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…
July 23, 2020
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Matt Hendershott
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…
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…
July 13, 2020
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TundraVision
LempsTalkinPack: Think About The Future!
Chris Lempesis is back and in this episode he’s looking ahead to the 2021 offseason for the Pack. He takes a look at six key players who are scheduled to be unrestricted free agents after the season and ranks them in terms of least likely-most likely to be back in 2021. There are definitely some…
A few days ago, Bleacher Reports Chris Roling proposed a blockbuster trade in which the Cleveland Browns’ would trade disgruntled-yet-talented tight end David Njoku to the Packers for a second-round draft pick. The justification, of course, has been that with the departure of Jimmy Graham, the Packers are, once again, on the search for the…
July 9, 2020
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Matt Hendershott
Should the Packers trade for David Njoku?
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…