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Green Bay to host 2025 NFL draft

Posted by Michael David Smith on May 22, 2023, 5:22 PM EDT

The NFL draft is heading to Green Bay.The league announced today that the 2025 NFL draft will take place in Green Bay, a decision owners ratified at the league meeting.“The Draft has become our biggest offseason event hosted in different cities and spectacular locations across the country, and we are excited to work with the [more]

Packers think preseason will be important in shaping the offense around Jordan Love

Posted by Michael David Smith on May 22, 2023, 1:02 PM EDT

Many starting quarterbacks spend the preseason on the sideline, but Packers starting quarterback Jordan Love won’t be among them.Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich said Green Bay’s offense is still a work in progress, and seeing what works for Love during the preseason will be a big part of determining what they’ll do in the regular [more]

20 teams start OTAs today

Posted by Mike Florio on May 22, 2023, 6:34 AM EDT

The offseason program is a three-phase process. And Phase Three is the most important of all of them.That’s when Organized Team Activities happen, a fancy, verbose phrase for “practice.” They’re now commonly known as OTAs, still one syllable more than just saying “practice.”Twenty teams start OTAs on Monday, based on the calendar the NFL released [more]

Ty Montgomery has “great chance” to be Patriots’ third-down tailback

Posted by Mike Florio on May 21, 2023, 5:37 PM EDT

A shoulder injury limited veteran running back Ty Montgomery to only one game in 2022. In 2023, he could have a significant role in the New England offense.Via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, retired Patriots running backs coach Ivan Fears said Montgomery could be the team’s third-down tailback this season.“I think he has a great chance to [more]

Brett Favre asks Mississippi Supreme Court to dismiss him from civil case over welfare funds

Posted by Mike Florio on May 20, 2023, 10:01 PM EDT

While Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre continues to deal with the possibility of a criminal indictment, he’s still fighting the reality of a civil suit.Favre recently took to the Mississippi Supreme Court his effort to be dismissed from a lawsuit aimed at recovering welfare funds that allegedly were misappropriated.Favre has tried repeatedly to secure [more]

Could the Raiders decide to trade Davante Adams after June 1?

Posted by Mike Florio on May 20, 2023, 12:47 PM EDT

Raiders receiver Davante Adams recently spoke with surprising candor regarding his concerns regarding the organization. His only gesture in response to the kerfuffle was to post a photo of himself and G.M. Dave Ziegler with the message, “The Man.”As someone in league circles pointed out, perhaps Adams was trying to make the point that his [more]

Tom Clements: Jordan Love has all the qualities you’re looking for to be successful

Posted by Myles Simmons on May 19, 2023, 9:43 AM EDT

Tom Clements returned to the Packers organization last year to be the club’s quarterbacks coach, primarily to work with Aaron Rodgers.But while Rodgers is gone, Clements remains. Head coach Matt LaFleur said recently credited Clements for some of the “huge strides” Love made over the last year.On Thursday, Clements told reporters that he feels like [more]

Packers RB coach Ben Sirmans: AJ Dillon’s done great things in spurts, but it wasn’t consistent

Posted by Josh Alper on May 19, 2023, 6:30 AM EDT

Jordan Love‘s transition to the starting quarterback job with the Packers will be made easier by strong support from the running game and AJ Dillon is one of the players that Green Bay will be relying on to provide it.Dillon ran 186 times for 770 yards and seven touchdowns while splitting time with Aaron Jones [more]

New report details Brett Favre’s involvement in Mississippi scandal

Posted by Mike Florio on May 18, 2023, 4:43 PM EDT

Brett Favre has not yet been criminally charged for his role in an extensive Mississippi scandal that entailed the misuse of federal welfare funds. Based on a lengthy new item from Michael Rosenberg of SI.com, it’s clear that Favre still faces the possibility of indictment.Rosenberg’s story — a very, very #longread — paints a picture [more]

Joe Barry: Fixing Packers’ defense starts with me, I have to do better

Posted by Michael David Smith on May 18, 2023, 2:58 PM EDT

Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry has taken plenty of criticism after a disappointing season from the Green Bay defense last year. And he says he accepts that criticism.Barry said he never questioned whether head coach Matt LaFleur believed he was the right person for the job, but he does know that fixing the defense is [more]

Packers sign third-round pick Tucker Kraft

Posted by Josh Alper on May 17, 2023, 4:57 PM EDT

The Packers are down to three unsigned draft picks.Wednesday’s transaction wire from the NFL brings word that the Packers have signed third-round pick Tucker Kraft. The tight end will have a four-year deal in Green Bay.Kraft was one of two tight ends that the Packers selected on the second day of the draft. They also [more]

Packers’ linebackers coach expects Quay Walker to learn from his ejections

Posted by Michael David Smith on May 17, 2023, 3:14 PM EDT

Packers linebacker Quay Walker was ejected from two different games last season, once for shoving a Bills practice squad player who wasn’t in uniform on the sideline, and once for shoving a Lions trainer who was on the field to tend to an injured player. To get ejected twice for the same offense would suggest [more]

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