NFL’s Season-Long Suspension of Johnny Jolly
Don’t expect the NFL’s season-long suspension of Johnny Jolly to derail the Green Bay Packers’ championship hopes.
Although Jolly was a critical piece of the team’s top-ranked run defense last season, the Packers are well-positioned to deal with his absence in 2010 because of their excellent depth at defensive end. Few teams in the league can rival the exceptional talent that Green Bay boasts along...
Green Bay Packers Contract with Their Third-Round Draft Pick
The Green Bay Packers have agreed to a four-year contract with their third-round draft pick, safety Morgan Burnett, a source with knowledge of the situation said Friday.
Financial terms weren’t immediately available.
Burnett worked at strong safety during offseason drills, opposite Pro Bowl pick Nick Collins, and was impressive enough that he is expected to push starter Atari Bigby for playing time. The 6-foot-1,...
2010 the Greatest Breakout Season Will Attract You
Ellenport: Matthew Stafford passed for 2,267 yards and 13 scores as a rookie on a team whose only serious offensive weapon, Calvin Johnson, was injured. In 2010, Stafford will have plenty of weapons – a healthy Johnson, Nate Burleson, Brandon Pettigrew, Tony Scheffler and rookie Jahvid Best. The Lions are improving but still projected for last in the NFC North, so there will still be plenty of opportunities for...
Johnny Jolly Suspended For All of 2010 Season
It’s been reported that DE Johnny Jolly has been suspended indefinitely and cannot return until after the Super Bowl. This should be a big deal for the Green Bay Packers since he’s started all 32 games over the past two seasons, but it’s not something that’s really bothering me. Maybe that’s because this isn’t a big surprise, and it doesn’t look like the team is very surprised...
Goodell to Attend Packers’ Annual Meeting
Commissioner Roger Goodell will interact with fans this summer during a Green Bay Packers shareholder meeting and while visiting training camps with John Madden.
Goodell will be in attendance at the Green Bay Packers’ annual meeting of shareholders, set for July 29, at 11 a.m. in Lambeau Field. He is scheduled to answer questions submitted by shareholders after the conclusion of the meeting. Shareholders have the...
Packers CB Woodson escapes Michigan house fire
Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson said Wednesday that he was lucky to escape a burning house in Michigan last week, several hours after a celebration ended.
Woodson told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that he was at Gwen Haggerty’s house in Bay Harbor on Friday night when the Ted and Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation was honored for donating $15 million to name the new women’s hospital...
Packers LB Barnett Makes a Bold Prediction
You know it’s the slowest part of the NFL offseason when the headline stack is filled with news about Brett Favre throwing passes to teenagers, Michael Vick denying any connection to a shooting, suspensions being handed down and Mr. Irrelevant signing his contract.
Oh, and then there’s always the bold predictions making their way around the league. You know, the Lions will be better, Favre will be back for another...
Packers Reach Four-Year Deal with Third-Rounder Burnett
The Green Bay Packers have agreed to a four-year contract with their third-round nfl draft pick, safety Morgan Burnett, a source with knowledge of the situation said Friday.
Financial terms weren’t immediately available.
Burnett worked at strong safety during offseason drills, opposite Pro Bowl pick Nick Collins, and was impressive enough that he is expected to push starter Atari Bigby for playing time. The 6-foot-1,...
Packers Have Depth to Deal with Season-Long Loss Of Jolly
Don’t expect the NFL’s season-long suspension of Johnny Jolly to derail the Green Bay Packers’ championship hopes.
Although Jolly was a critical piece of the team’s top-ranked run defense last season, the Packers are well-positioned to deal with his absence in 2010 because of their excellent depth at defensive end. Few teams in the league can rival the exceptional talent that Green Bay boasts along...
Focus on the Football Camp
Here is McClain’s biggest focus on the football camp.
Nearly 200 kids from the ages of 8 to 18 came out to McClain’s alma mater of Tuscaloosa County High School to learn from former University of Alabama greats.
“Simeon Castille, Rashad Johnson, Kenneth Darby… all those guys were out there,” McClain said. ”Mostly, it was all my friends from the Alabama program.”
McClain didn’t let the event steer his...
McClain Gives Back To Hometown
For a fullback, Le’Ron McClain has certainly kept his name in the news, launching a dogged Twitter campaign for more carries as a running back and being outspoken in the media.
But in holding his L.M. Foundation (Learning Minds) inaugural event, McClain is hoping to keep his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Ala., at the forefront.
McClain held “Summer Daze” last weekend with a bowling party on Friday night and a football...
Ray Rice Was no Fluke on Pro Bowl Selection
Heading into his third season – months after attending the NFL All-Star game – Rice is looking to firmly establish himself among the league’s elite running backs.
“I still feel like I’m a guy that is underrated,” said Rice in a Monday-morning appearance on ESPN’s First Take. ”My plan is to go out there and prove it all over again, that this wasn’t just a one-year thing.”
Last year, Rice led the Ravens...
Reed Says He’s Talked to Ravens About Extension
Ed Reed had been mostly off our news radar until Tuesday, when he dropped a few nuggets during an interview with 105.7 The FAN in Baltimore.
Reed, who has contemplated retirement this offseason and recently estimated he’s at about 35 percent after hip surgery, told “The Norris & Davis Show” he has contacted the Ravens about a new contract.
“I’ve never talked to the media about my contact situation. I’m...
How Much Better Can Ray Rice Get
For a team that’s known for its defense, the Baltimore Ravens sure have managed to stockpile quite an arsenal of offensive talent. With Derrick Mason and Anquan Boldin they have an intimidating 1-2 punch at wide receiver, while third-year quarterback Joe Flacco appears to be the franchise quarterback they’ve been searching for since the team relocated to Baltimore.
The best nfl player of the bunch, however,...
The Jake Delhomme Experience Will Last a Long Time in Cleveland
Heaven help Browns fans for the revolving door of quarterbacks they’ve been subjected to since 1999. From Tim Couch and Spurgeon Wynn to Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson, it’s been a never-ending parade of sadness along the shores of Lake Erie. Never fear, Cleveland, because you’re reward for the start of this season is a quarterback — Jake Delhomme! — that’s thrown 35 interceptions (and...
Carson Palmer Becoming an Elite Quarterback
Four years ago, it appeared as if Carson Palmer was going to be one of the top five quarterbacks in the NFL for the foreseeable future. And now? He’s just sort of … there. You can probably name 10 or 11 teams in the league that would love to have him as its starting quarterback, and there’s probably another 11 or 12 that wouldn’t touch him with a 10-foot pole.
His passer rating was 16th in the...
Charles Woodson Escapes House Fire in Michigan
Green Bay Packers All-Pro cornerback Charles Woodson is a formidable force on the football field. He’s also well-known for his charitable givings, including a $2 million donation to the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital and Women’s Hospital last Thanksgiving.
On Saturday, during a party to celebrate a separate $15 million gift to the women’s hospital, there was a huge fire at a multi-million...
The Steelers Play Without Ben Roethlisberger
By all accounts, Byron Leftwich is penciled in as the Steelers starting quarterback to open training camp, due to the four-to-six game suspension of Ben Roethlisberger. These three statements are all equally true: 1) Ben Roethlisberger is a world-class jerk off of the field; 2) He is a world-class quarterback on it; 3) Byron Leftwich is not Ben Roethlisberger.
Summer Scramble
• AFC East Players to Watch
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Good News for NFL Football
This is likely good news for the NFL and its owners, who are pushing the idea that player costs are rising faster than revenue all over the league. No other team will be required to release this information, and it’s not likely anyone else will.
The union will continue to fight the owners on this issue, and they can easily argue that Green Bay is just one (really small) market out of 32 in the league. That they...
More about the July 12 National Football League
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• David Howard, a seventh-round draft pick by the Titans in April, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge in Rhode Island, according to the Associated Press. He was accused of punching a kicking a bar customer while working as a bouncer.
Howard played his college ball at Brown. The Titans are hoping...
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