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The Green Bay Packers took a chance on edge rusher Rashan Gary, without a doubt. He’s a boom or bust player with ultimate potential, but a few question marks. Don’t tell that to defensive coordinator Mike Pettine, though, because the only question on his mind seems to be about just how good Gary can be […]

The best part of every preseason in the NFL is that there are always a few unknown names who break out in these somewhat-meaningless games to go from roster cuts to impact players who can potentially save a season. These games are where stars like former New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz made a […]

The Green Bay Packers have traded outside linebacker Reggie Gilbert to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a conditional 2020 draft pick, the teams announced on Thursday. The deal has already been agreed upon but is contingent on Gilbert passing a physical. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Green Bay will receive a seventh-round pick from […]

The Green Bay Packers are set to play their final preseason game of the year on Thursday night, but the team is still adding to its roster even before then by signing guard Dejon Allen to their open spot on the roster, according to Pro Football Talk. Thanks to the open spot, no corresponding move […]

As the Green Bay Packers prepare for their preseason finale against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Yet Another Packers Podcast duo of Evan Massey and Andrew Kulha took a look at what to expect from the game, the backup quarterback battle, a preview of roster cuts and much, much more. With the new era of […]

Not all of the football players plying their trade in the NFL came through the draft and enjoyed national attention. A good chunk of them quietly entered the league as undrafted free agents. Robert Tonyan is one of those success stories. The former Indiana State star is familiar with how the sport can throw you […]

The Green Bay Packers will have a new-look offense in 2019 with rookie head coach Matt LaFleur deploying his offensive system. Aaron Rodgers understands that there could be a “slow start” for the offense due to the new system in place. Via Rob Reischel in Forbes: “We have to go out and execute it and […]

Davante Adams had a breakout 2018 season that saw the Green Bay Packers wide receiver post career-high receiving numbers. And he is apparently such an elite wideout that Chad Johnson was touched spiritually. A video surfaced on the internet of the former six-time Pro-Bowl receiver  in tears and gushing all over the Fresno State product’s […]

As the 2019 NFL season continues to draw closer, the Green Bay Packers are one of the most intriguing teams to keep an eye on. After two years of missing the playoffs, the team went through major changes this offseason. One thing that didn’t change was the presence of star wide receiver Davante Adams. Green […]

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Mike Daniels came across a blessing in disguise this offseason. The Green Bay Packers parted ways with him earlier this summer, and he quickly found his new home with the division rival Lions. When asked about the change, Daniels had nothing negative to say. “You come into the NFL, you work […]

The Tennessee Titans have acquired linebacker Reggie Gilbert in a trade with the Green Bay Packers, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The Titans sent the Packers a seventh-round pick in return. Gilbert is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he played all 16 games in a reserve role, registering 38 tackles, 2.5 […]

The Chicago Bears are just nine days away from hosting the Green Bay Packers in their season opener, and the Bears are already getting ready to try and stop Aaron Rodgers and the Packers offense. Bears safety Eddie Jackson says that Chicago’s starters are “all in” on preparations for Green Bay in Week 1, according […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is coming off of a “disappointing” 2018 campaign in which he threw for 4,442 yards, 25 touchdowns, and a couple of interceptions while completing 62.3 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 97.6. Of course, those numbers are hardly bad, but they were not typical of […]

The Green Bay Packers waived safety Josh Jones with a non-football injury ahead of the 2019 NFL season. General manager Brian Gutekunst has since clarified on the reasoning behind his release. According to Lily Zhao of WFRV, Gutekunst feels Jones’ time in Green Bay had simply run its course. “I don’t think anything went wrong […]

The Green Bay Packers have one of the best quarterbacks of all-time in Aaron Rodgers. He’s clearly their starter basically until he decides he doesn’t want to anymore. However, that leaves the backup role up for grabs. According to Green Bay general manager Brian Gutekunst, the battle for backup between DeShone Kizer and Tim Boyle […]

This is it. We’ve finally made it to the end of the 2019 NFL preseason, and for the Green Bay Packers, that means one more game. This time, it’s against the Kansas City Chiefs in the friendly confidences of Lambeau Field. If this game was taking place a week later, it would be a must-watch […]

The Green Bay Packers have had some offensive players standout through three weeks in the preseason. Among them, quarterback Tim Boyle has been their highest-graded player in the preseason per Pro Football Focus. Tim Boyle is the highest graded player on offense for the Packers through preseason so far. Among 20 QBs with at least […]

When ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke Andrew Luck’s retirement before the Indianapolis Colts could finish their preseason game against the Chicago Bears, the crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium was overcome with emotion—naturally. That emotion eventually led to boos, which has turned into a controversial topic considering everything Luck has done for the franchise. Green Bay Packers […]

Over the weekend, the NFL—and more specifically the Indianapolis Colts—was hit with the unexpected news that franchise quarterback Andrew Luck has decided to retire. As a result of many trying to properly digest the groundbreaking news from over the weekend, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers recently became the latest figure to chime in regarding […]

Fret not Green Bay Packers fans, Oren Burks’ pec injury isn’t as bad as previously perceived. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the linebacker won’t require surgery from the injury. He may avoid the injured reserve as a whole. A second-year linebacker hailing from Vanderbilt, Burks played in 14 games for Green Bay as a […]

The Green Bay Packers got some good injury news on Monday, as both Rashan Gary and David Bakhtiari returned to practice, per Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Silverstein also reports that center Corey Linsley is the only new player not to be practicing. Gary was carted off the field late last week during […]

Andrew Luck’s decision to retire sent shockwaves throughout the NFL, and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the latest player to weigh in. During an appearance on Adam Schein’s radio show, Rodgers shared his thoughts freely about the situation and his dislike for the way things went down. Rodgers started off by saying he […]

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was just as floored as everyone else following Andrew Luck’s decision to retire on Saturday night, and on Sunday, he spoke of his admiration for the now-former Indianapolis Colts quarterback: “Yeah, I was shocked. He’s one of the elite players in this game, not only at quarterback but […]

Clay Matthews entered the 2019 NFL season fully expecting to end up returning to the Green Bay Packers. Once everything was said and done, however, the veteran pass rusher ended up signing a contract with the defending NFC champion Los Angeles Rams. While the move is one that made Matthews happy with a return to […]

The Green Bay Packers have a much-improved defense this year for defensive coordinator Mike Pettine. Adrian Amos and Darnell Savage were added to beef up their secondary, but there is another safety to keep an eye on. Raven Green has been proving to the franchise that he is a capable backup for those guys. According […]

The Green Bay Packers are just over a week away from taking on the Chicago Bears to open up the 2019 NFL regular season. Matt LaFleur and company have taken the Packers into a new era of football and there is more excitement surrounding the team this year than there has been in quite some […]

The Green Bay Packers are trimming their roster down a player on Sunday morning. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Green Bay is deciding to release safety Josh Jones. Packers are releasing former 2nd-round pick safety Josh Jones today, per source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 25, 2019 The Packers drafted Jones in the second […]

The Green Bay Packers have already begun to trim their roster on Saturday. According to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, the Packers released running back Darrin Hall. Green Bay claimed Hall from the Cincinnati Bengals in July and he was competing for a roster spot in the preseason. With the release of Hall, the Packers […]

The Green Bay Packers lost to the Oakland Raiders, 22-21, in preseason game No. 3, but frankly, there’s not much that can be taken away from that final score. It’s a game that doesn’t mean anything, and head coach Matt LaFleur has been clearly playing this preseason to get guys reps and work out his […]

The Green Bay Packers know who their starting quarterback is (hint: it’s some guy named Aaron Rodgers). But, they don’t quite know who will be their backup. Two are in the running to earn the job, Deshone Kizer and Tim Boyle. First-year head coach Matt LaFleur is still undecided who, between the two, will earn […]

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown suffered an ankle injury during the team’s loss to the Oakland Raiders in their third preseason game. It appears a timetable has now been set for his return. St. Brown was later seen walking with a boot on his left ankle. According to NFL Network Insider Ian […]

The Green Bay Packers appear to be facing a roadblock before the season even starts. Undrafted rookie linebacker Curtis Bolton has impressed in camp, but now they might be without his services for some time. On Thursday, the Packers played their preseason Week 3 game against the Oakland Raiders. Bolton left that game early and […]

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid had Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer Brett Favre in the team facility to speak to Patrick Mahomes. Reid was a coach of Favre back in 1997 and 1998 and the two developed a very special relationship that has continued to this day. Reid said that he wanted […]

The Green Bay Packers had a big scare on Thursday night with Rashan Gary leaving on a cart, but it appears he may have escaped any serious injury. Gary posted on Instagram that “I’m well, thank you for your prayers and concern!” https://www.instagram.com/p/B1fdOvxAdc0/ During the second quarter of the Packers 22-21 loss, Gary went to […]

The field conditions were not up to league standards in the Packers-Raiders preseason game in Winnipeg. And from the amount of players that were chosen to not return or not play in the game because of those conditions, it’s telling as to how bad they really were. They were playing on an 80-yard field that […]

The Green Bay Packers came up short against the Oakland Raiders in their penultimate preseason game. However, their biggest concern was the rash of injuries they suffered in the first half. Among the most notable was that of wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown after he took a devastating shot on a slant route that resulted […]

Green Bay Packers rookie pass rusher Rashan Gary left the team’s third preseason game of 2019 — against the Oakland Raiders in Canada — with an unspecified injury, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapaport. He left the game with a tackle to his name. Gary went down twice in the preseason bout. Once when he […]

Preseason football is almost entirely meaningless. Many teams elect against playing their starters in multiple games, and all teams roll out vanilla offensive and defensive concepts that are far from an accurate reflection of the schemes they will employ during the regular season. Exhibition games are used primarily to decide backup roles and the final […]

While the status of quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a game-time decision, head coach Matt LaFleur was clear when speaking to the media that he expects starting running back Aaron Jones to get some playing time on Thursday night when the Green Bay Packers take on the Oakland Raiders in the third game of the preseason. […]