GREEN BAY, Wis. — Brian Gutekunst has just about done it all when it comes to the draft, even in his relatively short tenure as the Green Bay Packers’ general manager. Since his first draft in 2018, he has traded up, traded back, picked a franchise quarterback in the first round, doubled up at positions […]
Continue readingThe Green Bay Packers own 11 picks in the 2024 NFL draft, including five in the top 100. The Packers finished 9-8 last season and advanced to the playoffs, beating the Cowboys in the wild card before losing the 49ers in the divisional round. They acquired running back Josh Jacobs during the free agency period […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — The last time the Green Bay Packers made this drastic of a change on defense, when they moved from a 4-3 to a 3-4 in 2009 after hiring Dom Capers as coordinator, they supplemented it with two first-round picks in nose tackle B.J. Raji and outside linebacker Clay Matthews. This year’s […]
Continue readingIn what was easily their biggest D-line makeover since coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch arrived in 2017, the Niners agreed to deals with three defensive linemen — ends Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos and tackle Jordan Elliott — from the outside, traded for another (tackle Maliek Collins) and re-signed one of their […]
Continue readingThe initial NFL free agency rush of 2024 was more frenetic than ever, as hundreds of players were given millions of dollars to relocate to new cities. Leading the way were a pair of former Pro Bowl quarterbacks looking to rekindle old success in new locales, but Kirk Cousins and Russell Wilson were hardly alone […]
Continue readingSANTA CLARA, Calif. — On their second swing at finding an experienced linebacker this week, the San Francisco 49ers landed on eight-year veteran De’Vondre Campbell. Campbell and the Niners agreed to terms on a one-year deal Friday morning, a source told ESPN. That agreement comes a couple of days after the Niners thought they had […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers did not set out to sign a big-name running back, but when talks with Aaron Jones broke down over a pay cut late last week, they quickly pivoted over the weekend and decided to go after free agent Josh Jacobs. By early Monday afternoon, the team made […]
Continue readingTheir futures could become clearer after this week’s NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, where agents for several of those players are scheduled to meet with Packers executive vice president/director of football operations Russ Ball, who handles negotiations for Gutekunst. While the Packers aren’t completely clear from salary cap troubles, they’re at least unburdened from the […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — The playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers was as fresh as the grass stains on Keisean Nixon‘s uniform when he was asked to sum up the 2023 version of the Green Bay Packers. As much as the 24-21 playoff loss at Levi’s Stadium had left its mark, so did this […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Tyler Fulghum leans to the Packers-Chargers game being under the scoring line. (0:44) GREEN BAY, Wis. — No one involved with the Green Bay Packers’ defense — player or coach — has been around the team longer than Jerry Montgomery. In his nine seasons as an assistant coach, Montgomery has seen […]
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