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Aaron Rodgers Not Happy with Outcome of McGregor-Mayweather

August 27th, 2017

Matt Loede

Posted in News

USA Today Sports

Lots of folks are still buzzing about the fight last night featuring Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, won in the 10th round by Mayweather after it appeared that McGregor simply ran out of gas.

Count Packers QB Aaron Rodgers to the list of those that seemed to be in the corner of Conor McGregor, as today Jason Wilde tweeted out the following from Rodgers about how he felt the fight went.

Rodgers, when asked about the big fight, with a chuckle: "Not too exciting … a lot of people paid for that … myself included." ?

— Jason Wilde (@jasonjwilde) August 27, 2017

By the way the cost of the fight was $99.99, which for Rodgers is not much considering he’s making $13.6 million this season.

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Packers CB Damarious Randall Calls Out Eagles WR Bryce Treggs for ‘Dirty’ Hit

August 22nd, 2017

Carter Wilkinson

Posted in News

Bryce Treggs has been catching some heat on Twitter for a hit he made on Damarious Randall, with the Eagles wide receiver also being called out by the Packers cornerback himself, Kevin Spain of USA Today reports.

Treggs said Monday in a since-removed tweet that he was fined by the NFL for the hit.

“I made league minimum last year and I just got fined 25K,” the tweet said. “I’m starting a gofundme to pay it.”

Before it was deleted, Randall responded by calling out the wide receiver.

Yo broke ass shouldn't play dirty then https://t.co/WPmkTQyHFk

— Damarious Randall (@RandallTime) August 21, 2017

Treggs hit Randall during the first quarter of his team’s preseason opener on Aug. 10 while blocking on a LeGarrette Blount run. Randall left the game with a concussion.

On Twitter, Treggs defended himself against comments blasting him for a dirty hit by saying that he has to get noticed in order to make the Eagles’ 53-man roster.

As an undrafted guy fighting for a roster spot, you're always trying to stand out on film. A lot of y'all don't understand that.

— Trigga Jones (@BryceTreggs) August 21, 2017

My assignment was a force block on that play and I was trying to put a physical play on film. Nothing dirty about trying to earn a job.

— Trigga Jones (@BryceTreggs) August 21, 2017

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Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Says He Wants to Play Until He’s 40

August 4th, 2017

Matt Loede

Posted in News

Aaron Rodgers knows exactly where he wants to be when he turns 40 years old, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

“Hopefully right here,” Rodgers said standing in front of his locker at Lambeau Field. “Hopefully talking to you guys right here.”

On the day Tom Brady turned 40, Rodgers said he not only said he hopes he’s still playing at that age but he hopes he’s still doing it for the Green Bay Packers.

“I do think it’s realistic,” the 33-year-old Rodgers said. “I hope it’s in this locker room, though. That would mean it’s been at a high level. Like I said, hopefully Dec. 2 of 2024, help me out, 2023. Thank you.”

Rodgers, who was drafted by the Packers in 2005, had a front-row seat for the end of Brett Favre’s career in Green Bay during the summer of 2008. But it wasn’t just the end of Favre’s time with the Packers that makes him feel that way.

“It’s being a sports fan and watching some of my favorite all-time players either not finish in the place they started or the place where you fell in love watching them play — or they did,” Rodgers said. “And seeing how different the memory is of those players as a fan, and seeing some of my favorite player growing finishing up now or have finished up in the last two or three years — the Derek Jeters, the Kobe Bryants, the Tim Duncans — doing it their entire career in one place, that makes things pretty special.

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Packers RB Ty Montgomery Spent the Summer Working with the “Footwork King”

July 26th, 2017

Matt Loede

Posted in News

USA TODAY Sports

Packers wideout-turned-running back Ty Montgomery worked with Rischad Whitfield, better known as the Footwork King, during the break between minicamp and training camp according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com.

Whitfield has become one of the best trainers of NFL running backs in recent years and was given a large portion of the credit for Melvin Gordon’s sophomore surge last season.

“I hope it pays off for me, too,” Montgomery said. With Whitfield, Montgomery did “a lot of speed-ladder drills, a lot of change-of-direction drills, a lot of read-and-reaction drills.” Montgomery is also up to 223 pounds, but it’s lean muscle in the chest and shoulders area in an effort to take more of a pounding as a runner. The Packers are counting on Montgomery to be their primary back during the 2017 season.

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Video: CBS Breaks Down the Packers Punting Battle This Summer

July 25th, 2017

Matt Loede

Posted in Opinions, Video

USA Today

Undrafted rookie Justin Vogel is the only punter on the Packers’ roster. He fits Green Bay’s preferred skill-set but there are no guarantees.

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Packers Pick Up Option on Pro Bowl Safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

May 2nd, 2017

Matt Loede

Posted in News

The Packers officially picked up the fifth-year option on their Pro Bowl safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Monday, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

The deal marks the first time the team used the tactic to add another year to their first-rounder’s contract.

The Packers had until Wednesday to decide whether to add the fifth year (2018) to Clinton-Dix’s contract.

As a result of the option, Clinton-Dix will receive around $6 million in 2018, all of which is guaranteed against injury. Clinton-Dix is scheduled to make $1.55 million during the 2017 season.

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Packers Send Running Backs Christine Michael and Don Johnson Packing

May 1st, 2017

Matt Loede

Posted in News

The Packers Monday released a pair of running backs, saying so-long to Christine Michael, and Don Johnson.

In this past weekend’s NFL Draft the Packers drafted Jamaal Williams (Round 4, Pick 134, BYU), Aaron Jones (Round 5, Pick 182, UTEP) and Devante Mays (Round 7, Pick 238, Utah State) stocking a depleted running back corps.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy named Ty Montgomery his starting running back on Saturday shortly after the team picked a trio of running backs — BYU’s Jamaal Williams (fourth round), UTEP’s Aaron Jones (fifth round) and Utah State’s Devante Mays (seventh round) — on the final day of the draft.

Even with Montgomery, a converted receiver, as the starter, the Packers are expected to share the workload among the new group of backs.

Michael played in nine games, including playoffs, last year for the Packers. He rushed 31 times for 114 yards and one touchdown in six regular-season games and added 58 yards on 16 carries in the three playoff games combined. The 2013 second-round pick of the Seahawks joined the Packers on Nov. 16, the same day Jackson was placed on injured reserve because of a knee injury.

The Packers re-signed Michael to a one-year, $800,000 deal on March 23, but only the $25,000 signing bonus was guaranteed.

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Report: Packers Nearly Dealt QB Brett Hundley on Draft Day

May 1st, 2017

Matt Loede

Posted in News

The Packers dangled their backup quarterback Brett Hundley on the trade market and came close to making a deal on the second day of the draft, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

Now it appears they’ll likely hang on to him for another year, but expect them to move him before he enters the final year of his contract in 2018. They believe they can get much more in return than the fifth-round pick they invested in him in 2015.

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