Sports media is once again fascinated with Green Bay Packers’ wide receiver depth chart. Last week, Devin Funchess chose to opt-out of the 2020 season. I discussed how the team brass is comfortable with their depth chart and expect great things from their young receivers. In press meetings this week, Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, and…
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…
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…
The Green Bay Packers will have a much quieter lead towards the 2020 regular season, as the team declared there will be no fans in attendance for training camp practices, Family Night, and home preseason games. Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy made the announcement on Wednesday, declaring, “The tremendous support of cheering fans at Lambeau Field…
In an offseason with a plethora of viable options, the Green Bay Packers did little to address their dearth of passing game weapons. The team signed veteran wide retriever Devin Funchess but otherwise passed on other weapons in free agency. They had opportunities to take a wide receiver in the deepest WR class in recent…
With training camp (probably?) looming in the next few weeks, the Green Bay Packers have taken an important step by signing first-round pick QB Jordan Love and second-round pick RB AJ Dillon to rookie deals. Per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Packers showed great faith in Jordan Love with a fully guaranteed contract of $12,383,470…
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we still aren’t sure whether an NFL season will happen, and if so, when fans will be allowed in stadiums. One thing we do know is that it is likely there won’t any Lambeau Leaps in Green Bay in 2020. Sports Business Daily’s Ben Fischer reported on Wednesday…
