The Packers also cleared receiver Allen Lazard (shoulder) and outside linebacker Rashan Gary (elbow) to play after missing last week’s game. Jones suffered a right knee injury on Nov. 14 against the Seattle Seahawks and was seen in tears coming out of the medical tent shortly after he was examined on the sideline. It turned […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — Keeping quarterback Aaron Rodgers off his fractured toe was more important to the Green Bay Packers this week than getting him on the practice field. That’s how coach Matt LaFleur approached the lead-up to Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams at Lambeau Field. Rodgers did not practice Friday, making him […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — The Packers keep winning games and losing players. They did both again Thursday, when they beat the Arizona Cardinals yet lost tight end Robert Tonyan and running back/kick returner Kylin Hill. Tonyan’s agent, Jack Bechta, tweeted Friday that his client suffered a clean tear of the ACL in his left knee, […]
Continue readingWe’re seven weeks into the 2021 NFL season, and the first-year cornerbacks continue to flex their collective muscles. Three of them make the second edition of our rookie rankings. And while our top 10 has some movement, once again only one quarterback made the cut. It’s actually a pass-catcher atop the board here, as the […]
Continue readingThe protector of Aaron Rodgers‘ blind side is expected to practice this week for the first time since he tore the ACL in his left knee during a practice on New Year’s Eve. Bakhtiari remains on the physically unable to perform list, but it opens a three-week window in which he can practice without playing. […]
Continue readingCHICAGO — Vintage Aaron Rodgers turned into unfiltered Aaron Rodgers on Sunday. It wasn’t necessarily what the Green Bay Packers quarterback did with his play in another of a long list of wins over the Chicago Bears. It was what he said in the Soldier Field end zone after his 6-yard touchdown scramble in the […]
Continue readingWeek 6 of the 2021 NFL season featured a statement win from the Ravens, who blew out the Chargers in a highly anticipated AFC matchup. The Rams and Colts also had big days, with Matthew Stafford, Carson Wentz, Cooper Kupp and Jonathan Taylor posting huge numbers on offense. The Chiefs bounced back against Washington to […]
Continue readingTwo days before facing the Chicago Bears, Packers coach Matt LaFleur ruled out Kevin King because of the shoulder injury he suffered in last week’s win in Cincinnati. A day before the Bengals game, the Packers put All-Pro cornerback Jaire Alexander on injured reserve because of a similar injury. The Bears, however, have the fewest […]
Continue readingWe’re three weeks into the 2021 NFL season, and the growing struggles for the league’s rookie quarterbacks have certainly headlined the play of this year’s draft class overall in the early stages — and impacted how a list of the best first-year performers looks to this point. The five first-round QBs have combined for a […]
Continue readingThis week’s edition of the 2021 NFL Power Rankings is all about first impressions, as after months of buildup and hype, we got to see every NFL team take the field for the first time in a game that counts. But first impressions from Week 1 go well beyond team performance. Week 1 wasn’t just […]
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