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| Packers DE Neal injures knee |
NFL Football |
08/16/2011 |
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| Green Bay, WI (MySportsbook) - Green Bay Packers defensive end Mike Neal injured his left knee during Tuesday's practice. Neal, who was expected to replace departed free agent Cullen Jenkins, got his feet tangled up in a non-contact drill and went down clutching his left knee. "The way Mike fell; I saw it from the special teams drill, just the reaction of everybody. It makes you nervous," head coach Mike McCarthy said. Neal, a second-round draft pick in 2010 out of Purdue, will have an MRI and other tests don |
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| Seahawks add ex-Packer Bigby to secondary |
NFL Football |
08/16/2011 |
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| Renton, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Seahawks have signed former Green Bay Packers safety Atari Bigby. Bigby played in just four games for the Packers last year after having ankle surgery at the beginning of training camp. The Central Florida product spent the past six seasons with the Packers. He recorded 164 tackles and 10 interceptions in 46 career games. To clear a spot on the 90-man roster, Seattle released fullback Dorson Boyce. The Seahawks also signed rookie wide receiver Brandon Smith and waived/i |
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| McCoy, Browns top Packers in preseason opener |
NFL Football |
08/13/2011 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Colt McCoy was sharp in his first preseason action of 2011, completing 9-of-10 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown to help the Cleveland Browns topple the Green Bay Packers, 27-17. The former Texas Longhorn capped his first drive -- an eight-play, 71-yard march -- with a 27-yard touchdown pass to receiver Josh Cribbs. He highlighted another scoring drive with a 37-yard pass to tight end Benjamin Watson. Watson finished with a pair of catches for 56 yards and Peyton Hillis ran f |
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| Packers visit Bears fan Obama at White House |
NFL Football |
08/12/2011 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers were guests of President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday. In a lighthearted ceremony, Obama opened his remarks by saying that, as a devoted fan of the rival Chicago Bears -- who were beaten by Green Bay in the NFC Championship Game -- it "hurts a little bit" to congratulate the Packers. "This is a hard thing for a Bears fan to do," Obama said. "It doesn't hurt as much as the NFC Championship game hurt, but it still hurts; you |
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| Former Green Bay kicker Chandler passes |
NFL Football |
08/12/2011 |
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| Green Bay, WI (MySportsbook) - Former Green Bay Packers kicker and punter Don Chandler passed away at the age of 76 on Thursday. The Green Bay Press Gazette reported on Friday that he died Thursday morning in Tulsa, Oklahoma and that he had been battling cancer. Chandler spent 12 seasons between the New York Giants and Packers and was a member of the Packers for victories in the first two Super Bowls in 1967 over Kansas City and 1968 against Oakland. |
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| Ex-Packers, Giants kicker Don Chandler dead at 76 |
Headlines |
08/12/2011 |
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Don Chandler, a kicker and punter who was part of four championship teams with the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants, has died. He was 76. His death Thursday was confirmed by the Moore Southlawn Funeral Home in Tulsa, Okla. Chandler played 12 NFL seasons, nine with the Giants and three with the Packers. He won an NFL championship with the Giants as a rookie in 1956. ``Don was a great player for us during some of the best years in Giants history,'' John Mara, the team's preside |
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| Bears fan Obama hosts Packers at White House |
Headlines |
08/12/2011 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Welcoming the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers to the White House was no easy task for President Barack Obama. Obama is a die-hard fan of the Packers' rivals, the Chicago Bears. And the Packers beat the Bears in the last year's conference championships to reach the Super Bowl. Still, Obama congratulated the Packers on their victory, as well as the work they do in the Green Bay community. Obama says the team has raised millions for charities, given scholarships to local students, and |
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| Ex-Giants, Packers kicker Chandler dead at 76 |
NFL Football |
08/12/2011 |
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Don Chandler, a kicker and punter who was part of four championship teams with the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers, has died. He was 76. The Moore Southlawn Funeral Home in Tulsa, Okla., said Chandler died Thursday. Chandler played 12 NFL seasons, nine with the Giants and three with the Packers. He won an NFL championship with the Giants as a rookie in 1956 and three with Vince Lombardi's Packers, an NFL championship game victory over Cleveland after the 1965 season. He was al |
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| Green retires as a Packer |
NFL Football |
08/11/2011 |
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| with the club with whom he enjoyed his best years. "You don't really think about this day a whole lot, but it's here," Green admitted. "Since 2007 when I left and went to Houston, a big part of me was still here." Green spent eight seasons with the Green Bay Packers (2000-06, 2009). In 104 games, he totaled a franchise-record 8,322 yards and 54 touchdowns on 1,851 carries while adding 350 catches for 2,726 yards and 14 more scores. The native of Omaha also departs as the club's all-time leader in yards from scr |
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| Ex-Packer Ahman Green to be BTN sideline analyst |
This Day in Sports |
08/10/2011 |
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Former Green Bay Packers and Nebraska running back Ahman Green is done playing football. Now he's ready to start talking about it. The Big Ten network has hired the 34-year-old Green as a sideline analyst for selected games this fall. His first assignment for BTN is Nebraska's Sept. 3 opener against Tennessee-Chattanooga. Green says his role would be to offer his opinion on strategies and other coaching decisions as well as other in-game issues. He also is doing some volunteer high scho |
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