This week saw the first handful of NFL players that have chosen to opt-out of the 2020 seasons due to COVID-19-related concerns. New Packers WR Devin Funchess is one of these players and is the first (and currently only) Packer to do so. Funchess has experience with the virus, as he spent the offseason caring…
July 29, 2020
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Brandon Carwile
Does Everson Griffen Make Sense?
After years of former members of the Green Bay Packers have joined forces with the division rival Minnesota Vikings, the trend could finally change course. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday that the Packers have expressed an interest in signing defensive end Everson Griffen. Apparently, the interest could be mutual. Following a decade in…
As the league prepares for training camp and players begin to report to team facilities, the NFL announced on Monday evening that it has officially cancelled the 2020 preseason. While the preseason games are unimportant to fans and teams as a whole, they serve has a proving ground for players battling for a roster spot…
July 27, 2020
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Ralph Mancini
5 Ways The Packers Can Sabotage Their Season
As the second-year head coach of the NFC North Champion Packers who came within one game of playing in Super Bowl LIV, Matt LaFleur enters the season as a big white-tailed deer with a crimson red bull’s eye on his back. Some analysts, however, attribute last year’s 13-3 record to an inordinate dose of good…
July 27, 2020
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Michael Johrendt
Continuing Undrafted CB Pipeline Possible this year
Many cornerbacks have come into training camps with the Green Bay Packers via the undrafted route, and many have made huge impressions through camps, drills, and the preseason skate to make the 53-man roster right out of the gate. And even with this offseason looking quite different than in years past, there is one name…
July 24, 2020
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Anthony Haag
Packers a finalist to host 2024 NFL Draft
There is a lot of news to get to coming out of Packer Nation. But today, we are going to discuss the news that Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy shared yesterday during the organizations virtual shareholders meeting, the Packers are one of three finalists to host the 2024 NFL Draft. The Packers were one of three…
July 23, 2020
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Matt Hendershott
Could lack of preseason give Packers an edge?
It’s official–the 2020 NFL season will feature no preseason games. This news is unsurprising. The NFL was already willing to drop from four games to two, but the NFLPA had been pushing for all of the exhibition games to be dropped. Despite a lukewarm (at best) fan reception of preseason games, they hold an important…