We’re in the middle of March Madness and by now some of us might be dreading what our NCAA tournament brackets look like. The Packers have had their fair share of players who played college basketball before heading into the NFL. We’ll look at some of those who made it on the basketball court before…
As if the Packers do not have enough holes on their time already that they need to fill this offseason, add Jeff Janis’s special teams production to that list. Last week Friday, Jeff Janis signed with the Cleveland Browns, adding another former member of the Packers to their team. It is safe to say the…
The Packers placed rookie corner Kevin King on IR Wednesday and scheduled his season-ending surgery. King has battled shoulder issues since his college days and re-agravated the injury in training camp. His shoulder never got better and had to be set back in place up to 10 times during the season. He missed nine out…
The 2017 Green Bay Packers training camp has finally arrived. For serious fans, it’s the first look at the team that will make and break their Sundays for the next several months. New additions through free agency and the draft are on display for the first time. As exciting as it is for fans, it’s…
The Green Bay Packers entered the 2016 season with a lot of hope at Cornerback. Sam Shields was on the cusp of becoming a Pro Bowl player, and Damarious Randall and Quinten Rollins looked very promising entering their second year. By the end of the season, the position was arguably the worst unit in the…
The Packers’ defense has had its share of struggles over the past few years, but the play from their cornerbacks has generally been positive. Since 2010, Tramon Williams and Sam Shields have been one of the better cornerback tandems in the NFL , and the addition of Casey Hayward and Micah Hyde have solidified the Packers’…
The NFL draft comes to a stunning conclusion, but not before From The Benches has something to say about it. The guys go through every pick from Day 3. Some picks have excitement others are met with disdain. At the end of the show the guys discuss their favorite and least favorite pick of the…