The Packers have been busy during the legal tampering period that started Monday. First news dropped that Preston Smith had a new contract extension, which keeps the talented pass rusher a Packer the next 5 seasons. Next were the unfortunate, but necessary cost cutting release of both Za’darius Smith and Billy Turner. Later that afternoon,…
As of this writing, the Green Bay Packers chose not to dive into the murky waters of the free agent tight end market. Austin Hooper, the primary target the Packers were expected to pursue, signed with Cleveland and became the highest-paid tight end in the game, while Hunter Henry has been franchise tagged by Los…
Once again a close eye will be kept on Green Bay’s tight ends come training camp. Jimmy Graham’s cap hit leads the NFL for the 2019 season at $12.6 million. Coming off the year he just had, the 32-year-old tight end will have to pull off something miraculous to justify a larger cap hit than…
Now I see why the Packers passed on Noah Fant and Irv Smith Jr. They select versatile tight end Jace Sternberger out of Texas A&M with the 75th pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. First off, this is a guy that quarterback Aaron Rodgers will enjoy throwing to and this is also a warning to…
The Packers have a lot of position holes to fill from edge rusher, middle linebacker, safety to offensive lineman and tight end. One player that gets mentioned as a good fit with the Green Bay Packers is Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson. Many experts are predicting that T.J. Hockenson will be the first tight end…
From the moment the Green Bay Packers signed Lance Kendricks, many of Packers nation looked forward to seeing the offense play more 12 or “Ace” personnel (2 TE, 1 RB, 2 WR). Often, fans of the Packers have hypothesized about the match up problems this formation causes, and easy yards the offense could generate, if…
Matt LaFleur’s staff is taking shape with a cornucopia of new coaches, including new offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. After original reports had tight ends coach Brian Angelichio as one of the few returning members of McCarthy’s staff, reports late Monday night have LaFleur hiring Falcon’s quality control/assistant o-line coach Justin Outten as the Packers new…
