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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. […]

The Green Bay Packers have themselves some camp competition. Veteran guard Lane Taylor is facing off against rookie second-round pick Elgton Jenkins for the starting left guard spot. This isn’t great news for Taylor, but it comes as no surprise. Taylor summed this up well when speaking with Pro Football Talk, via Packers News. “Obviously, […]

Aaron Rodgers has been known to have a sense of humor throughout his career with the Green Bay Packers. As the team prepares to take on the Oakland Raiders in their third preseason game, Rodgers pulled up to the city of Winnipeg in hilarious fashion. Matt Schneidman of The Athletic shared a video of the […]

Green Bay Packers first-round draft pick Rashan Gary hasn’t recorded a single stat in the first two preseason games, but the team isn’t too concerned, at least not yet. Gary has played 66 snaps so far in the preseason and his only tackle was wiped away by a penalty. Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine knows […]

The Green Bay Packers will enter the 2019-20 NFL season looking for payback and to prove that their two-year slip is no real reason for concern. The NFC North has now become one of the toughest divisions in football and wins will be tough to come by. The question now is, is what happened the […]

The Green Bay Packers are set to go into their third preseason matchup, this time taking on the Oakland Raiders north of the border in Canada. Through the first two games, the Packers are 1-1 with a win over the Houston Texans and a loss against the Baltimore Ravens. Both games were full of positives […]

Aaron Rodgers seems to be healing well from a recent bout of back tightness, but it’s still unknown if he’ll play this preseason. According to Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur on Rodgers’ status for the team’s upcoming preseason game, it’s all yet to be determined. LaFleur on if Aaron Rodgers will play Thursday: […]

There won’t be many rookies in the NFL this season that will have the pressure that Rashan Gary will have on him from the Green Bay Packers fan base in 2019. To be clear, it’s not because of bad intentions. It’s simply that the Packers haven’t had a pick as high as No. 12 overall […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has not been shy about expressing praise for some of the lesser-known names on the roster. It appears wide receiver Allen Lazard has become the new beneficiary. Lazard has managed to turn heads through training camp and the preseason thus far. According to Lily Zhao of WFRV, Rodgers complimented […]

The Green Bay Packers squared off against the Baltimore Ravens in their second preseason game last week. Just a day after the game completed, Packers’ wide receiver J’Mon Moore was involved in a car accident. The second-year wideout was driving in his Mercedes-Benz in the rain when his car drifted from one side of the […]

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are entering a completely new era of football in 2019. After years of running Mike McCarthy’s offense and winning one Super Bowl, the Packers made the move to fire him. Unfortunately, all good things come to an end at some point in time. Now, the Packers have a […]

Much has been said about Aaron Rodgers’ supposed “discomfort” in Matt LaFleur’s Green Bay Packers offense. But, if the starter weren’t going to play until Week 1, he thinks the team would be just fine. “If we didn’t play [the next two weeks], I feel great going into Week 1,” Rodgers said per Matt Schneidman […]

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur has coached in Houston, Washington, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Nashville in the past. But, none compare to Green Bay; where fans bleed green and yellow and where cheese on their heads. On Monday, LaFleur said via The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman, “It [Packers fans at training camp] was unlike anything I’ve […]

Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been reportedly lobbying coach Matt LaFleur to get on the gridiron in the team’s next preseason game. Per The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman, the 35-year-old former NFL MVP “wants to play Thursday” if Matt LaFleur “will let him.” https://twitter.com/mattschneidman/status/1163554672419975169 LaFleur, entering his first year in charge of the […]

On Sunday, the Green Bay Packers witnessed an injury to one of their starters. According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette’s Ryan Wood, tight end Jimmy Graham injured his finger on a Deshone Kizer pass turned Darnell Savage pass breakup. He “at least jammed his finger,” according to Wood, and immediately ran into the Huston Center […]

The Green Bay Packers need their defense to step it up in 2019, and they’re going to need cornerback Kevin King to stay healthy. The Packers drafted King 32nd overall back in 2017, and he’s shown plenty of promise when he’s been on the field. Unfortunately, he hasn’t been able to stay on the field. […]

The Green Bay Packers were expecting superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers to get his first preseason action in last week against the Baltimore Ravens, but that did not happen. Unfortunately, the Packers had to scratch Rodgers from the lineup due to back tightness. According to a report from Pro Football Talk, Rodgers is expected to play […]