Packers' LaFleur on coaching Aaron Rodgers: 'I am going to be the play caller'

GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers head into the 2019 season with a new head coach and other new coaches tasked with turning the team around, and that includes getting QB Aaron Rodgers back to his MVP form.Rodgers had one of the poorest statistical seasons of his NFL career in 2018, but he's still Aaron Rodgers.

Get your football fix: 'Green Bay Packers Tailgate Tour' set for April 9-13

GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers announced plans on Monday, Feb. 18 for the 14th annual ‘Green Bay Packers Tailgate Tour,’ set for April 9-13, which will travel throughout central, western and northern Wisconsin to visit with fans and thank them in person for their support.The tour will make stops in Marshfield (April 9), Sparta (April 10), New Richmond (April 11), Chippewa Falls (April 12) and Antigo (April 13), with tailgate parties held in each city to support a local nonprofit organization.Tour celebrities will include Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy and Packers alumni Nick Barnett, Earl Dotson, Ryan Grant, Bernardo Harris, Aaron Kampman and Scott Wells.

Chicago Bears halt pregame perk, ending Packers fan's suit

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears have ended a pregame perk that prompted a lawsuit by a lifelong Green Bay Packers fan who wanted to wear the Wisconsin team's green and gold apparel to warmups at Soldier Field.Bears attorney Paul Greenwalt tells The Chicago Tribune that the team is eliminating the program that allows season ticket holders to attend pregame warmups in a marketing reorganization.

NFL Honors: Packers Aaron Rodgers wins 'Moment of the Year' award

ATLANTA -- Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers was honored with the "Moment of the Year" award at the annual NFL Honors Saturday evening, Feb. 2.

LeRoy Butler invites furloughed government employees, military vets to his wedding 🏈💍

MILWAUKEE -- Green Bay Packers legend LeRoy Butler is getting married this May, and according to a tweet posted Saturday, Jan. 19, the football star wants to celebrate with furloughed employees and military members."If your (sic) a government employee or military and would like to attend my wedding, I have 25 seats reserved," Butler posted in a tweet. "First come, first served with your dinner free!!" Interested parties were encouraged to contact Butler's PR team to snag their tickets.

Clay Matthews featured in new ad campaign celebrating work of first responders

MILWAUKEE -- Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews is one of a dozen NFL stars featured in a new Verizon ad campaign that celebrates the work of first responders.The Verizon campaign highlights the real stories of 12 NFL stars -- including Matthews -- all of whom experienced a life-changing situation (car accidents, childhood house fires, devastating natural disasters) and the first responders who saved them.

Packers name Jags assistant Hackett as offensive coordinator

GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers hired former Jacksonville assistant Nathaniel Hackett as their new offensive coordinator Wednesday.Hackett spent most of the last four seasons with the Jaguars as quarterbacks coach (2015-16) and then as offensive coordinator before he was fired in November after Jacksonville lost its seventh consecutive game.New Packers coach Matt LaFleur is also a former offensive coordinator, for the Los Angeles Rams and then last season for Tennessee.

Mike Pettine staying as Packers defensive coordinator

GREEN BAY -- Mike Pettine is staying as defensive coordinator of the Packers.New coach Matt LaFleur announced the decision Friday, answering one of his biggest questions just three days after being hired.In his first year, Pettine installed a 3-4 scheme and had mixed results.

Packers Coach Matt LaFleur fires Ron Zook, special teams coordinator

GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers will have a different special teams coordinator next season, with new head coach Matt LaFleur firing Ron Zook on Thursday, Jan. 10.Zook spent five years in Green Bay, usually having to work with inexperienced players.

'This is a little surreal:' Green Bay Packers introduce new head coach, Matt LaFleur

GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers introduced Matt LaFleur as the team's new head coach on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 9."This is a little surreal for me right now," LaFleur first told reporters.

Jets interview former Packers coach Mike McCarthy

NEW YORK — The Jets' search for a new coach is kicking into high gear.The team announced Saturday it completed its interview with former Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy, the third known coach to meet with New York since Todd Bowles was fired last Sunday night.The Jets met with Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy on Wednesday, and former Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase on Friday.

Blanked at home: Packers fall to Lions 31-0 in final game; Rodgers suffers concussion

GREEN BAY -- Matthew Stafford threw for 266 yards and two scores to T.J. Jones, kicker Matt Prater tossed a touchdown pass after faking a field-goal try and the Detroit Lions ended a beleaguered season on a high note with a 31-0 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.With Green Bay trailing 21-0 at the half, quarterback Aaron Rodgers never returned after walking to the locker room early in the second quarter, having suffered a concussion.

Green Bay Packers close season by squaring up against Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field

GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers will face the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on Sunday, Dec. 30 -- it is the last game of the NFL's regular season, the Packers' last game of the year -- and a game you can see only on FOX6.