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NFL commissioner Goodell signs 5-year contract extension
NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Goodell has signed a five-year contract extension to remain commissioner of the NFL through 2024. A memo from the NFL’s compensation committee to team owners…
Read MoreList of most indispensable player on each NFL team, and no, this guy isn't on it
The Associated Press looks at the player deemed most indispensable by the AP sports writer covering each NFL team — quarterbacks need not apply — and what makes him so…
Read MorePackers CB Kevin King out for season with shoulder injury
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The early end to rookie Kevin King’s season in Green Bay opened a path for Demetri Goodson to return to the secondary following a serious…
Read MoreColumn: Is sports betting about to go mainstream? Bet on it
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jimmy Vaccaro has been taking — and dispensing — money in this city’s sports books for the better part of 43 years. Until this week, he…
Read MorePackers look to build on OT win, keep eye on Rodgers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — An overtime victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept the Green Bay Packers in the NFC playoff race. But coach Mike McCarthy knows that star…
Read MoreHow fast is Packers' Dean Lowry? He says not that fast. Could have fooled TB
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Dean Lowry estimates that he could run a 40-yard dash in 4.8 seconds. Watching him rumble down the field on a 62-yard fumble return for a…
Read MoreAaron Rodgers returns to Green Bay Packers practice
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers celebrated his 34th birthday by returning to Green Bay Packers practice. The two-time NFL MVP is on injured reserve and was designated to…
Read MoreEven Rodgers' return may not be enough for Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The math is not in the Green Bay Packers’ favor when it comes to extending the team’s streak of eight consecutive playoff appearances. And a…
Read MoreAntonio Brown catch, Boswell kick and Steelers win in 17-second final drive
PITTSBURGH — Chris Boswell kicked a career-long 53-yard field goal as time expired to give the Pittsburgh Steelers a 31-28 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. The…
Read MorePackers in similar spot a year after "run-the-table" streak
GREEN BAY, Wis. — A bright spot to the rough, five-game stretch that has dropped the Green Bay Packers to a .500 record is that many players in the locker…
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