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San Francisco 49ers, Trent Williams agree to $138.06 million deal that makes him highest-paid OL in NFL history

Trent Williams and the San Francisco 49ers have reached a six-year, $138.06 million deal that will make him the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history, his agency announced Wednesday morning. The deal has $55.1 million in guaranteed money, Williams’ agency Elite Loyalty Sports tweeted. The contract also includes a $30.1 million signing bonus, sources told […]

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Green Bay Packers release veterans Rick Wagner, Christian Kirksey to clear cap space

Even if the Packers weren’t over the projected cap, both players would have been strong candidates for release considering their uneven performances last season. Wagner also informed the team that he is strongly considering retirement, sources said. The moves created $10.25 million in salary-cap space for a team that was about $23 million over the […]

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Finally, Aaron Rodgers vs. Tom Brady: Inside the playoff matchup 13 years in the making

For years, the only hope for a Tom Brady–Aaron Rodgers meeting was the Super Bowl. The one time Rodgers made it, Brady’s New England Patriots got knocked out by the New York Jets — the Jets! — in the divisional round following the 2010 season. They have been in the same postseason nine times, but […]

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No Green Bay Packers deemed close contacts after OT Jared Veldheer tests positive for COVID-19, source says

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Two days after arriving in Green Bay, veteran offensive tackle Jared Veldheer was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Veldheer tested positive for COVID-19, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates. But the good news for the top-seeded Packers as they prepare for Saturday’s NFC divisional-round playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams […]

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Source: Jared Veldheer to sign with Green Bay Packers after Indianapolis Colts wild card start

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jared Veldheer saved the Green Bay Packers in the playoffs last year, and he could do it again this year — and would make NFL history in the process. The veteran offensive tackle will sign with the Packers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday, in a move that comes […]

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Green Bay Packers blast Chicago Bears to clinch NFC’s No. 1 seed, get bye

Aaron Rodgers might finally get his wish: an NFC Championship Game at Lambeau Field. All the Green Bay Packers have to do is win one more game and that becomes a reality. Rodgers ensured that in Sunday’s regular-season finale thanks in part to a perfect first half on the way to a 35-16 win over […]

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Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers still in ‘grieving process’ as LT David Bakhtiari (knee) confirmed out for season

GREEN BAY, Wis. — All Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers could do was hope for good news after All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari suffered a knee injury in practice on Thursday. One phone call dashed that. “I got a call from him yesterday, late in the afternoon,” Rodgers said Friday. “I was hoping […]

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Green Bay Packers fear LT David Bakhtiari suffered season-ending ACL tear in practice, source says

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have lost one of the most important members of their high-powered offense, All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari, to what is believed to be a season-ending knee injury suffered in practice on Thursday, a source told ESPN. The primary diagnosis is a torn ACL, a source told ESPN, […]

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Biggest Week 13 injury questions for all 32 NFL teams: Daniel Jones, Josh Jacobs and Julio Jones

Daniel Jones, the starting quarterback for the NFC East-leading New York Giants (4-7), leads a host of players whose status is in doubt entering Week 13 of the 2020 NFL season. Jones, who suffered a hamstring injury last week, was not on the practice field Wednesday in the portion open to the media. Colt McCoy […]

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Aaron Jones available for Green Bay Packers against San Francisco 49ers

Jones missed the previous two games because of a calf injury and was listed as questionable on the short week. He was limited in practice. With top backups Jamaal Williams and AJ Dillon placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list (Dillon tested positive and Williams was deemed a high-risk close contact) it would have left the Packers […]

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