Draft boards and all of their grades are constructed for more than a year — not just in the whirlwind weeks from the NFL combine to pro days to the first team being on the clock. And while there are few real sleepers invited to the Senior Bowl or combine, a draft riser can climb […]
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 readingAlthough some would swear the projection numbers are totally automated or randomly generated, I assure you they are not. I have a lengthy process that involves a mixture of statistical calculations and subjective inputs. The latter is where this piece truly comes in handy. To begin each NFL season, I go team by team and […]
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 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. — 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 readingIf anyone can speak to why the Packers keep finding quarterbacks, it might be Wolf. “Luck,” he deadpanned when asked that question last week at the NFL scouting combine. “No, just kidding,” said Wolf, who is director of scouting for the New England Patriots. “I think the scouting process that I grew up with — […]
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. The “Around the Horn” panel explains why Todd Bowles not using his last timeout against the Lions was a terrible decision. (1:45) Late in the third quarter of the Ravens’ divisional round matchup against the Texans, Baltimore, leading 17-10, faced a fourth-and-1 at the Houston 49-yard line. Then, in the bottom […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. 49ers take the lead as Brock Purdy rolls right and flips one to George Kittle for a 32-yard touchdown. (0:17) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The 31st time was the charm for the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers entered Sunday’s NFC divisional round playoff matchup with the Green Bay Packers 0-30 under […]
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