It will be different all around Green Bay when Packers training camp starts. That is an understatement. As the team and players prepare to begin training camp, there will be no fans allowed. It is the first team I can remember not being along the fence to watch practice or seeing kids in line with…
Jake Kumerow. Reggie Begelton. Equanimeous St. Brown. This trio of receivers will need to pick up the slack with free-agent addition Devin Funchess opting out of the 2020 NFL season due to COVID-19 concerns. And with the WR ranks behind Davante Adams already a little thin, having Funchess opt out means that the depth is…
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…
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…
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…
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…
It’s Go Time For Dexter Williams
Can the second-year back rebound from a dismal rookie campaign? Within the span of one season, highly-celebrated sixth-round pick Dexter Williams has seen his stock tumble to the depths of now being an afterthought with little to no chance of making the opening day roster. Entering training camp, the Notre Dame product finds himself in…