by Bill Scott | Jun 3, 2020
Some NFL teams were holding out hope of conducting minicamps this month, but it appears that players will not return to team facilities until training camps open. Most teams have already reopened their facilities on a limited basis for essential employees amid the...
by Bill Scott | Apr 14, 2020
The NFL and players’ union will kick off a virtual offseason workout program starting next week. The programs are an alternative to teams being able to open their own facilities, which will not take place until all 32 teams are permitted to do so. The...
by Bill Scott | Apr 6, 2020
The NFL Draft is still set to take place as originally scheduled, April 23-25, but the annual event will feature more significant changes due to the coronavirus pandemic. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell issued a memo to NFL teams on Monday, telling them the draft will...
by Bill Scott | Mar 27, 2020
The Green Bay Packers announced Thursday that Lambeau Field and the team-run operations at Titletown District will remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic until at least April 24. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers earlier this week issued a “Safer at...
by Bill Scott | Mar 16, 2020
The NFL announced Monday that the annual draft will go on as scheduled, April 23-25, but it will do so without without fans. The league says it will cancel all public events that were originally scheduled in Las Vegas in an effort reduce the spread of the...
by Bill Scott | Aug 2, 2012
After a week of practicing at 8:15 in the morning, the Green Bay Packers will move their training camp workouts to night time for a while. It starts with a 7pm practice tonight at Ray Nitschke Field. Packers coach Mike McCarthy said there’s a reason for the...
by Bill Scott | Aug 1, 2012
The Green Bay Packers are back on the practice field this morning and they’ll welcome NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to camp today. Goodell will also have with him, some replacement officials. It’s possible they may have to work regular season games this...
by Bill Scott | May 31, 2012
When NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said canceling the NFL Pro Bowl was a possibility after the uninspired performance by the league’s players in the 59-41 AFC victory in Hawaii, it appeared Goodell was making some real sense. Apparently the players realized...
by Bill Scott | Apr 26, 2012
It was the worst NFL Pro Bowl ever. You remember, last January, when most of the players put out “zero” effort. Players in the trenches were just leaning on each other instead of rushing and blocking. It was the ugliest rendition of an all-star game...
by Bill Scott | Mar 21, 2012
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell lowered the boom on the New Orleans Saints today, penalizing team management for violations of the NFL’s long-standing “bounty” rule that endangered player safety over a three-year period. The NFL’s investigation...
by Bill Scott | Feb 6, 2012
The National Football League isn’t used to putting on a bad show. But that’s exactly what they did in the Pro Bowl two weeks back in Hawaii and now NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is considering dropping the game. Goodell told ESPN Radio that he is...