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Sack celebrations a thing of the past in Green Bay

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Za’Darius Smith

Za’Darius Smith is second on the Green Bay Packers team with six quarterback sacks and each one has drawn a more elaborate sack celebration.

“I had one for this week,” Smith said Thursday.  “It was going to be nice.  Coach (Matt LaFleur), he felt situations during that time could affect the punt team or (if) they want to go for fourth down, I’m taking up too much time.”

So for now, the sack celebrations are history.

Smith came up with the sleepy-time celebration that he unveiled Monday against the Lions after he missed a meeting last week.  He was fined and decided to let everyone know he got caught napping with a little on-field celebration.

Za’Darius Smith has six sacks in six games this season.  Teammate Preston Smith leads the way wit

h seven and even without a sack celebration, both should continue to cause havoc with the opponents passing game. [Read more…]

Packers use ground attack in comeback victory

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The Green Bay Packers fell behind 14-0 to Detroit on Sunday night, then came

Alex Green

back to beat the Lions 27-20 at Lambeau Field. 

The Packers rushed for 140 yards in the win.  Alex Green led the way with 69 yards on 13 carries.  DuJuan Harris added 31 yards on 7 carries, including a 14-yard touchdown run that put the Packers in front in the 4th quarter. 

AUDIO: Randall Cobb says a running game helps the offense :13 [Read more…]

Grant returns to the Packers

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Mike McCarthy avoided questions regarding the Green Bay Packers lack of

Ryan Grant

interest in running back Ryan Grant at the start of the season.  One thing is for certain though, with the injury to James Starks, McCarthy is good to have Grant back as insurance.

AUDIO: Mike McCarthy said it’s good to have Grant back :14

Grant brings more than 4,000 career yards with the Packers to the table.  Toss in fresh legs and the Packers have a back they know they can count on in a pinch. [Read more…]

Grant returns to Green Bay afterall

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With James Starks suffering a knee injury in last week’s win over the Minnesota

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Vikings, the Green Bay Packers are bringing back veteran Ryan Grant to help out. 

The story was first broke by ESPNMilwaukee.com’s Jason Wilde through a text message with Grant.

Grant played in one game for Washington this season, carrying one time for 5 yards against Atlanta in Week 5.

He played in 63 games with the Packers over 5 seasons, rushing for 4,016 yards, averaging 4.3 yards per carry and scored 25 touchdowns. 

Starks rushed for 66 yards on 15 carries Sunday, including a 22-yard touchdown run. 

The Packers decided not to resign Grant in the offseason, electing instead to go with Cedric Benson.

Grant signs with Redskins

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Ryan Grant

After going unsigned through the summer and the first three weeks of the 2012 NFL season, former Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant has signed with the Washington Redskins.

The Redskins were looking to add depth after losing a pair of backups on Sunday against Cincinnati.

Grant spent five seasons in Green Bay, rushing for more than 4,000 yards and 25 touchdowns.

Two other former Packers signed with other clubs on Tuesday as well.  Linebacker Vic So’oto signed with the Oakland Raiders and fullback Korey Hall signed with the Arizona Cardinals.

Grant considering offer from Detroit

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Free agent running back Ryan Grant is considering a contract offer from the

Ryan Grant

Detroit Lions.

The 29-year-old Grant, rushed for more than 4,000 yards and scoring 25 touchdowns rushing in his career with the Green Bay Packers.  He had back-to-back 1,200 yard seasons in 2008 and 2009.

Grant is expected to Detroit on Sunday and visit with the Lions on Monday.

NFL Free Agency opens today

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The Green Bay Packers have until 3pm today to reach a deal with any of their seven soon-to-be free agents.  Without a deal by that deadline, the players will become unrestricted free agents and can negotiate with any other team in the league.

The top two in the Packers free agent class is center Scott Wells and defensive back/special teamer Jarrett Bush.

Packers general manager Ted Thompson has just shy of $7-million in salary cap space and he could be working on a deal to get Wells signed before the deadline. 

Besides Wells and Bush, the Packers have five other players set to become free agents later today.  They are:  QB Matt Flynn, RB Ryan Grant, DE Howard Green, CB Pat Lee and LB Erik Walden.

Ryan Grant’s agent last week said his client will test the market, but the Packers have told him they would like to have him back.

Packers interested in Ryan Grant’s return?

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The Green Bay Packers have reportedly told running back Ryan Grant that

Ryan Grant

they are interested in having him back again next season but aren’t set to make him an offer before the start of free agency next Tuesday.

According to a report in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel today, Grant’s agent, Alan Herman said he has received word from the Packers  that they value the 29-year-old Grant and want him to return to the Packers roster.

Grant had 559 yards rushing and 268 yards receiving with 3 total touchdowns for the Packers last season. 

Brandon Saine and James Starks return healthy for 2012.  Fourth-round pick Alex Green is recovering from a torn ACL and there’s no guarantee that he’ll be ready to go for the start of the upcoming season.

Packers don’t use tag on Flynn

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The deadline to place a franchise or transition tag on pending free agents has

Matt Flynn

come and gone with the Green Bay Packers not tagging their backup quarterback Matt Flynn.

Had Packers general manager franchised Flynn without a deal in place, he have had to try to work out a trade after the start of free agency.  But first, Thompson would have had to find a way to clear several million dollars in salary cap space to fit Flynn’s $14.4-million guaranteed salary.  Then if he couldn’t find a trade partner, Thompson would have been stuck with a backup quarterback making as much as $6-million more than starter Aaron Rodgers. [Read more…]

Packers: James Starks update!

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Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy isn’t ruling running back James Starks out of Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field.

Starks has a sprained knee and a sore ankle, leaving his availability in doubt for Thursday, but there’s a chance he could practice tomorrow.

AUDIO: Mike McCarthy on where Starks is at :04

Mike McCarthy said Starks was good on Sunday but did not practice today.  McCarthy said the injury wasn’t as bad as it appeared to be initially, and he’s holding out hope that Starks might be able to practice.

AUDIO: Mike McCarthy is holding out hope on Grant :12

Starks was a big part of the Packers’ success late last season and appears to be supplanting Ryan Grant as the team’s primary running back.