The Packers and Charles Woodson agreed to a two-year extension on Thursday. The All-Pro cornerback and reigning Defensive Player of the Year is now under contract through the 2014 season. This really shouldn’t come as a big surprise. We were told last December that Woodson was interested in a new deal and Josina Anderson...
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Some people are surprised that Quinn Johnson is third on the depth chart at fullback and in danger of not making the 53-man roster. In reality, the only surprise should be that GM Ted Thompson chose to spend a fifth-round pick on the former LSU star in 2009. Johnson today is exactly the player...
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The idea for this post came to me while I was watching the Family Night scrimmage from the comfort of my own living room. Here’s something a little different for a quiet Wednesday. I don’t know the man personally, but Bob McGinn doesn’t strike me as somebody who would ever visit a blog about...
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By now, everyone has probably read the hysterical – not to mention disturbing – story of Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, model Jenn Sterger and one photogenic penis. If the allegation is true, the old gunslinger is one creepy dude. If it’s not true, well, do you really feel sorry for the guy who spent...
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OK, so Dan Gilbert’s open letter to Cavalier fans probably wasn’t befitting of an NBA owner. He called LeBron James everything from a quitter to a traitor to a coward. Did he go overboard? Of course he did, but as a Cheesehead, doesn’t some small part of you wish that Gilbert was running the...
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It’s a few minutes after midnight on Friday and neither Chad Clifton nor Aaron Kampman has re-signed with the Packers. That makes both players unrestricted free agents and will allow them to test the open market for the first time in their respective careers. While Clifton could still find his way back to Green...
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Anyone who criticized GM Ted Thompson for placing Pat Lee on IR at the beginning of September with a relatively minor injury simply didn’t watch the young cornerback play last summer. Truth is, the former Auburn standout didn’t show nearly enough in his second training camp to justify being kept around for two months...
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While most of the country celebrates Brett Favre’s amazing success at age 40, Packer fans know better. They know one thing and one thing only – that if No. 4 displayed even a sliver of the control and focus during the last 10 years of his career in Green Bay that he’s shown during...
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The Packers haven’t had much success in January this decade, but 95 regular season victories and six trips to the playoffs is a resume that most teams would take in a heartbeat. That’s why it’s so surprising that John Schneider is only the third key assistant coach or front office executive to leave the...
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According to a person familiar with the situation, Green Bay’s Co-Director of Football Operations John Schneider is on Cleveland’s long list and Seattle’s short list of general manager candidates. And this isn’t the first time the Wisconsin native has been on another team’s radar. His was among the names linked to prior openings in...
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