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Darnell Savage Jr. was the second first-round pick for the Green Bay Packers in the 2019 NFL Draft. They liked him so much that they trade the No. 30 overall pick and both of their fourth-round selections to move up nine spots to get him at No. 21. Now, Savage appears like a lock to […]

The Green Bay Packers have a big season ahead of them. The storied franchise once lauded for its stability has been the center of a lot of dysfunction and drama lately. The only way to put all the outside noise to rest is to win games, and the Packers are hoping for a big year […]

The Green Bay Packers selected Rashan Gary with the 12th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. The defensive end has been considered one of the best prospects in this year’s draft class for a long time. However, that doesn’t mean everyone knows all there is to know about the Michigan star. Of course, most […]

It is no secret that the Green Bay Packers have plenty of work to do amidst all the changes they made this offseason. fortunately, head coach Matt LaFleur feels he and quarterback Aaron Rodgers are making tremendous progress. LaFleur was tasked with helping the Packers offense turn things around in the 2019 NFL season. According […]

If there is one thing Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers wasn’t having over the last couple of years, it was fun, but apparently, that is changing. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur says that he is enjoying his time with Rodgers thus far, and the feeling appears to be mutual. “I think it’s going great, […]

Green Bay Packers safety Josh Jones, a second-round pick just two years ago, is skipping the start of organized team activities this week and wants to be traded, according to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. Jones is now buried on the depth chart behind free agent signee Adrian Amos and first-round pick Darnell Savage, who will both […]

Aaron Rodgers has long been one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, but his 2018 season didn’t live up to the expectations that many had for him. Despite some gaudy numbers, Rodgers played some of his worst football last year, albeit on an injured leg. However, that hasn’t stopped places from still ranking him […]

Could the New York Jets seriously trade Le’Veon Bell just a couple of months after signing him? It looks like a possibility. While the Jets will most likely end up hanging on to Bell, there are now rumors swirling that New York could consider trading the running back as a result of a front office […]

The Green Bay Packers picked up Texas A&M tight end Jace Sternberger in the third round (75th pick overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft late last month, and they may have gotten the SEC’s best tight end in the process. Pro Football Focus ranked Sternberger as the best tight end in the conference in 2018, […]

The Green Bay Packers have ushered in significant changes this offseason. Regardless, it appears expectations are as high as ever for wide receiver Davante Adams. Adams is coming off a career year in Green Bay. ESPN is projecting him to be one of the most productive wideouts in the league next season: Adams’ 2019 Stat […]

The Green Bay Packers have spent a lot of time addressing their shaky defense this offseason, and one of those moves was drafting Michigan defensive lineman Rashan Gary with the 12th overall pick of the NFL Draft. While Gary is incredibly talented, he didn’t post huge numbers in college, and some have questioned his motor. […]

The Green Bay Packers are entering the 2019 campaign with a lot of uncertainty in their receiving corps. Sure, they have Davante Adams in the No. 1 spot, which is great, but after that, it gets very murky. With Randall Cobb signing with the Dallas Cowboys, the Packers do not currently have a No. 2 […]

The Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rodgers are getting a lot of attention heading into the season and Matt Bowen of ESPN thinks they could have such a good season that Rodgers could be in line for a major award. After dealing with injuries each of the last two years, Rodgers is finally healthy and […]

General manger Brian Gutekunst isn’t the only one who loves Darnell Savage’s fit with the Green Bay Packers. In an article highlighting 15 rookies “who landed with the perfect teams,” ESPN’s Matt Bowen listed the former Maryland safety for his ability to play the versatile role Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine will ask of him. […]

Legendary Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi’s first house is up for sale. Interested in the home Vince Lombardi lived in when he first came to Green Bay? It'll set you back $599,900. https://t.co/1VgCLZQrRz — Green Bay Press-Gazette (@gbpressgazette) May 14, 2019 According to Richard Ryman of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, the listing price […]

The Green Bay Packers may not have completely rebuilt their organization this offseason, but they came pretty close. After hiring a brand new head coach and finally dipping into free agency in a major way, the Packers are prepared to once again contend in a crowded NFC. Part of that starts with their defense, which […]

The Green Bay Packers have been busy this offseason as they try to get back into Super Bowl contention. After missing the playoffs each of the last two seasons, the proud franchise went into the offseason looking to make major changes. Brian Gutekunst, the Packers’ general manager, spent big money on the defense this offseason. […]

Jaire Alexander was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft and was immediately asked to take on a large role. It ended up being an excellent selection for the Packers, as Alexander showed major improvement throughout the season and is widely viewed as one of the next […]

Not a whole lot of people are talking about the Green Bay Packers as Super Bowl contenders, especially when the Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears all play in the same conference. But Fox Sports talk-show host Colin Cowherd thinks a whole lot of people are sleeping on the Packers, as you […]

With Randall Cobb now playing for the Dallas Cowboys, the race for the Green Bay Packers’ No. 2 wide receiver job is wide open. While we know that Davante Adams will be Aaron Rodgers’ top target going into 2019, the rest of the Packers’ receiving corps is one giant question mark, and it’s rare that […]

The Green Bay Packers upgraded the team’s offensive line in a major way as a result of the 2019 NFL Draft. While specifically bolstering the center position, the Packers notably selected former Mississippi State Bulldogs interior offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Not only can Jenkins hold his […]

The Green Bay Packers are poised to have a bounce-back season in 2019. They have made a plethora of moves to improve their roster—especially on the defensive side of the ball. The Packers usually tend to avoid using free agency as a means of bringing in new players. This offseason was different, as Green Bay […]

The start of the 2019 NFL season is right around the corner. With the draft now in the rearview mirror, there’s only a couple of months until training camps begin to open. Analysts are beginning to take more serious stabs at prognosticating the 2019 campaign now that rosters are more or less set, and ESPN […]

The Green Bay Packers have a big season ahead of them. As they transition into their first season without Mike McCarthy at the helm, expectations are high. New coach Matt LaFleur desperately needs to get the team back to their winning ways after back to back seasons of missing the playoffs. Aaron Rodgers has been […]

Last week’s episode of Game of Thrones featured a misplaced Starbucks cup. This week’s featured a quarterback. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers made a cameo appearance in the second-to-last episode of Game of Thrones, which aired Sunday night on HBO. Rodgers briefly appeared as a resident of Kings Landing, who attempted to find cover […]

When talking about the NFL’s best cornerbacks, you usually hear the likes of Patrick Peterson, Jalen Ramsey, and Stephon Gilmore—among others. One name that may be added to the list very soon is Jaire Alexander of the Green Bay Packers. The Packers selected Alexander with the 18th overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft. Green […]

Davante Adams has become one of the top wide receivers in the NFL over the past couple of years and the Green Bay Packers are expecting another monstrous season from him in 2019. If the Packers want to get back into playoff contention, they are going to need their offense to play much better than […]

This offseason, the Green Bay Packers decided to announce Matt LaFleur as their new head coach. This came after Green Bay fired Mike McCarthy after 13 seasons with the organization. According to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, LaFleur didn’t have full say on who his assistants were. That’s not what’d you like to […]

The Green Bay Packers entered the offseason with quite a few needs on the defensive side of the football and a couple on offense. Brian Gutekunst addressed all of the defensive needs through free agency and the draft by signing Preston and Za’Darius Smith, Adrian Amos, and drafting Rashan Gary and Darnell Savage. He also […]

The Green Bay Packers didn’t have the greatest season last year, going 6-9-1 and missing the playoffs for the second straight year. Despite the poor season, the Packers had a strong enough offseason to catapult them fairly high in a couple of power rankings. For CBS Sports, they did well enough to get ranked as […]

Brent Sobleski of Bleacher Report put out his list of the best player from each NFL team that could be cut and for the Green Bay Packers, he thinks it could be defensive tackle Mike Daniels. Daniels is still a really good NFL player and still has a lot of game left, but his skills […]

Could we really see Aaron Rodgers on Game of Thrones? It’s no secret the Green Bay Packers quarterback is a diehard fan of “Game of Thrones,” but now there’s speculation he might see himself when he tunes into Sunday night’s episode of the HBO drama. Aaron Nagler of Cheesehead TV tweeted on Wednesday: There has […]

The Green Bay Packers are coming off of a pretty disappointing 2018 NFL season. After starting out with an incredible Week 1 victory over the Bears, the Packers finished the season 6-9-1, missing the playoffs for the second straight year. Despite the poor season, that hasn’t stopped one NFL columnist from predicting them to make […]

The national media just seems to be picking up what Kenny Clark has done for the Green Bay Packers the last few years, but for people around Green Bay, they know just how dominant he is on the defensive line. Pro Football Focus tweeted out a graphic showing that Clark had 46 total pressures on […]

Kenny Clark is one of the main stars of the Green Bay Packers defense and how well the defense does these upcoming season starts with the play of the man in the middle. Clark had a breakout year in 2018 racking up 55 tackles and six sacks and giving offensive lines headaches for the entire […]

The Green Bay Packers evidently had their newest player that no one actually knew about with Deuce Domingez joining the team, or at least that’s what he told everyone. The House of Highlights played a prank on fans in Nashville during draft weekend, having “Deuce Domingez” walk around and greet fans saying he was just […]

Green Bay Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari hilariously chugged down two beers at a Milwaukee Bucks game on May 8. Bakhtiari was courtside at the Bradley Center to witness Game 5 of the NBA second-round playoff series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics on Thursday. Cameras zoomed in on Bakhtiari, who drank two beers […]

Is Green Bay Packers rookie safety Darnell Savage the best draft pick from the NFL North in 2019? Gennaro Filice of NFL.com (via 247Sports.com’s Brian Jones) certainly thinks so. He described Savage as “the total package” in his report card of the Packers’ 2019 draft class. Full disclosure: Darnell Savage was my favorite player to […]

The Green Bay Packers have been extremely aggressive this offseason, both in free agency and in the draft. Brian Gutekunst signed Za’Darius and Preston Smith in free agency to improve the pass rush and safety Adrian Amos to beef up the secondary. They then went into the draft and selected pass rusher Rashan Gary and […]