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Packers’ Christian Watson out for season with torn ACL in right knee
4 days, 13 hours ago

Packers’ Christian Watson out for season with torn ACL in right knee

Associated Press  

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson has torn his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and he won’t be available for any of the postseason. Packers coach Matt LaFleur confirmed the severity of Watson’s injury Monday, one day after the 2022 second-round pick from North Dakota State was carted into the locker room in the second quarter of …

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Packers fail yet again to produce a premier performance against a top NFC team in loss to Vikings
1 week, 5 days ago

Packers fail yet again to produce a premier performance against a top NFC team in loss to Vikings

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The top of the NFC standings are towering over the Green Bay Packers as they move toward the playoffs, casting a long shadow shaped like Vikings, Lions and Eagles over what has been an otherwise-promising season on both sides of the ball. “I don’t think we were at our best, but that’s a credit to them in our …

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Packers getting healthier as season winds down
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Packers getting healthier as season winds down

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — While other teams around the NFL are seeing their injury lists grow as the season winds down, the Green Bay Packers appear to be getting healthy at just the right time. To have everybody relatively healthy and to be able to have our top guys out there would be huge for us.” The Packers head into …

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Rams trying to work through first-quarter struggles, hope healthier O-line can help
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rams trying to work through first-quarter struggles, hope healthier O-line can help

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — If the Los Angeles Rams looked like an offense starting from scratch in their loss to Miami on Monday, it’s because, in a way, they were. The return of left guard Steve Avila from a a knee injury and center Jonah Jackson from a shoulder injury gave the Rams the interior offensive line they expected to start …

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QB Malik Willis has little time to adapt as he joins Packers just before start of the season
4 months, 1 week ago

QB Malik Willis has little time to adapt as he joins Packers just before start of the season

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers believe Malik Willis’ solid production this preseason offers a better indication of his potential than his rather pedestrian regular-season statistics. There’s no more lounging around and kind of getting ready for the season.” Willis, 25, started three games as a rookie two years ago and didn’t reach 100 passing yards in any …

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Browns’ Deshaun Watson sitting out preseason opener as he continues recovery from shoulder surgery
5 months ago

Browns’ Deshaun Watson sitting out preseason opener as he continues recovery from shoulder surgery

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND — Deshaun Watson might be ready to play. Watson will sit out Cleveland’s exhibition opener on Saturday against the Green Bay Packers as the team continues to take a cautious approach after the quarterback underwent right shoulder surgery in November. Earlier in camp, Watson said he’s feeling healthy and is aiming this season to “block out noise.” The Browns …

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Green Bay Packers mailbag: What impact can rookies MarShawn Lloyd, Edgerrin Cooper have?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Green Bay Packers mailbag: What impact can rookies MarShawn Lloyd, Edgerrin Cooper have?

New York Times  

It’s that time of year again, ladies and gentlemen. GO DEEPER Packers' Jordan Love could ride last season's momentum and become a top fantasy QB What are some of your questions you want answered during the 2024 training camp? The Packers’ depth at tackle is sketchy since Luke Tenuta missed all of last season because of injury, Caleb Jones was …

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Packers’ Anders Carlson follows brother’s advice as he tries to bounce back from tough rookie season
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Packers’ Anders Carlson follows brother’s advice as he tries to bounce back from tough rookie season

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers kicker Anders Carlson hopes to follow his older brother’s example by having a productive NFL career despite struggling as a rookie. LaFleur added that Carlson’s “had a pretty solid spring.” “I think all these guys have kind of had their moments, but I think particularly of late, he’s done a really nice job,” …

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The Packers will have plenty of new players to work into their new defensive scheme
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Packers will have plenty of new players to work into their new defensive scheme

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers added plenty of new faces to a defense that has a new coordinator and a new scheme this year. Stokes played nine games in 2022 and three in 2023 due to injury, but LaFleur said Sunday the 2021 first-round pick is “full go.” General manager Brian Gutekunst said the ACL injury Enagbare …

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Hiring Jeff Hafley as Packers defensive coordinator puts pressure on Matt LaFleur
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Hiring Jeff Hafley as Packers defensive coordinator puts pressure on Matt LaFleur

New York Times  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Matt LaFleur better hope he got this Jeff Hafley hire right. LaFleur fired defensive coordinator Joe Barry the week following the season-ending loss to the 49ers despite four consecutive solid performances to end Green Bay’s resurgent second half. “Certainly any time you make a change of that magnitude there’s a lot of thought and deliberation that …

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Packers must follow up a surprising season by dealing with heightened expectations
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Packers must follow up a surprising season by dealing with heightened expectations

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur began the offseason with a message for a team that overcame inexperience to reach the divisional round of the playoffs. “Just because we got to a certain spot doesn’t mean that’s guaranteed moving forward,” LaFleur said Monday at his season-ending news conference. And the expectation is that when they come …

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Patience paying off for Packers QB Jordan Love during his recent surge
1 year, 1 month ago

Patience paying off for Packers QB Jordan Love during his recent surge

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is producing as many long pass completions as anyone in the league in his first year as a starter. “I feel like it’s just comfort, being comfortable in the pocket,” Love said Wednesday regarding his improvement. “Obviously getting more reps, more reps, being comfortable with my reads, understanding what the …

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Rams dealing with QB uncertainty as they visit Packers in a matchup of slumping teams
1 year, 2 months ago

Rams dealing with QB uncertainty as they visit Packers in a matchup of slumping teams

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers haven’t reached the end zone before halftime in any of their last five games. I think that’s what we’ve got to get back to – just starting the game fast and being able to put up points on that first drive, second drive,” said Packers quarterback Jordan Love, whose team has totaled …

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Packers place offensive tackle Bakhtiari on injured reserve as he continues to deal with knee issue
1 year, 3 months ago

Packers place offensive tackle Bakhtiari on injured reserve as he continues to deal with knee issue

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari was placed on injured reserve Thursday, his latest setback stemming from a knee injury that has limited him for the past three years. “He’s been battling and battling and battling to try to make it back.” Asked whether Bakhtiari would miss the rest of the season, LaFleur replied that …

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Packers’ Anders Carlson, Tariq Carpenter shine at Family Night practice inside Lambeau Field
1 year, 5 months ago

Packers’ Anders Carlson, Tariq Carpenter shine at Family Night practice inside Lambeau Field

New York Times  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Asked which coaches and players have been most helpful in his transition from safety to inside linebacker, Tariq Carpenter mentioned one name: special teams coordinator and assistant head coach Rich Bisaccia. Bisaccia, he said, has been on his “tail,” even if the 24-year-old might’ve wanted to use another word when speaking with reporters after Family Night …

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Sean McVay’s ‘maniacal’ pursuit of a Super Bowl and what it cost: ‘The Playcallers’ podcast
1 year, 6 months ago

Sean McVay’s ‘maniacal’ pursuit of a Super Bowl and what it cost: ‘The Playcallers’ podcast

New York Times  

On Monday, The Athletic released a new narrative podcast series called “The Playcallers.” It explores the clashing of offensive and defensive systems, of coaches and of players inside the NFL’s youngest coaching family. Here’s what Rams fans should listen for as they dive into the five-episode series, which is playing in full on “The Athletic Football Show” podcast feed and …

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Packers takeaways: New backup QB, changes in the secondary, kicker uncertainty
1 year, 9 months ago

Packers takeaways: New backup QB, changes in the secondary, kicker uncertainty

New York Times  

PHOENIX — No storyline is bigger in Green Bay right now than the transition at quarterback, and Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love were the main topics of conversation when Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst and head coach Matt LaFleur spoke with reporters this week at the NFL’s annual league meeting. “I think we’re fooling ourselves if we think he’s going …

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LaFleur says Rodgers ‘feeling better,’ but status uncertain
2 years, 1 month ago

LaFleur says Rodgers ‘feeling better,’ but status uncertain

Associated Press  

Aaron Rodgers wants to keep playing through his growing list of injuries as long as the struggling Green Bay Packers still have a mathematical chance of reaching the playoffs. “I know he’s feeling better today,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Monday. “I think we’ll know more in the next couple of days.” LaFleur said the Packers planned to continue relying …

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Packers release two 2021 picks in Amari Rodgers, Kylin Hill
2 years, 1 month ago

Packers release two 2021 picks in Amari Rodgers, Kylin Hill

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have released wide receiver/punt returner Amari Rodgers one year after they traded up in the third round to draft the former Clemson star. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst announced on Tuesday the roster moves involving Rodgers and running back/kick returner Kylin Hill, a 2021 seventh-round pick from Mississippi State. Gutekunst said afterward …

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Rodgers remains upbeat amid thumb injury, Packers’ slump
2 years, 2 months ago

Rodgers remains upbeat amid thumb injury, Packers’ slump

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers insists he’s still having fun even as he plays through a thumb injury while trying to lead a slumping offense on a.500 team. He threw 20 touchdown passes without any interceptions through the Packers’ final seven regular-season games last season while fighting through a fractured pinky toe that severely limited …

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Bakhtiari’s return gives Packers plenty of options on O-line
2 years, 3 months ago

Bakhtiari’s return gives Packers plenty of options on O-line

Associated Press  

Whether the Green Bay Packers will continue rotating David Bakhtiari and Yosh Nijman at left tackle remains uncertain. Packers coach Matt LaFleur worked Bakhtiari in gradually Sunday by having him alternate series with Nijman during Green Bay’s 14-12 victory at Tampa Bay. Although Green Bay’s offense had a disappointing day overall after reaching the end zone on its first two …

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Jenkins’ return has Packers feeling better about themselves
2 years, 3 months ago

Jenkins’ return has Packers feeling better about themselves

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Elgton Jenkins offered a mixed review on his return to the Green Bay Packers’ offensive line. Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Sunday night that “if he’s not in the lineup, we don’t win that game.” LaFleur went into more detail Monday. “And I know this: Elgton holds himself to such a high standard that I’m sure …

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Douglas’ surprising emergence sparks Packers’ defense
3 years, 1 month ago

Douglas’ surprising emergence sparks Packers’ defense

Associated Press  

Green Bay Packers cornerback Rasul Douglas never lost hope that he could produce in the NFL even as he struggled to earn a roster spot earlier this year. Since Green Bay signed him off the Arizona Cardinals’ practice squad in early October, Douglas has delivered two of the biggest plays any Packers defender has produced all season. “It was just …

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Packers hopeful Alexander can avoid season-ending surgery
3 years, 3 months ago

Packers hopeful Alexander can avoid season-ending surgery

Associated Press  

The Green Bay Packers are hoping 2020 Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander’s injured shoulder will heal on its own rather than needing season-ending surgery. “It’s one of those things we’re going to let heal and see where it’s at down the line before making that determination,” coach Matt LaFleur said on Friday. “But we’re hopeful that it’ll heal the right …

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