Packers' run defense eager for redemption after playoff loss
GREEN BAY -- Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine believes his team’s run defense is much better than its last showing.And he expects the team to prove that this fall.“When things are right, when things are clicking for us and guys have a good understanding of what they’re doing, we can stop the run as well as anybody else,” Pettine said Friday during a media Zoom session.Green Bay hasn't made many offseason changes to a defense that got run over by the San Francisco 49ers in last year’s NFC championship game.
GREEN BAY -- Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine believes his team’s run defense is much better than its last showing.And he expects the team to prove that this fall.“When things are right, when things are clicking for us and guys have a good understanding of what they’re doing, we can stop the run as well as anybody else,” Pettine said Friday during a media Zoom session.Green Bay hasn't made many offseason changes to a defense that got run over by the San Francisco 49ers in last year’s NFC championship game.
Packers' defensive lineman Montravius Adams arrested in Georgia on 3 misdemeanors
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Packers defensive lineman Montravius Adams has been arrested on three misdemeanor counts, WLUK-TV in Green Bay reported Thursday, May 21.According to the police report the arrest was Tuesday in Georgia and Adams was pulled over for driving on an expired registration.
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Packers defensive lineman Montravius Adams has been arrested on three misdemeanor counts, WLUK-TV in Green Bay reported Thursday, May 21.According to the police report the arrest was Tuesday in Georgia and Adams was pulled over for driving on an expired registration.
NFL studying helmet face guard that works like surgical mask
ATLANTA — With an eye toward getting back on the field during a pandemic, the NFL is working on a helmet faceguard that might provide the same sort of protection as a surgical mask.Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, who heads up the league's competition committee, said the issue was raised during a conference call about a month ago.“A lot of players have played with a clear shield to protect their eyes,” McKay said Tuesday during a video conference call with Atlanta media. “This would be extended even further.”Thom Mayer, the medical director of the NFL Players Association, said league engineers and sports equipment company Oakley are testing prototypes of a modified face mask that might contain surgical or N95 material.“I had suggested that we should consider novel and emerging ways to handle the helmets and the face masks and the spread of the virus,” Mayer said on a podcast with ESPN's Adam Schefter. “These guys got the bit between their teeth.”Work on the face mask is far enough along that “there will probably be a recommendation” to use it when the league begins its preseason schedule in August, according to Mayer.Cleveland Browns center J.C. Tretter, who also serves as president of the NFLPA, welcomed any attempt to improve player safety.“There are no bad ideas at this point," he said. “You kind of have to think outside the box.
ATLANTA — With an eye toward getting back on the field during a pandemic, the NFL is working on a helmet faceguard that might provide the same sort of protection as a surgical mask.Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, who heads up the league's competition committee, said the issue was raised during a conference call about a month ago.“A lot of players have played with a clear shield to protect their eyes,” McKay said Tuesday during a video conference call with Atlanta media. “This would be extended even further.”Thom Mayer, the medical director of the NFL Players Association, said league engineers and sports equipment company Oakley are testing prototypes of a modified face mask that might contain surgical or N95 material.“I had suggested that we should consider novel and emerging ways to handle the helmets and the face masks and the spread of the virus,” Mayer said on a podcast with ESPN's Adam Schefter. “These guys got the bit between their teeth.”Work on the face mask is far enough along that “there will probably be a recommendation” to use it when the league begins its preseason schedule in August, according to Mayer.Cleveland Browns center J.C. Tretter, who also serves as president of the NFLPA, welcomed any attempt to improve player safety.“There are no bad ideas at this point," he said. “You kind of have to think outside the box.
NFL teams can reopen training facilities with government OK, commissioner says
NEW YORK -- Several NFL teams are reopening their training facilities Tuesday, while many are prohibited by government restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic.Commissioner Roger Goodell gave the 32 clubs the go-ahead for limited reopenings as long as state and local municipalities allow them.
NEW YORK -- Several NFL teams are reopening their training facilities Tuesday, while many are prohibited by government restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic.Commissioner Roger Goodell gave the 32 clubs the go-ahead for limited reopenings as long as state and local municipalities allow them.
Coronavirus has NFL prospects pondering threat of a lost season
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joe Burrow was a competent if unspectacular quarterback as a backup at Ohio State and during his first post-transfer season at LSU.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joe Burrow was a competent if unspectacular quarterback as a backup at Ohio State and during his first post-transfer season at LSU.
Aaron Rodgers on Packers decision to draft QB Jordan Love: 'I respect that'
GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers spoke with media members via conference call Friday afternoon, May 15.It is the first time Rodgers has spoken publicly since the team selected quarterback Jordan Love in the first round of April's NFL draft.
GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers spoke with media members via conference call Friday afternoon, May 15.It is the first time Rodgers has spoken publicly since the team selected quarterback Jordan Love in the first round of April's NFL draft.
Packers Hall of Fame induction banquet postponed to April 2021
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame announced Thursday, May 14 that the 2020 induction banquet has been postponed until 2021.Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony -- which would have been the 50th this year -- will be held on April 17, 2021.
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame announced Thursday, May 14 that the 2020 induction banquet has been postponed until 2021.Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony -- which would have been the 50th this year -- will be held on April 17, 2021.
Green Bay Packers 2020 preseason schedule finalized, includes 2 evening games
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers announced on Thursday, May 14 that its preseason schedule consists of three games played on Saturdays and one on a Thursday, with both home games being played in the afternoon and each road game being played at night.The schedule is as follows:
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers announced on Thursday, May 14 that its preseason schedule consists of three games played on Saturdays and one on a Thursday, with both home games being played in the afternoon and each road game being played at night.The schedule is as follows:
LA Rams unveil new uniforms with classic colors, modern twists
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams unveiled new uniforms Wednesday, putting a modern aesthetic on their classic horned helmets and traditional color scheme ahead of their move into SoFi Stadium this year.Two of the Rams' three new uniform looks are broadly similar to their primary royal-blue-and-yellow uniform from 1973-99.
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams unveiled new uniforms Wednesday, putting a modern aesthetic on their classic horned helmets and traditional color scheme ahead of their move into SoFi Stadium this year.Two of the Rams' three new uniform looks are broadly similar to their primary royal-blue-and-yellow uniform from 1973-99.
Packers K Mason Crosby goes virtual in push to raise money for Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation
GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby is raising money for the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation.
GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby is raising money for the Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation.
Jim Harbaugh proposes one-and-done rule change for NFL draft
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is pushing for a change that would allow football players to enter the NFL draft after one year in college.“My first proposal is that we put this decision to `go or stay' in the hands of the individual and his family, not in the form of an NFL, NFLPA or NCAA rule while allowing the player to return to college football if he does not sign," Harbaugh wrote in an open letter to the football community Thursday.Currently, players are not eligible until three NFL regular seasons have begun and ended following either their graduation from high school or graduation of the class with which they entered high school, whichever is earlier.“The proposal described above would allow the individual to pursue his dream as a student and as a professional athlete in the time frame that best suits his best interests of his own free will and ability,” Harbaugh wrote.A policy in the collective bargaining agreement — which runs through the 2030 season — between the NFL and the players' union prohibits players who have completed only their first or second years in college to be drafted.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is pushing for a change that would allow football players to enter the NFL draft after one year in college.“My first proposal is that we put this decision to `go or stay' in the hands of the individual and his family, not in the form of an NFL, NFLPA or NCAA rule while allowing the player to return to college football if he does not sign," Harbaugh wrote in an open letter to the football community Thursday.Currently, players are not eligible until three NFL regular seasons have begun and ended following either their graduation from high school or graduation of the class with which they entered high school, whichever is earlier.“The proposal described above would allow the individual to pursue his dream as a student and as a professional athlete in the time frame that best suits his best interests of his own free will and ability,” Harbaugh wrote.A policy in the collective bargaining agreement — which runs through the 2030 season — between the NFL and the players' union prohibits players who have completed only their first or second years in college to be drafted.
Green Bay Packers announce schedule for upcoming season, visit Vikings in Week 1
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers’ 2020 NFL regular-season schedule is highlighted by five prime-time contests (subject to flexible scheduling) on the original schedule for the seventh straight year (2014-20).The Packers will open the season at the Minnesota Vikings for the first time in team history, marking the third straight year that Green Bay will face a divisional foe in Week 1, which last happened in 1996-98 when the Packers were in the NFC Central.
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers’ 2020 NFL regular-season schedule is highlighted by five prime-time contests (subject to flexible scheduling) on the original schedule for the seventh straight year (2014-20).The Packers will open the season at the Minnesota Vikings for the first time in team history, marking the third straight year that Green Bay will face a divisional foe in Week 1, which last happened in 1996-98 when the Packers were in the NFC Central.
NFL sets protocols for reopening of team facilities, actively working on next phase
NEW YORK -- The NFL has set protocols for reopening team facilities and has told the 32 teams to have them in place by May 15.In a memo sent by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained Wednesday night by The Associated Press, several phases of the protocols were laid out.
NEW YORK -- The NFL has set protocols for reopening team facilities and has told the 32 teams to have them in place by May 15.In a memo sent by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained Wednesday night by The Associated Press, several phases of the protocols were laid out.
Green Bay Packers help provide meals to frontline workers
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers are teaming with American Family Insurance to provide $20,000 worth of ready-made meals to northeast Wisconsin’s frontline workers in the fight against the new coronavirus.Packers officials said the meals will be delivered to hospitals May 6-12 for Nurse Appreciation Week and will go to police and fire stations May 10-16 as part of Police Appreciation Week.The Packers also have provided $1.5 million in grants through the Packers Give Back COVID-19 Community Relief Fund.Nate Pokrass, America Family’s community investment and partnerships director issued this statement:
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers are teaming with American Family Insurance to provide $20,000 worth of ready-made meals to northeast Wisconsin’s frontline workers in the fight against the new coronavirus.Packers officials said the meals will be delivered to hospitals May 6-12 for Nurse Appreciation Week and will go to police and fire stations May 10-16 as part of Police Appreciation Week.The Packers also have provided $1.5 million in grants through the Packers Give Back COVID-19 Community Relief Fund.Nate Pokrass, America Family’s community investment and partnerships director issued this statement:
Only on FOX6: Relive the 1996 NFC Championship game, Packers vs Cowboys
MILWAUKEE -- FOX6 News is carrying another classic Green Bay Packers playoff game on Sunday, May 3 starting at 2 p.m.Brett Favre and the Packers squared off against Troy Aikman and the Dallas Cowboys in the 1996 NFC Championship -- a trip to the Super Bowl at stake.Played at Dallas' Texas Stadium, other Packers icons took the field including Reggie White, LeRoy Butler and Antonio Freeman.
MILWAUKEE -- FOX6 News is carrying another classic Green Bay Packers playoff game on Sunday, May 3 starting at 2 p.m.Brett Favre and the Packers squared off against Troy Aikman and the Dallas Cowboys in the 1996 NFC Championship -- a trip to the Super Bowl at stake.Played at Dallas' Texas Stadium, other Packers icons took the field including Reggie White, LeRoy Butler and Antonio Freeman.
Green Bay Packers donate $250K for PPE at area hospitals
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers have distributed $250,000 to Green Bay area health care systems to provide personal protective equipment for doctors, nurses and staff working to care for those who are sick amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization announced Thursday, April 30.The donation will provide three $83,333 grants to the three healthcare systems in the Green Bay area through their foundations: the Bellin Health Foundation, HSHS St.
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers have distributed $250,000 to Green Bay area health care systems to provide personal protective equipment for doctors, nurses and staff working to care for those who are sick amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization announced Thursday, April 30.The donation will provide three $83,333 grants to the three healthcare systems in the Green Bay area through their foundations: the Bellin Health Foundation, HSHS St.
Goodell reduces salary to $0, NFL workers taking pay cuts
NEW YORK -- Commissioner Roger Goodell has reduced his salary to $0 and other NFL employees will be taking pay cuts or furloughs due to the coronavirus pandemic.Goodell, who makes upward of $30 million a year from salaries and bonuses, voluntarily had his salary reduced this month, a person familiar with the move tells The Associated Press on Wednesday.
NEW YORK -- Commissioner Roger Goodell has reduced his salary to $0 and other NFL employees will be taking pay cuts or furloughs due to the coronavirus pandemic.Goodell, who makes upward of $30 million a year from salaries and bonuses, voluntarily had his salary reduced this month, a person familiar with the move tells The Associated Press on Wednesday.
NFL renews Thursday night streaming deal with Amazon
NEW YORK — The NFL has renewed its streaming deal with Amazon for Thursday night games for three years.Amazon Prime Video and Twitch also will have exclusive streaming rights to one additional regular-season game in 2020.Amazon Prime Video and Twitch will stream 11 Thursday night games broadcast by Fox, giving access to more than 150 million paid Prime members.The regular-season weekend game streamed on those outlets will be played on a Saturday in the second half of the schedule.
NEW YORK — The NFL has renewed its streaming deal with Amazon for Thursday night games for three years.Amazon Prime Video and Twitch also will have exclusive streaming rights to one additional regular-season game in 2020.Amazon Prime Video and Twitch will stream 11 Thursday night games broadcast by Fox, giving access to more than 150 million paid Prime members.The regular-season weekend game streamed on those outlets will be played on a Saturday in the second half of the schedule.
NFL to hold 2021 draft in Cleveland from April 29-May 1
CLEVELAND — After a successful virtual, stay-at-home experience this year, the NFL plans to hold its draft outdoors in downtown Cleveland next year from April 29 to May 1.The dates were announced Tuesday, three days after the completion of a unique draft that went smoothly despite logistical obstacles due to the COVID-19 pandemic.TV ratings soared over the weekend as fans soaked in every moment of a rare live sporting event held in recent months.
CLEVELAND — After a successful virtual, stay-at-home experience this year, the NFL plans to hold its draft outdoors in downtown Cleveland next year from April 29 to May 1.The dates were announced Tuesday, three days after the completion of a unique draft that went smoothly despite logistical obstacles due to the COVID-19 pandemic.TV ratings soared over the weekend as fans soaked in every moment of a rare live sporting event held in recent months.