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.

NFL, Caesars sign casino sponsor deal minus sports betting

NEW YORK -- The NFL is partnering with Caesars Entertainment as its first official casino sponsor, but the deal does not include sports betting or fantasy football.The multiyear arrangement announced Thursday begins with this weekend's playoffs.Caesars will draw on its properties, celebrity chefs, music artists and other entertainment platforms to provide NFL fans with "unique experiences."Caesars will have exclusive rights to NFL trademarks in the U.S. and United Kingdom, including the Super Bowl and draft.

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.

Packers' Davante Adams questionable for Lions game

GREEN BAY — Packers receiver Davante Adams is questionable for Green Bay's season finale against the Detroit Lions because of a knee injury.Adams missed the first two days of practice this week, though he did say that he was optimistic that would be able to play.

$141K+ donated to Salvation Army, raised through Packers autograph signings, matched by Rodgers

GREEN BAY -- Thanks to the efforts and support of Green Bay Packers players, fans and employees, $141,669 was donated to the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign -- the result of donations received during Packers Give Back Day on Dec. 18, and the Packers players autograph signings at the Lambeau Field Atrium throughout the holiday season.Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers matched the donations made during the autograph signings up to $50,000, and also donated $100 in the name of each child at his surprise pizza party on Dec. 17.According to a news release from Packers officials, at Packers Give Back Day, a day designed to allow staff to get out of the office and give back to the Green Bay community, Packers employees rang bells at locations throughout Green Bay and Ashwaubenon including at Festival Foods, Fleet Farm and Shopko locations.

Green Bay Packers get 1st road win of the season in OT vs. New York Jets

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Aaron Rodgers threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams with 6:23 left in overtime, leading the Green Bay Packers to a wild 44-38 victory over the New York Jets on Sunday.The victory was the Packers' first on the road this season — snapping a nine-game skid away from Lambeau Field dating to last season — and it prevented them from becoming the first Green Bay squad since 1958 to go an entire season without a win away from home.And this one was all on Rodgers, who was masterful in the fourth quarter and the overtime period for the Packers (6-8-1).