with a left ankle injury. He left the first preseason game against Arizona with the same injury, just one play into his first game. There’s certainly no indication that...
by Bill Scott | May 24, 2013
During his rookie season, Green Bay Packers linebacker Nick Perry couldn’t get over the injury bug. Perry missed time with a knee injury but eventually had his season end early after a wrist injury that required season ending surgery. Team doctors have cleared...
by Bill Scott | Nov 8, 2012
The Green Bay Packers made it official on Wednesday, placing 1st round draft pick Nick Perry on injured reserve after left wrist surgery. Perry underwent surgery this week after trying to play with a cast for several weeks. Tight end Andrew Quarless was moved from...
by Bill Scott | Nov 7, 2012
According to Lance Allen from Milwaukee Television Station WTMJ, Green Bay Packers rookie first round draft pick Nick Perry had left wrist surgery and is expected to go on injured reserve. Perry apparently wasn’t seeking a second opinion on his injured knee this...
by Bill Scott | Nov 6, 2012
The Green Bay Packers’ coaches are concentrating on a self scout early this week, then will turn their focus on the next opponent, the Detroit Lions in Detroit a week from Sunday. Following that, the coaches will get a little time off and it’s back to...
by Bill Scott | Apr 30, 2012
After one of the worst defensive seasons in recent memory, GM Ted Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy served notice this weekend. The Green Bay Packers picked a total of 8-players in this draft, the first six came on defense. The message from Thompson and McCarthy...
by Bill Scott | Apr 26, 2012
The Green Bay Packers selected USC DE/OLB Nick Perry with their first round pick, #28 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. The Perry pick gives the Packers bookend USC players on the outside with Clay Matthews on the other side for Green Bay. Perry brings more size...