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Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Offensive line has few problems with Packers. O’Neill calls it ‘a violent group’ Right tackle Brian O’Neill, the first-time team captain, was asked moments after the Vikings’ 23-7 victory on Sunday over the Packers how rookie Ed Ingram, the new right guard, fared in his NFL debut. “If you average over [four] yards a carry and over 350 yards of total offense, you had to have done a good job,” O’Neill said. “Just the way he bounced back from new looks, different… Source link

Aaron Rodgers is moving on from John Wick to Cameron Poe. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images for The Match) Aaron Rodgers spent last season trying to look like John Wick. This year, it appears he has a new inspiration. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] The Green Bay Packers quarterback arrived at training camp Tuesday with some long hair, a short beard, a white tank top and some light blue jeans. In other words, he was styled exactly like Nicolas Cage’s… Source link

Once Aaron Rodgers decided, with the help of a monstrous contract, to return to the Green Bay Packers it seemed the NFC North race was already over. The Packers have won three NFC North championships in a row. The Packers might not be quite as good as previous years, but it’s not like the rest of the division is positioned to beat them. The Packers are the third biggest favorite to win their division in BetMGM’s odds, behind only the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills. That speaks to the… Source link

Jaire Alexander broke a few records with the shiny new extension he reportedly signed on Monday. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Alexander and the Green Bay Packers have agreed to a four-year, $84 million contract extension. Schefter reported that the 25-year-old Alexander will receive a $30 million signing bonus, a record for defensive backs, and will be paid just over $1 million in salary this season so his cap number can be as small as possible. His average yearly salary will be around… Source link

If you’re looking for some NFL drama in the 2022 season, circle Nov. 13 on your calendar. That’s when Mike McCarthy, former Green Bay Packers head coach and current Dallas Cowboys head coach, will face his former quarterback Aaron Rodgers for the first time. Cowboys at Packers in Week 10 is the latest scheduling appetizer released by the NFL, just one day before they’re set to announce the full 2022 schedule. In the ramp up to that announcement, the NFL has released its full international… Source link

The Green Bay Packers granted Matt LaFleur’s request for speed at wide receiver during the 2022 NFL draft. At the NFL Annual Meetings last month, LaFleur said the Packers needed to add speed to help replace Marquez Valdes-Scantling, the offense’s top deep threat. A month later, Brian Gutekunst obliged, taking two of the fastest on-field players at the Senior Bowl in Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs. “Certainly, if you look at our roster right now, we definitely need to get some speed in… Source link

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Having released Za’Darius Smith to help get in compliance with the salary cap and last year’s young backups providing meager contributions with Smith missing most of the season, Eric Edholm went with Purdue’s George Karlaftis with the Green Bay Packers’ first pick in a mock draft at Yahoo. Edholm noted some pertinent Packers history in making the first pick. “With receiver somewhat picked over and a quality pass-rush talent on the board, this is the way we’ll go… Source link

The Green Bay Packers have agreed to trade wide receiver Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders, according to multiple reports. The Packers will receive the Raiders’ 2022 first- and second-round draft picks, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Adams will sign a new contract in Las Vegas worth $141.25 million over five years for an average value $28.25 million per year. The trade reunites Adams with his college quarterback Derek Carr. Adams and Carr… Source link

The Green Bay Packers are adding another staff member to assist Rich Bisaccia’s special teams. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, the Packers hired Michael Spurlock as a quality control assistant on special teams. Spurlock, who played nine seasons in the NFL, returned 107 kickoffs and 81 punts during his career. He produced five total return touchdowns; two on punts and three on kickoffs. In 2007, Spurlock became the first player in the history of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to return a kickoff… Source link

Aaron Rodgers will be back in the green and gold in 2022 … and beyond. Rodgers reportedly agreed to a four-year, $200 million extension with the team Tuesday, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The deal makes Rodgers the highest paid NFL player of all time. Rodgers will receive $153 million guaranteed as part of the new deal. Rodgers will reportedly receive $50 million per season, per Jay Glazer. Rodgers later confirmed on social media that he’ll be back with the Packers next season,… Source link