by Bill Scott | Apr 5, 2018
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...
by Bill Scott | Dec 27, 2017
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...
by Bill Scott | Nov 10, 2017
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...
by Bill Scott | Nov 9, 2017
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...
by Bill Scott | Mar 28, 2016
Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson says they always do their free agency home work. Unfortunately for Packers fans, it hasn’t always led to signing players from outside the organization too often. But according to a USA Today report, the Packers...
by Bill Scott | Mar 16, 2016
Former St. Louis Rams tight end Jared Cook made an official visit with the Green Bay Packers on Monday. Cook was released by the Rams on February 19. If the Packers were to sign Cook, they would not count toward the Packers’ compensatory pick calculation next...
by Bill Scott | Dec 4, 2015
To most of us, the Green Bay Packers final play in their 27-23 come-from-behind win over the Detroit Lions is referred to as a “Hail Mary”. Mike McCarthy calls it a “Rebound Pass”. The Packers work on it every week, the day before a game and...
by Bill Scott | Sep 24, 2015
Green Bay Packers guard T.J. Lang was punished for his role in a scuffle during last Sunday nights game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field. Packers tight end Richard Rodgers was on the ground, tussling with linebacker K.J. Wright when Lang came to Rodgers...
by Bill Scott | Sep 21, 2015
The Green Bay Packers erased memories of three straight crushing losses at Seattle with a 27-17 victory over the Seahawks at Lambeau Field on Sunday night. The Packers blew a 13-3 lead, but came back with eleven unanswered points in the fourth quarter to pull out the...
by Bill Scott | Jan 12, 2015
The Green Bay Packers season started in Seattle way back in week 1 of the NFL season and it started with a 36-16 loss. Now, after coming from behind to knock off the Dallas Cowboys 26-21 in the NFC Divisional Playoffs, the Packers are hoping their season...
by Bill Scott | Dec 29, 2014
Aaron Rodgers was knocked out of Sunday’s game with another calf injury, going down while throwing the first of two touchdown passes to Randall Cobb in the second quarter. The Green Bay Packers quarterback would get treatment at halftime and return in the 3rd...
by Bill Scott | Aug 22, 2014
The Green Bay Packers are expected to be without tight end Brandon Bostick in their Sept. 4 season opener at Seattle. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel cited sources as saying Bostick suffered a slight fracture of the fibula in his right leg during last Saturday’s...
by Bill Scott | May 20, 2014
The Green Bay Packers signed talented but troubled rookie tight end Colt Lyerla on Monday, willing to give the former Oregon star a second chance. Lyerla was arrested for cocaine possession last fall and quit the University of Oregon football team. He was suspended...
by Bill Scott | May 10, 2014
The Green Bay Packers struggled again defensively last season, but through the first four picks in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Packers picked two offensive players and two defensive players. After using the 1st round pick on safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix on day 1, General...