Green Bay Packers Rumors & News

PackersNews.com "Desmond Bishop wanted to believe there was room for three starting inside linebackers on the Green Bay Packers’ defense, but deep down he knew better. Coming off surgery for a torn hamstring tendon that sidelined him for the entire 2012 season, the 28-year-old Bishop understood his..." June 18

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "The Green Bay Packers have informed inside linebacker Desmond Bishop that they will release him, a source told the Journal Sentinel Monday. Bishop missed the entire 2012 season with a hamstring injury suffered during the preseason opener last year. As a starter the two years prior, he had 218..." June 17

PackersNews.com "The Green Bay Packers have made the decision to move on without inside linebacker Desmond Bishop. Bishop, 28, spoke with Packers general manager Ted Thompson on Monday, who told him of the organization's intention to release him from the four-year, $19-million extension he signed in January..." June 17

CBSSports.com "The NFL might not be that far away from having its first full-time female official on the field. And when -- not if -- it happens, look to 2014 as the year and look to Sarah Thomas as the zebra breaking ground. Thomas, 39, became the first female to ever officiate an NCAA football game in 2007..." June 17

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "At his locker, he demonstrates. Alex Green takes a step and crouches into a squat — a simple, safe exercise for boys and girls. Yet midway through last season, this was impossible. The Green Bay Packers running back couldn't perform one stinking, weightless squat on both feet. "Just like..." June 15

ESPN.com "Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre told SiriusXM NFL Radio on Thursday that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will "shatter" his records. Once among the most beloved players in Packers franchise history, Favre retired after the 2007 season, only to unretire that offseason, in July..." June 15

PackersNews.com "At the very least, give James Jones an ‘A’ for ambition. Earlier this offseason, the Green Bay Packers’ seven-year receiver made waves when he told NFL Network the team could feature three 1,000-yard receivers in 2013 despite the loss of two-time Pro Bowl teammate Greg Jennings to..." June 14

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "For the first time in a full year, Evan Dietrich-Smith is homeward bound. He'll see his family, see his friends. The Green Bay Packers center plans to head west to California when organized team activities wrap up. But the trip won't be long. Two, maybe three days. Then it's back to Green..." June 13

PackersNews.com "In a radio interview today Brett Favre went into a little more detail in accepting his share of the blame for his contentious divorce from the Packers. Last weekend Favre told a radio station in Buffalo that he deserved some blame for the acrimonious parting and today told Sirius XM NFL radio..." June 13

ESPN Wisconsin "Desmond Bishop’s time with the Green Bay Packers is apparently over. According to an NFL source, barring an unlikely contract restructure or trade, the Packers will be parting ways with Bishop, who missed all of last season with a ruptured hamstring tendon suffered in the Aug. 9 preseason..." June 12

New York Daily News "When the NFL invades Broadway this winter, the term “Great White Way” will take on a whole new meaning. The Daily News exclusively obtained details and artist renderings of some of the major plans the NFL has for “Super Bowl Boulevard” — a football-themed extravaganza between 34th and 44th..." June 11

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "This intrusion of college football could suffer a quick, painful death in the NFL. Maybe five years from now, we'll all mock the fad that proved no phenomenon. Maybe. The Green Bay Packers don't have the luxury of dismissing the read-option and the pistol offense as some short-lived gimmick...." June 11

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "The conversation, repeatedly, tilted toward the young wide receivers. How would Edgar Bennett, a former running back, mold these ultra-green receivers, the next wave? Each time, the Green Bay Packers receivers coach cut in. He's not a fan of that angle. The undertone, to him, is that the top..." June 08

Fox Sports Wisconsin "For the first time since his fallout with the Green Bay Packers, Brett Favre is taking responsibility for his role in the way things ended. "I was at fault," Favre said in a Buffalo radio interview on WGR 550. "I feel like both sides had a part in it. If you could go back, would I or them have..." June 07

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "DuJuan Harris' bid for a starting spot will have to wait until training camp. The Green Bay Packers running back recently realized he had a much bigger issue to address. During a routine physical check-up, doctors found a "fist-sized" cyst on Harris' lung next to his heart. Harris tweeted..." June 06

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Johnny Jolly returned to the Green Bay Packers and the National Football League for the first time in three years Tuesday and you didn't even have to ask how he was feeling. It was obvious from his smile and gratitude. "I feel great. It's a blessing to have a second chance," the defensive..." June 05

NFL.com "With both London games already sold out this season, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has visions of expanding the league's overseas schedule in the future. Speaking at a New York University conference Tuesday, Goodell revealed that the NFL is planning to add a third London game each year. In..." June 05

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Sam Shields wasn't rewarded with a long-term contract extension. Not yet. No, behind door No. 1, there's something else waiting for the Green Bay Packers cornerback. A four-way competition at his position. After Shields' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, met with the Packers on Monday, the restricted..." June 04

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Two weeks ago, practice was tough for Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Mike Neal. What had once been just a suggestion, almost jokingly, that he was so athletic he could play outside linebacker, suddenly became a reality when he first stepped on to the field for the first week of organized..." June 03

PackersNews.com "Drew Rosenhaus, the agent for cornerback Sam Shields, is meeting face to face with Green Bay Packers officials on Monday in order to get a deal done in time for him to participate in this week’s minicamp, an NFL source told Press-Gazette Media. Shields, a fourth-year pro, is a restricted free..." June 03

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Sean Richardson had two ways to look at his very serious neck injury last season. He could worry about his future in football. Or he could be grateful that he still had a future at all. The 6-foot-2 safety out of Vanderbilt has chosen to concentrate on the latter this off-season while he..." June 02

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "He did see the off-season report, the one that claimed he was out of shape. Sitting at his locker, B.J. Raji laughs when it's brought up. The Green Bay Packers nose tackle is not going to book his photo spread for "Muscle & Fitness" anytime soon, but he's also not concerned. "I think I'm in..." June 01

PackersNews.com "Surprised wasn’t the word for it. Speechless didn’t describe it. The season went well. The exit interviews were excellent, but suddenly Matthew Mulligan was unemployed, a cap casualty of the salary-strapped St. Louis Rams. One year after signing a two-year deal with the Rams, Mulligan was..." May 31

PackersNews.com "The art of field-goal kicking has drastically improved in the NFL over the past 11 years to the point the league average for a kicker has swelled to around 84 percent. In 2001, the NFL had seven kickers fail to eclipse the 70-percent threshold after attempting at least 20 field goals during the..." May 31

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "In Casey Hayward, the Green Bay Packers see shades of Charles Woodson. The ascension of a rookie helped ease the erosion of a veteran. "This guy has a skill set that, in the past, is very similar to Woodson," cornerbacks coach Joe Whitt Jr. said. "And that's rare." They saw the signs..." May 30

ACME Packing Company "Heading into this offseason, the general consensus was that Green Bay had two major players to extend: franchise quarterback Aaron Rodgers and pass rusher Clay Matthews. That wasn't the perception a year earlier, however. Back then, most believed defensive lineman B.J. Raji also required an..." May 30

Fox Sports Wisconsin "Sean Richardson is anxious. He's also fortunate. Watching from the sidelines while his teammates compete hasn't been easy for the Green Bay Packers' second-year safety, but Richardson's positive progress since undergoing neck surgery in January has given him hope that he'll soon be back on the..." May 30

USA Today "Johnny Jolly hasn't played in a football game in nearly four years. But despite a six-month prison stint, tattered reputation and the millions of dollars that he could have earned, he is rather fortunate. Jolly gets another chance. A couple of years ago, this seemed like such a long shot,..." May 30

ACME Packing Company "The Packers 2013 rookie draft class, consisting of eleven players, will shortly have only one remaining player who has not yet agreed to a contract. The latest to come to terms is Alabama running back Eddie Lacy, the Packers' second-round pick at 61st overall. We do not know any details of..." May 30

Fox Sports Wisconsin "Mike Neal views it as a compliment, choosing to look at it as a way of becoming a bigger part of the Green Bay Packers' defensive plans this season. Whether it's more of an indictment of his first three NFL seasons or an idea to help unleash his untapped potential, the Packers are in the early..." May 29

PackersNews.com "So far this offseason, the Green Bay Packers have taken care of two David Dunn clients in Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews. So where does that leave B.J. Raji? The Packers’ defensive lineman is entering the final season of his five-year rookie contract with the team. He’s one of five..." May 28

PackersNews.com "Over the past year, the Green Bay Packers have anxiously been awaiting the return of Andrew Quarless. During Tuesday’s organized team activities, the fourth-year tight end showed exactly why. Coming off a short tight-end screen, Quarless showed no rust or hesitation on his surgically..." May 28

PackersNews.com "Evidently, Johnny Jolly hasn’t cleared all of his hurdles quite yet. Less than a week after graduating from his court-ordered drug-rehabilitation program in Houston, the Green Bay Packers’ defensive lineman was still a no-show during the second organized team activity practice open to the media..." May 28

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Receiver Jeremy Ross went from the Green Bay Packers practice squad last October to the active roster in December to the most important game of the season. With just five games, four returned punts and three kickoffs returns to sum up his total NFL experience, Ross lined up in the second..." May 28

NFL.com "The NFL Draft is moving two weeks later than usual, at least for 2014. The league announced Tuesday that the 2014 NFL Draft will be held at Radio City Music Hall on May 8 to 10. The league also was considering moving the draft to May 15 to 17 because of scheduling issues at Radio City Music..." May 28

Rant Sports "Aaron Rodgers might be losing his two favorite targets since taking over as Green Bay Packers starting quarterback in 2008, but the departures of Greg Jennings across the division and Donald Driver for retirement won’t take the aerial attack with them. As long as Rodgers is around and the slew of..." May 26

PackersNews.com "James Jones knew this day eventually would come. In today’s NFL, it’s practically unavoidable. Whether it was going to be him, Donald Driver, Jordy Nelson or Greg Jennings, there was going to be a time when the nucleus of the Green Bay Packers’ receiving corps would disband. It was thought..." May 26

PackersNews.com "Marshall Newhouse was admittedly taken aback by the news. After playing every offensive snap at left tackle for the Green Bay Packers this past season, the decision was made to shuffle their offensive line next year to position their two best, Bryan Bulaga and Josh Sitton, on the left side of..." May 25

Fox Sports Wisconsin "The confidence that the Green Bay Packers have in safety Morgan Burnett continues to grow. Teammates and coaches praise Burnett's increased leadership efforts and his improved communication in the secondary, giving the 24-year-old plenty of reasons to feel like a rising star on Green Bay's..." May 25

SportingNews.com "Aaron Rodgers wants the reunion of Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers—along with the retirement of Favre’s No. 4—to happen sooner rather than later. Favre has been “outside” the Packers’ family since beginning his on-again, off-again retirement shuffle in 2008, when he was traded to the Jets..." May 25

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "After serving as president for the Green Bay Packers for 19 years and in additional roles for 37 overall, Bob Harlan stepped down for good Jan. 28, 2008. Finally, carefree days were ahead, to be filled with whatever projects and hobbies he wanted. As a 10-year survivor of melanoma, however,..." May 24

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly received his diploma on Wednesday for completing a court-ordered drug treatment program, according to a report by Chris Roth at WBAY-TV in Green Bay: "I know I've seen a change, and I know your family has seen a change, and we are just so darn proud of you..." May 24

ESPN Chicago "A member of the Green Bay Packers is going to miss Brian Urlacher? That's right. Aaron Rodgers said on "The Jim Rose Show" that the Chicago Bears middle linebacker, who retired Wednesday, was his "favorite player to play against." "I just have the utmost amount of respect for him, the way he..." May 24

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Wednesday he would be "excited" to see Brett Favre's number retired in Green Bay before Favre is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, NFL.com reports. Rodgers made the remarks to the "The Jim Rome Show." "It's been too long. I think our country..." May 24