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Unlike the Miami Dolphins, the Green Bay Packers have made it through the first few days of training camp without their star cornerback suffering an injury. Packers coach Matt LaFleur quelled any injury concerns there might be regarding Jaire Alexander. LaFleur said there is no worry over Jaire Alexander, who was slow to get up […]

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was not buying the suggestion that the wind was a factor for quarterback Jordan Love’s struggles throwing the deep ball at practice yesterday. After Love was not as successful as LaFleur and the Packers would like throwing deep passes at the first day of training camp yesterday, LaFleur […]

As the Green Bay Packers move on from Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love at quarterback, head coach Matt LaFleur knows that there will be some growing pains for the first-time starter. Love is not Rodgers, but he doesn’t necessarily have to be in order for the Packers to be successful in 2023 and beyond. Green […]

It has been a long time coming, but finally, Jordan Love will now get his chance to prove that he is worthy and capable of being the Green Bay Packers’ QB1. The high-profile exit of former cornerstone superstar Aaron Rodgers this summer has ushered in the Jordan Love era in Green Bay, and at this […]

Finally taking the reins from Aaron Rodgers as the Green Bay Packers’ starting quarterback won’t be easy for Jordan Love. Following in the footsteps of arguably the greatest player in team history is an inevitably fraught development for the former first-round pick. Primed to make that acclimation from glorified backup to franchise signal-caller more seamless […]

Jordan Love is set to take over for the Green Bay Packers this 2023, but head coach Matt LaFleur admits there’s a lot of work that their young QB needs to do before he’s fully ready for the big stage. LaFleur shared as much when asked about how Love has performed so far two days […]

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur doesn’t seem too pleased with the NFL’s new kickoff rule. League owners approved a rule change allowing the ball to be placed at the 25-yard line if a player calls for a fair catch during a kickoff or the kick after the safety. The player must be behind […]

It’s the start of a new era for the Green Bay Packers. After trading away Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets, the Packers are starting fresh… literally. Jordan Love is taking over at QB after sitting behind Rodgers for three years. Around him is a young core of wide receivers that has the potential […]

Will history repeat itself in Green Bay? That’s what the Packers are hoping as they move on from their longtime quarterback Aaron Rodgers and enter a new era led by new signal-caller Jordan Love. Three years after similarly moving on from Brett Favre, the Packers won with his heir apparent waiting in the wings in […]

With Aaron Rodgers gone from the Green Bay Packers, the franchise is now officially Jordan Love’s team. And by the look of it, the young quarterback is ready to take over. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur revealed as much when asked recently if he noticed a change in Love’s mojo since becoming a starter following […]

The Green Bay Packers are expected to make further changes in the 2023 offseason. This is especially true considering the limited number of available roster spots. The Packers also want to play in the Super Bowl again. They can, of course, do so through the draft. Here we’ll look at which rookie prospects the Packers […]

Following the Green Bay Packers decision to move on from star wide receiver DaVante Adams following the 2021 season, the team headed into the 2022 NFL Draft looking to make a splash at the position. Ultimately, the team walked away with both Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson. During their rookie seasons, both Romeo Doubs and […]

With the Green Bay Packers still looking to complete an Aaron Rodgers trade, head coach Matt LaFleur recently revealed a non-QB roster desire for the 2023 season, per NFL.com’s Kevin Patra. Assuming a Rodgers trade comes to fruition, Jordan Love will take over as Green Bay’s QB. LaFleur would like to add veteran wide receiving […]

The Aaron Rodgers offseason saga continues, with the Green Bay Packers and the New York Jets still unable to come up with a final deal that would transport the future Hall of Famer from the NFC North all the way to the AFC East. While Rodgers is a very hot topic at the moment, Packers […]

With every passing day, Jordan Love’s takeover of the Green Bay Packers gets closer and closer to being fulfilled. Aaron Rodgers’ trade request firmly opens the door for the first-round QB to take control of the offense. Love showed flashes of brilliance in spot starts and even held his own at times. However, Packers head […]

We anticipate that the Green Bay Packers will make more adjustments in the 2023 NFL offseason. Given that they still have a lot of roster spots to fill, this is not surprising at all. Of course, they can do so through the draft. However, they may also choose to continue finding pieces in the free […]

With the Aaron Rodgers quarterback situation, the Green Bay Packers are at a crossroads. The four-time NFL MVP is expected to leave this offseason, and the team will attempt to rebuild around erstwhile backup Jordan Love. This is similar to what they did 15 years ago when they replaced Hall of Famer Brett Favre with […]

The Green Bay Packers failed to qualify for the playoffs in 2022–2023. Even though the start of free agency is still a few weeks away, general manager Brian Gutekunst and head coach Matt LaFleur have probably begun to compile their list of potential targets. Simply said, this team needs much more depth and help on […]

The Green Bay Packers’ 2022–23 season came to a disappointing finish. Now that the dust has cleared, the team should focus on what has to be done this offseason to ensure they don’t miss the playoffs again. This summer and during free agency, the Packers will need to make some decisions that may have a […]

The most heartbreaking moment of the Green Bay Packers’ disappointing 2022–23 season was left for the end. Green Bay faltered and lost, 20–16, to the Detroit Lions in front of their own fans in Week 18. As a result, the Packers lost their shot in the playoffs. Keep in mind that this squad had a […]

After an up-and-down season ended in disastrous fashion for the Green Bay Packers Sunday night, head coach Matt LaFleur is left searching for answers to pick up the pieces. Judging from recent history, this is a lot earlier than usual for the Packers to begin finding solutions, but there might be an answer when it […]

It was a nightmare end to the season for Quay Walker and the Green Bay Packers. The Pack fell to the Detroit Lions 20-16 to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2018, and Walker was ejected for the second time this season after shoving a member of the Lions medical staff in the […]

Before he was head coach of the Denver Broncos, Nathaniel Hackett was the Green Bay Packers’ offensive coordinator. His head coach there was Matt LaFleur. With the Broncos parting ways Hackett, LaFleur weighed in on his former OC’s firing. LaFleur referred to Hackett’s firing as “an ugly part of the business,” via Tom Silverstein of […]

AJ Dillon looked like anything but the Green Bay Packers’ backup running back on Monday Night Football, scoring two touchdowns en route to a 24-12 win against the Los Angeles Rams. Dillon left with a suspected head injury at the end of the third quarter, but head coach Matt LaFleur said he has cleared the […]

Matt LaFleur and the Green Bay Packers kept their playoff hopes alive on Monday Night Football, doubling up the LA Rams 24-12 at Lambeau Field to improve to 6-8 on the year. The Packers’ head coach probably didn’t make any new fans in the betting world during the game’s final drive, after choosing to kneel […]

With the season all but done for the Green Bay Packers, it’s hard not to imagine if Aaron Rodgers is now playing his last few games with the same team that drafted him some 17 years ago. The reigning back-to-back league MVP is still under contract through 2023, but there’s no denying that retirement has […]

Week 12’s primetime game ended sourly for the Green Bay Packers as they fell to the Philadelphia Eagles with a final score of 40-33 on Sunday. The Eagles’ offensive onslaught proved too much for the Packers to stop, as they tallied a historic total of 363 rushing yards. In the aftermath of the loss, the […]

You can never question Aaron Rodgers’ toughness when it comes to playing through injuries. This was exactly the case on Sunday night as the Green Bay Packers superstar quarterback attempted to play through a rib injury in their heartbreaking loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Rodgers sustained the injury in the third quarter after a sack […]

The Green Bay Packers’ season has been a complete disaster from nearly all fronts. Their offense has looked disjointed, their defense suffers from their offense, and injuries have decimated their roster. They find themselves in unfamiliar territory, sitting at third place in the NFC North behind the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions. Ahead of […]

Following Sunday’s win over the Dallas Cowboys, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers saw a faint glimmer of hope heading into Week 11 against the Tennessee Titans. The Packers’ playoff hopes were still slim at 4-6, but they at least gave themselves a slight chance. That chance then died again in Thursday night’s 27-17 home […]

The danger of missing the 2022 NFL playoffs is very real for the Green Bay Packers. It just got even more serious after they lost to the Tennesee Titans at home Thursday night to the tune of a 27-17 score.  Packers head coach Matt LaFleur sounded despondent following the Packers’ loss, seemingly struggling to put […]

The Green Bay Packers parted ways with a pair of offensive players on Tuesday, cutting return specialist Amari Rodgers and running back Kylin Hill. After the decision to move on from Hill, Matt LaFleur revealed that there were some issues brewing with the running back. Via Tom Silverstein on Twitter, LaFleur indicated that Hill wasn’t […]

In the aftermath of Sunday’s ugly loss to the Detroit Lions, the Green Bay Packers and head coach Matt LaFleur have a lot of self-reflecting to do. The team notably had poor results in the red zone on Sunday, resulting in quarterback Aaron Rodgers lobbing three interceptions from in close. When asked on Tuesday about […]

The Green Bay Packers are a team in crisis; after winning three of their first four games to start the season, the team suddenly find themselves in the midst of a five-game losing streak, which is the most consecutive losses since all the way back in 2008, when Aaron Rodgers initially began his reign under […]

Following an abysmal loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was asked if he had considered the possibility of benching four-time NFL MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers during Week 9’s collapse. According to Matt Reynoldson of WFRV Local 5, LaFleur responded quickly with a response of “no” twice to […]

The nightmare season from hell continues for the Green Bay Packers. Their losing streak was extended to four games after their Week 8 defeat at the hands of the Buffalo Bills. While the team performed better than their previous games, there were still a couple of head-scratching moments for Green Bay. That includes rookie Quay […]

Matt LaFleur and the Green Bay Packers have been struggling all season long, and their Week 7 loss against the Washington Commanders was no exception. One reason for their struggles was that they were missing star offensive lineman David Bakhtiari, and the team was hopeful that he would be able to return for their Week […]

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur discussed Green Bay’s offensive strategy amid Aaron Rodgers’ thumb injury, per Ryan Wood. “Matt LaFleur says Aaron Rodgers’ injured thumb has ‘played a little part into’ the high percentage of shotgun snaps more than simply being how #Packers offense wants to set up. Much easier to handle shotgun than snap […]

The Green Bay Packers were defeated by the Washington Commanders on Sunday, 23-21. The Packers’ offense was clicking in the first half but completely fell apart in the second half. The Packers were outscored 13-7 in the second half and were held scoreless in the third quarter. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was not too […]