Live tackling is a question mark for the Packers

With the Green Bay Packers and every other NFL team not getting preseason games, it is assumed they’ll use some of their padded practice work on live tackling. Asked about how much live tackling the Packers expected to do, head coach Matt LaFleur said he’s...

Packers secure deals with two free agents on Monday

Bryan Bulaga’s long run with the Packers in Green Bay would appear to be over. The Packers agreed to a two-year deal with former Badger tackle Ricky Wagner on Monday morning.  Wagner was a fifth round pick of the Baltimore Ravens in 2013 and signed a five-year...

A dry year for Badgers in the NFL in 2013

A total of seven Wisconsin football players had a chance to be drafted in last week’s 2013 NFL Draft.  Three of them ended up being selected, including center Travis Frederick to Dallas in the 1st round.  Runningback Montee Ball also went in round 2 to Denver...

Rick Wagner becomes the third Wisconsin player taken

The Baltimore Ravens drafted Wisconsin OT Ricky Wagner in the last pick in the 5th round, the 168th pick in the draft. Heading into 2012, Wagner was thought to be a potential first round talent.  However, the way 2012 started with the issues on the offensive line and...

Ball is better at Wisconsin’s Pro Day

Montee Ball didn’t say anything at the Indianapolis Scouting Combine last week, but he informed reporters yesterday that he was going through all of the tests with a Sinus Infection and it may have slowed him down just a bit. Ball ran a pedestrian 4.66 40-yard...