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Like many in the cheese head state, when it comes to college football, I’m a Wisconsin Badgers fan all the way. Naturally, every top Badgers player when they head into the NFL Draft, I hope somehow, they end up being drafted by the Green Bay Packers. This has only happened five times in the last…


It may be cold and frozen in the confines of Lambeau Field, but the NFL off season is heating up! CBA negotiations and voting are taking place between the owners and players union as we speak. Like any negotiations we shouldn’t be surprised if they get contentious. The owners prepared an offer (which I’m sure…


In the history of the NFL draft, which began in 1937, a total of 298 players from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been drafted into the NFL, averaging out to 3.5 players drafted per year. While there have been seasons that have included zero Badgers drafted (1938, 1967, 1978), there are also seasons where it…


Last offseason, the Green Bay Packers made a controversial (at least in the state of Wisconsin) decision to pass on drafting University of Wisconsin pass rusher T.J. Watt in the first round. Instead, then-General Manager Ted Thompson traded down to the top of the second round and selected Washington cornerback Kevin King. With the extra…


Last month, many were expecting the Green Bay Packers to draft a pass rusher, or even multiple pass rushers, high in the NFL Draft. It makes sense, considering the Packers were 17th in total pressures generated from the front seven (218). However, Green Bay was only nine pressures ahead of 25th place. The Packers struggled…


While the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team has been getting national attention with their National Championship berth last night, their football team is a perennial Top 25 program as well. As of January, a total of 33 former Badgers were on NFL rosters, two of which were a part of the Green Bay Packers. Backup quarterback…