PACKERS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Cornerback Sam Shields a no-show at offseason training activities, begins holdout
As the Green Bay Packers start their offseason training activities program, one of the best defensive players, cornerback Sam Shields was a no-show.
A restricted free agent, Shields hasn’t signed his one year tender and that leaves him not under contract.
Reports are Shields is looking for a long term deal and the two sides are far apart on money.
The team doesn’t believe...
Green Bay Packers Trying Mike Neal at Outside Linebacker
If there is one thing Mike Neal has proven he can do for the Green Bay Packers defense, it’s rush the passer. Now, the Packers may be trying to maximize that ability because on the first day of organized team activities, the fourth-year defender from Purdue was moved from his customary defensive end position to outside linebacker.
Remembering that it is only OTA’s — the move...
Packers OL Tretter sidelined with reported ankle injury
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The first day of practice could not have gone worse for Green Bay Packers rookie offensive lineman JC Tretter. According to multiple reports, Tretter broke his ankle Monday and will be out several months.
Tretter, a fourth-round pick out of Cornell, was expected to compete for a top backup job on a Green Bay offensive line that struggled last season.
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Charles Woodson Welcomed to Raiders Team Visit by Dedicated Raiders Fans (Photo)
Raider Nation is doing their best to woo Charles Woodson to come home.
Woodson is currently a free agent, making the rounds visiting potential NFL teams, but Raiders fans have done their best to convince the Pro Bowl defensive back that Oakland will always be his home. Woodson was drafted by the Raiders in 1999 and spent the first part of his career there before signing with the...
Packers' McCarthy: 'I wish (Sam Shields) was here'
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It was a successful few months for the Green Bay Packers' front office, locking in long-term deals with quarterback Aaron Rodgers and outside linebacker Clay Matthews. But one player whose contract the team hasn't addressed yet is Sam Shields, and the 25-year-old cornerback let his dissatisfaction be known when he decided not to show up for the Packers...
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Packers’ Jerel Worthy vows to play this season after tearing his ACL in 2012
After tearing his ACL during week 17 of last season, Packers defensive end Jerel Worthy vows to play at some point in the upcoming season, according to Tyler Dunne of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The Packers selected Worthy in the second round of the 2012 draft.
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Rookie defensive end Datone Jones is a perfect fit in Packers defensive scheme
San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick changed the way the Green Bay Packers think about defense. The read option that shredded the team’s defense last January scarred coach Mike McCarthy and defensive coordinator Dom Capers into changing the personnel to adapt to the growing trend. First round pick Datone Jones is the first building block through the draft in fighting...
Jolly says he will return to Packers next week
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- One year after being released from prison, Johnny Jolly is one week away from continuing his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers.
As the Packers began their offseason training activities this week, Jolly was absent. But as Green Bay went through Tuesday's practice, Jolly sent a tweet to a Packers fan saying that he would rejoin the team on May 28.
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Who Will Be The Biggest Addition to the 2013 Green Bay Packers?
A healthy Desmond Bishop is likely to be the biggest boost to the 2013 Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers drafted two running backs in the first four rounds of this year’s draft after many had been calling for the team to find more production in the run game. With the addition of draftees Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin, some would argue that each will end up playing a...
Packers may have Johnathan Franklin return kicks
With Randall Cobb expected to have a larger role on offense the Packers will need to look for someone to replace him as a kick returner.
According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, they Packers may look to rookie running back Johnathan Franklin to help them in the return game.
Over the past few weeks, another intriguing prospect has emerged in rookie running back Johnathan Franklin...
Casey Hayward: What’s in store for his encore?
Packers CB Casey Hayward
Packers cornerback Casey Hayward was the 62nd overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, but he was among most impactful defensive backs in football last season.
According to Pro Football Focus, opposing quarterbacks had a collective passer rating of 31.1 when throwing at Hayward. And among cornerbacks who played at least 50 percent of their team’s defensive snaps...
Packers’ Desmond Bishop Thinks He is DPOY Caliber
Green Bay Packers linebacker Demond Bishop started 13 games in 2011 to help lift the Packers to a 15-1 record, but in 2012, never made his way back to the turf after a disappointing hamstring injury got in his way. As a result, Bishop was a heavy favorite to be traded a month ago by Ted Thompson, but now looks likely to remain in green and gold for at least one more year. Most players...
Packers Jarrett Bush has Managed to Stick Around
Packers CB Jarrett Bush has stuck with the team since 2006.
The pitchforks were out and the torches were lit after the 2009 season. Packers fans wanted cornerback Jarrett Bush off the team.
I admit that I was one of those Packers fans holding a torch high in one hand and a pitchfork in the other. I was sick of seeing Bush stumbling three yards behind a receiver after a double move...
Desmond Bishop’s goal is to be the NFL’s defensive MVP in 2013
Green Bay Packers linebacker Desmond Bishop has set a lofty goal for himself as he prepares for the upcoming season after missing the 2012 season due to a torn hamstring.
Bishop’s goal is to win the NFL’s defensive MVP award.
“Seriously,” Bishop says, per the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, “why not? I know I’m capable.”
Bishop plans on taking things slow during OTA’s...
Coleman vs Harrell: A fight for the Packers backup job
Aaron Rodgers is questionably the best quarterback in the league right now. His accurate arm and leadership literally holds the Green Bay Packers 2013 season and Super Bowl chances. With this in mind, it is sometimes intimidating to see what lies behind Rodgers on the roster. Behind him are back up quarterbacks Graham Harrell and B.J. Coleman. If Rodgers were to ever go down in an...
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