Posts Tagged ‘NFL’
Former UW-L player, coach now Packers GM
The Green Bay Packers new general manager has ties to La Crosse. Brian Gutekunst played football for two seasons at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, before a shoulder injury ended…
Read MoreThe NFL needs a playoff committee
The NFL needs a playoff committee. I’ll just lob that out there. It’s a weird time to live in Wisconsin. In the sports world, anyway. It’s still cold as F.…
Read MoreIn copycat NFL, Seattle’s defensive scheme keeps spreading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Seattle didn’t make the playoffs, but its defense essentially did. The scheme that carried the Seahawks to consecutive Super Bowls (2013-14) has become increasingly popular around the…
Read MoreMoss, Urlacher, Lewis among 15 NFL Hall of Fame finalists
Star linebackers Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher are among four first-time eligible former players selected among the 15 modern-era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018.…
Read MoreWhoever gets the Packers GM job is one lucky son of a gun!
I’m glad Ted Thompson is out as general manager of the Green Bay Packers. Nice guy, but time for a change. The change was obviously needed, and now some lucky…
Read MorePackers will go 9-7, as 2018 scheduled opponents released
The 2018 Green Bay Packers schedule of opponents has been released. Here’s the rundown: HOME: Arizona, San Francisco, Buffalo, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota. ROAD: Los Angeles Rams, Seattle, New…
Read MoreHopes high as Vikings take bye, franchise scars to playoffs
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Civic groups, businesses and local government employees in Minnesota are already preparing for the next census two years away. Minnesota State Demographer Susan Brower is…
Read MoreStable Packers embark on offseason of change with GM search
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — One of the NFL’s model franchises for stability and success, the Green Bay Packers have embarked on an offseason of change after missing the playoffs…
Read MorePackers cleaning house to ring in new year, firing Capers and replacing Thompson
The Green Bay Packers rang in the new year with a cleaning house of sorts. It’s funny what the team’s first sub-.500 record in nearly a decade will do. First,…
Read MorePackers lock up Adams for 4 years, $58 million
The Green Bay Packers have locked up Davante Adams to a four-year extension that could be worth $58 million. Adams’ $14.5 million base salary will make him the fourth-highest paid…
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