As the Packers turn the page from Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love at quarterback, one of the many factors in Love’s success will be his targets.Head coach Matt LaFleur has noted the solid connection between Love and 2022 fourth-round pick Romeo Doubs before. But on Tuesday, LaFleur went pretty far in his praise of how [more]
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Matt LaFleur: Jordan Love has made some really significant strides this week
It’s not the first time Jordan Love has been the primary quarterback during the Packers’ offseason program. But it is the first time he’ll keep that job when mandatory minicamp and training camp roll around.After Tuesday’s OTA practice, head coach Matt LaFleur was asked about Love potentially needing to tighten up some of his throws. [more]
Leslie Frazier visits with Packers, Commanders, Giants
The official story out of Buffalo in late February was that defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier was taking a year off from coaching. The unofficial story always seemed to be that he got a belated nudge from the Bills, as the unofficial scapegoat for the team’s failure to live up to sky-high expectations in 2022.Frazier has [more]
Jets, Aaron Rodgers still haven’t tweaked contract
Despite his obvious, lingering grievances with the Packers, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers did his former team a solid on the way out the door, agreeing to push the entirety of his $58.3 million fully-guaranteed option bonus to 2024.That was news to the Jets, who have to figure out with Rodgers how much of the $58.3 [more]
Longtime NFL scout Jesse Kaye, who saw Tom Brady’s potential, dies at 79
Jesse Kaye, who spent decades as a scout but is best remembered for an evaluation of one player in the 2000 NFL draft, has died at the age of 79.Kaye worked for the Jets in 2000 and reportedly lobbied aggressively for the Jets to draft Michigan quarterback Tom Brady. The Jets didn’t draft Brady, the [more]
In crafting his Green Bay exit narrative, Aaron Rodgers outsmarted himself
For reasons obvious only to former Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, he recently went on the record recently with TheAthletic.com for another airing of Green Bay grievances.Among other things, Rodgers continues to cling to the clunky notion that his failure to be responsive to efforts to reach him were not intentional.Yes, he’s sticking with the “bad cell [more]
Romeo Doubs on Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love: “I don’t really see what’s the big difference”
Many people expect the Packers to regress following the departure of Aaron Rodgers. Green Bay receiver Romeo Doubs is not one of those people.Doubs seems to think the Packers will be fine following the shift from Rodgers to Jordan Love.“I think Jordan is a really good quarterback,” Doubs recently told Dennis Krause of SpectrumNews1.com. “When [more]
Which coaches should have anxiety about their quarterback situations?
Raiders coach Josh McDaniels claims that he has “no anxiety” about the status of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.How can that be, given the circumstances? On a scale of one to 100, McDaniels surely has some anxiety, given that the Raiders agreed to terms with Garoppolo when they had other options, assuming his foot was healed. Then [more]
Jordan Love, Romeo Doubs establish a connection in OTAs
This year, the absence of the Packers’ starting quarterback made it harder for him to connect with new receivers. This year, the new starting quarterback is there, and he’s working to get comfortable with the guys who will be catching his passes.As noted by Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Jordan Love and Romeo [more]
Aaron Rodgers pushes back on criticism for his failure to participate in 2022 OTAs
In the latter years of Aaron Rodgers‘s time in Green Bay, he stayed away from offseason workouts. In 2021, he skipped everything. In 2022, he made an appearance only for the mandatory minicamp.In his recent on-the-record interview with Matt Schneidman of TheAthletic.com, which can be fairly regarded as one final airing of Green Bay grievances and [more]
David Bakhtiari: Packers are rebuilding, that doesn’t mean we can’t win
Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari drew a lot of attention in April when he said in an interview that the Packers are rebuilding while continually referring to the team as “they” rather than “we” while discussing the future in Green Bay.Others in the organization pushed back at the notion of the Packers being a rebuilding [more]
Yes, Aaron Rodgers wanted the Packers to fire G.M. Brian Gutekunst in 2021
A year after the Packers stuck it to quarterback Aaron Rodgers by drafting quarterback Jordan Love, Rodgers stuck it to the Packers.As Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports reported at the time, Rodgers wanted the team to fire G.M. Brian Gutekunst. The report was never debunked, and for good reason.It was accurate.A new report from Matt [more]
Lawyers representing Brett Favre, Shannon Sharpe don’t seem to be getting along
In any piece of litigation, it’s important to balance the zealous representation of a client with the ability to work cooperatively with the other side’s lawyer.As to the defamation lawsuit filed by Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre against Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe, the lawyers don’t seem to be getting along.The evidence [more]
Bengals, Packers to practice together this summer
The Bengals will get an extended look at Packers quarterback Jordan Love this summer.Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said at a Tuesday press conference that his team will practice with the Packers ahead of their preseason game this summer.That game, which will be the preseason opener for both teams, is set to be played in [more]
Brett Favre’s case against Shannon Sharpe continues
Two weeks ago, Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre settled his defamation lawsuit against Pat McAfee, for no actual cash settlement. Favre’s case against Shannon Sharpe continues.Sharpe has filed a motion to dismiss the case. On Wednesday, Favre filed a 24-page legal brief opposing the motion.In the brief, a copy of which PFT has reviewed, [more]
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