It wasn’t easy, but the roll the Packers have been on as of late continued Sunday as they topped the Lions in Detroit 24-20. Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes, including a 22-yarder to Randall Cobb with 1:55 left, and the Packers came through with their 5th win in a row. The Pack sealed the […]
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Mason Crosby named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
Packers kicker Mason Crosby has been named the NFC’s Special Teams Players of the Week, the NFL announced on Wednesday. One week after tallying seven extra points, Crosby was 4-for-4 on field goal tries with a boot of 56 yards in the Packers’ 25-14 victory over the Falcons on Sunday night. The Colorado alum also […]
Grading the Packers and the NFC North in Free Agency
Playoff Bound Vikings? Chicago Bears Unsigned players: S Josh Bullocks (UFA), QB Todd Collins (UFA), OLB Pisa Tinoisamoa (UFA), MLB Rod Wilson (UFA), RB Garrett Wolfe (UFA). Key arrivals: Ex-Seahawks UFA C Chris Spencer, July 31 (two years); Ex-Texans DT Amobi Okoye, July 30 (one year); Ex-Cowboys RB Marion Barber, July 30; Ex-Jet DL Vernon […]
Packers Bring Back Mason Crosby with Five-Year Deal
The Packers have retained their kicker, agreeing to a five-year deal with Mason Crosby, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. Crosby, who turns 27 a few days before the 2011 season-opener against the New Orleans Saints, has handled the kicking duties for the Packers since being chosen in the sixth-round of the 2007 NFL […]
Packers to Use the Franchise Tag on Kicker Mason Crosby?
The Packers may elect to use the franchise tag on kicker Mason Crosby, writes Pete Dougherty of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. “Honestly I’m a little bit surprised (they haven’t used the tag on Crosby), just cover your tracks a little bit,” Crosby’s agent, Mike McCartney, said. “The (tender) number is not outrageous.” Crosby, 26, has […]