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 readingChicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles pondered the question, knowing his ability to find an answer will help define his legacy: Why haven’t the Bears been able to draft and develop a franchise quarterback in the past 85 years? “It’s a good question,” Poles said at the annual league meeting in March. Perhaps the person […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — If there’s one word to describe what’s in store for Jordan Love in 2024, it’s this: more. The Green Bay Packers need exactly that from their quarterback in his second season as the starter. More leadership. More comfort. More variety. More everything. In some ways, that has already started. When the […]
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 readingRees-Zammit stunned rugby fans when he announced in January that he was leaving the sport to pursue a dream of playing in the NFL. On Friday, Rees-Zammit posted a 4.43 in his 40-yard dash at the NFL’s International Player Pathway (IPP) pro day. He also achieved a 9ft 7in broad jump and 29-inch vertical jump. […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — For the two years Josh Jacobs and Xavier McKinney played together at the University of Alabama, they would often discuss the possibility that someday they both would be in the NFL. But they never even entertained the idea of playing on the same team at the next level — let alone […]
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 readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — NFL free agency is off and running, and we’re keeping track of every major signing, trade and release of the 2024 offseason, with analysis from our NFL Nation reporters and grades from our experts. The new league year begins Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, which means free agent signings can be […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Mahomes on Chiefs’ three-peat: ‘We’re doing it’ Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes expresses his gratitude to fans at the team’s Super Bowl parade before assuring them the team will three-peat. (0:18) The Kansas City Chiefs were crowned the Super Bowl LVIII champions Sunday night, which means it is now officially the 2024 […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Tyler Fulghum explains why he likes Patrick Mahomes to not throw a pick as a prop bet for the Super Bowl. (0:35) All eyes will be on Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and San Francisco’s Brock Purdy throughout Super Bowl LVIII, but which quarterback props are the best ones to bet on? […]
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