Green Bay Packers Archive
Packers RB Ryan Grant Suffered Concussion, Could Return Tuesday
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy confirmed that Ryan Grant suffered a concussion in the team’s preseason opener this weekend. The former Notre Dame running back suffered the head injury when he was rocked by two Cleveland Browns defenders Saturday night. Grant stumbled when he first tried to get up and was eventually aided to the [...]Packers RB Ryan Grant Rocked, Suffers Head Injury
Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant suffered a head injury in Saturday night’s preseason opener against the Cleveland Browns. Grant was rocked hard by Browns linebacker Chris Gocong and Robaire Smith on a carry up the middle. The Notre Dame product needed help from the training staff to get off the field after he [...]Clay Matthews to Miss at Least Two Weeks
Clay Matthews, the second-year linebacker for the Green Bay Packers, will miss at least two weeks because of a hamstring injury during Saturday’s scrimmage, reports the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. It is the same hamstring that caused problems for Matthews during the 2009 off-season. If Matthews remains sidelined for just two weeks, he would return in time for [...]
Donald Driver Gets Contract Extension, Will Retire as a Packer
Donald Driver signed a two-year contract with the Green Bay Packers Friday afternoon that will keep him with the team through the 2012 season. Driver previously stated that he wants to play until he’s 40. At the end of the extension he will be 38, which may be good enough for him. “Now I’m [...]
Packers’ Atari Bigby Needs Ankle Surgery
Injuries continue to plague Green Bay Packers safety Atari Bigby. The 28-year-old is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his ankle on Friday according to PFT’s Mike Florio. Bigby hurt the ankle while taking a conditioning test upon his arrival at training camp last week. Until that point he had not signed his one-year tender that [...]
Brett Favre Asked For Trade From Green Bay To Detroit
Vikings quarterback Brett Favre recently revealed that he was willing to be traded to the Detroit Lions, before being shipped to the New York Jets. Prior to the 2008 season Favre and the Packers were at a standstill. Both parties were being stubborn and neither appeared willing to back down to the other. In a recent interview [...]
Unga’s Top Suitors: Bears, Chiefs, Packers, Patriots, Rams, Seahawks and Steelers
BYU running back Harvey Unga is garnering the vast majority of attention from NFL teams heading into Thursday’s supplemental draft. No less than seven teams have their eye on him, but it doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll land there. The St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City [...]
Packers Report Record Revenue, Blame Player Salaries for Small Profit
The Green Bay Packers reported record revenue last season, but only managed a $5.2 million net profit. Although the net profit is small, it is up from $4 million in 2008-09. The team reported $258 million in total revenue for 2009-10. The Packers biggest concern for the small profit margin is the increased player salaries. “Player costs [...]
Packers’ Charles Woodson Escapes from Burning House
Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson was not injured after escaped from a burning home early Saturday morning in Bay Harbor, Mich. Woodson was one of 11 people staying in the multi-million home at the time the fire broke out according to WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee. Per the report, Woodson and an associate smelled smoke around [...]
Packers and Third-round Pick Burnett Close to Deal
The Green Bay Packers and third-round draft pick safety Morgan Burnett are closing in on a deal. Robert Brown, Burnett’s agent, told Kareem Copeland of the Green Bay Press Gazette that negotiations were going well and that the two sides are not that far apart. “Before this week is out is a possibility of the deal possibly [...]