Analysis: After a tumultuous afternoon where NFL headlines were dominated by the Green Bay Packers organization and Aaron Rodgers, management decided to look at things defensively in the first round. The Packers selected Georgia cornerback Eric Stokes with the 29th pick of the 2021 NFL Draft on Thursday night in Cleveland. Stokes is a cornerback…
Former New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman announced on that he would indeed be stepping away from football recently. Edelman was a mainstay on multiple New England championship teams and always seemed to be at the right place at the right time in the postseason. With his retirement, many Patriots fans have begun talking…
Aaron Rodgers future with Packers in ‘Jeopardy?’
I’m not sure what the bigger news of the past week has been. Is it the fact that Green Bay Packers owner Mark Murphy punted on numerous questions about Aaron Rodgers and his contract in a press conference earlier this week? Or is it the much more fun tidbit of information that Rodgers will be…
Past success the formula for Green Bay Packers future
Coming into the offseason, the Green Bay Packers had many questions that needed to be answered. What would the futures look like for major free agents like Aaron Jones, Corey Linsley and Kevin King? How would the organization be able to get under the cap? Would other free agents be signed? It seems like all…
Devin Funchess takes pay cut to play for Packers
The Green Bay Packers have many decisions left to make regarding contracts, draft choices and free agency. However, the organization can check one thing off its list. Devin Funchess, a free agent wide receiver signed in the 2020 offseason who opted out of the 2020-21 season, will stay with the Green Bay Packers. With alternative…
Packers never really had a chance at JJ Watt
Admit it Packer fans. You wanted JJ Watt. Don’t get me wrong, I wanted him too. We were all fooled into believing that, for some reason, JJ Watt would give the Green Bay Packers some sort of hometown discount. Instead, I can imagine General Manager Brian Gutekunst getting on the phone with JJ’s agent and…
Restructure or cut? Remaining options for Packers to free cap space
The Green Bay Packers are in the business of freeing up cap space. Starting the offseason off with a bang, the Packers were able to do that by freeing up over $8 million by restructuring All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari. Since then, Packer fans have been on the edge of their seats waiting to see…