Green Bay Packers

Mike McCarthy signs multi-year extension with Packers

March 4, 2011

Shortly after the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV, reports surfaced that the team was close to securing their head man for the long-term. Although it took a few days, the new pact has been finalized by both parties. According to the Packers’ official website, the team has signed coach Mike McCarthy to a [...]

Let’s make a deal: Owen Daniels, A.J. Hawk, Pierre Thomas get new contracts

March 3, 2011

Thankfully, the NFL and the NFL Players Association agreed to a 24-hour extension in the labor talks, temporarily preventing a lockout from officially occurring. While teams are not permitted to negotiate with free agents during that time span, they’re allowed to lock up their own players; and several teams took advantage of that fact. While [...]

Packers release A.J. Hawk

March 2, 2011

The Green Bay Packers have decided to join the purge party this week by dumping one of their starting linebackers. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Packers have cut A.J. Hawk., though it could prove to be temporary. Presumably, Green Bay made the move to avoid paying Hawk an upcoming $10 million escalator. Schefter thinks [...]

Packers win Super Bowl XLV; Aaron Rodgers named MVP

February 6, 2011

The Vince Lombardi trophy is coming home to Green Bay. Super Bowl XLV is over — the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers by a score of 31-25 to win their first championship since 1996. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named the game’s Most Valuable Player. Rodgers was masterful in the game, despite missing some [...]

Who’s In, Who’s Out – Super Bowl XLV

February 6, 2011

While Super Bowl 45 is just minutes away from kicking off, both participating teams, the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers, have announced who’s active and who’s inactive for the big game. So here it is. For the last time in the 2010-2011 season, check out the list of which players are/aren’t suiting up. Enjoy [...]

Previewing Championship Sunday: Packers-Bears

January 21, 2011

In less than 48 hours, the final four teams left standing will do battle to determine who will represent their respective conferences in Super Bowl XLV. During Sunday’s afternoon game, the Green Bay Packers will take on the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in what should be a throwback to their classic contests of years [...]

Desmond Bishop signs extension with Packers

January 4, 2011

Despite a Wild Card Weekend matchup against the Eagles on the horizon, Packers general manager Ted Thompson never stops working to lock up his young talent. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Green Bay has signed linebacker Desmond Bishop to a four-year, $19 million contract extension. Bishop, a sixth-round pick in 2007, was a tackling machine this [...]

Aaron Rodgers sustains concussion

December 12, 2010

With the Packers currently locked in a tight one against the Lions, all quarterback Aaron Rodgers can do is helplessly watch from the sideline. Rodgers left the game in the second quarter after being decked by two Lions players and will not return to the game after being ruled out with a concussion. Rodgers decided [...]