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Packers’ Road To 53

The Green Bay Packers had to release 22 players today to get to the 53-man roster limit. Perhaps the biggest surprise among those players is safety and return man Will Blackmon. Blackmon has been injured for much of training camp and that certainly didn’t help his chances of making the roster, but he was considered [...]

Three Players On PUP, One To Injured Reserve

Al Harris and Atari Bigby

The Green Bay Packers reached the mandated 75-man roster limit on Tuesday by placing three players on the physically unable to perform list and one on injured reserve. Joining cornerback Al Harris on the PUP are safety Atari Bigby and running back James Starks, a sixth-round draft choice. None of the three have practiced this [...]

Training Camp Preview: Packers Positional Battles

Aaron Rodgers

Bring on the bikes, training camp is here. Here is a position-by-position look at the Packer’s depth chart, and potential position battles that will take place during training camp. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Matt Flynn Graham Harrell Battles: If Harrell, who threw for more than 5,000 yards in his senior season at Texas Tech, picks up [...]

Graham Harrell Looks Like He Has A Job

Graham Harrell

The Green Bay Packers released four players yesterday in preparation for signing their draft picks. Among those released was quarterback Noah Shephard, meaning the Packers will open training camp with three quarterbacks on their roster. Behind Aaron Rodgers and Matt Flynn sits former Texas Tech star Graham Harrell, who hasn’t had much of an opportunity [...]

Welcome to the Team, Jake Allen – You’re Cut!

Jake Allen

Update: Allen was claimed on waivers by the offensively challenged Cleveland Browns. ———- The Green Bay Packers promoted wide receiver Jake Allen from the practice squad on October 27, after injuries to Jordy Nelson, Brett Swain and Jermichael Finley had decimated their receiving corp. Today, they gave Allen the old heave ho. Allen played briefly [...]

Packers’ Final Roster Takes Shape

Ruvell Martin

Since the Green Bay Packers full list of roster moves is about to be official, we’ll be updating the list at the top of the site from here on out. Cut: defensive lineman Dean Muhtadi, tackle Dane Randolph, linebacker Cyril Obiozor, cornerback Trevor Ford, running back Kregg Lumpkin, defensive end Ronald Talley, quarterback Brian Brohm, [...]

22 Packers Fight for Their Jobs Tonight; Total Packers Final Roster

Quinn Johnson

When the Green Bay Packers visit Nashville for their final preseason game against the Tennessee Titans tonight, it will be the last audition for 22 current members of the team. Of course, that number probably will increase after final cuts on Saturday, as Ted Thompson has a tendency to add at least a couple players [...]

Packers Begin Cuts, Woodson Talks Big

Charles Woodson

The Green Bay Packers began trimming their roster on Sunday, in order to get down to Tuesday’s league mandated 75-player limit. Three players got their pink slips – punter Durant Brooks, receiver JaRon Harris, and linebacker Stryker Sulak. None of these cuts are a surprise, but Brooks’ release means that the Packers have settled on [...]

Ted Thompson: Master of Disaster!

Ted Thompson

From out of left field, the Green Bay Packers punter of last season and the only one in camp for most of this year, Jon Ryan, was cut yesterday to make room for former Washington Redskins’ punter Derrick Frost. Also cut was linebacker Abdul Hodge, who had a pretty nice training camp and showed real potential [...]

Wynn Returns to Practice And Gets Cut, Harrell Injured Again

Justin Harrell

And so the DeShawn Wynn era in Green Bay has come to an end. No sooner did the running back, who started four of the Packers’ first seven games before going on injured reserve last year, return to practice (yesterday) from his latest injury than he got the ax (today). Also axed was receiver Chris “My Idol [...]