Last Sunday, when Jordy Nelson landed awkwardly on the turf at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh during a preseason game, Green Bay Packers fans were heartrendingly reminded that season ending knee injuries are a part of football. Later that day I was reminded of another Green Bay Packers player who sustained not one, but two knee…
As we get closer to the end of camp, that means that, unfortunately, “The Turk” will come calling for players. And when he tells them that coach wants to see them, they know that their time is up. For the Packers it is no different, except that this year the cuts are much more difficult.…
Oh, no! It’s Jordegeddon on Cheesehead Radio, and Al, Jayme, and a sleep-deprived CD gather to commiserate all of the ramifications of Jordy Nelson’s preseason injury. Tune in for the latest news, the best tweets, and some of the finest Green Bay Packers commentary you’ll find anywhere on the internet. Plus, an extremely lonely Giants…
The first pit in my stomach came when Jordy Nelson clapped his hands together in anger after going down in Pittsburgh. Nelson’s a smart football player. He’s also not a very demonstrative one. For him to be that upset in a preseason game I hoped it was just an ankle, but it probably wasn’t. We…
In one of the darkest weeks of recent Green Bay Packers training camps, Ol’ Bag of Donuts take the airwaves to talk about the Jordy Nelson injury. Davante Adams and Jeff Janis may be the two guys everyone is talking about, but Chris and Adam suggest otherwise on which Packer needs to step up his…
IF there could possibly be any silver lining to the loss of Jordy Nelson this season, perhaps it might have been the timing. The third preseason game is usually the most significant one, with teams often playing their starters for the entire first half. Saturday night’s match-up with the Philadelphia Eagles should have been a golden, much…
Packers fans everywhere are still reeling from the news that Aaron Rodgers’ greatest deep threat Jordy Nelson will be lost for the season, yet another victim of the dreaded anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. Of course there is the initial shock when the All Pro wide receiver went down in a non-contact injury. While it…