This year is a leap year and there is no better way to honor Packer Hall of Famer LeRoy Butler than making leap day, LeRoy Butler Leap Day. LeRoy may not have had his moment this leap year by being selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but the Wisconsin State Assembly has declared…
In what is typically a slow news cycle coming out of 1265 Lombardi, and we are usually discussing the NFL combine and looking ahead to the NFL Draft. This weekend there was big Packers news. The State of Wisconsin announced that February 29th would LeRoy “Leap” Butler Day, there was a rumor that Green Bay…
We are not even a month into the off-season yet but the Packers and the NFL are in full off-season mode. As fans, we can make our plans for our annual off-season visit to Green Bay. We can also look ahead to the NFL draft which is two months away. The 2020 NFL draft will…
It was the first weekend without NFL football. But the help cure those blues, the XFL re-launched this past weekend. Surprisingly enough, it was an enjoyable product. It was a chance for players who were cut from the NFL to continue to play the game they love. Fans also seemed to enjoy more football. After…
I was going to write about the Packer tidbits that came out of the Super Bowl on Sunday, but instead with the news of Willie Wood last night, my thoughts have changed. The Lombardi Era legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer, safety Willie Wood passed away at the age of 83 on Monday Night.…
Super Bowl weekend is upon us. Another year has gone by and the Green Bay Packers will not be playing in the game, a game they last played in 2010. If you are looking for ties to the Green Bay Packers organization, there are several of them between the Chiefs and 49ers I will start…
This past Sunday was the NFL Pro Bowl game in Orlando, Florida. This is typically a game that is hard for players and fans to get motivated for and give a 100% in. But on Sunday, two Packers brought their “A” game. A day that was overshadowed by the sudden news about Kobe, even Za’Darius…