Overview: When I look at this group of players, it’s quite shocking to see that it comprises three first round draft picks and one second round pick. While the Packers’ outside linebackers are no slouches, you’d expect a little more punch from those levels of draft picks. That said, it’s hard to get too down […]
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Matthews Still Recovering From Injury
A recent conversation between Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews and USA Today’s Tom Pelissero revealed that Matthews is still not 100% healed from a repeat thumb injury suffered late in the 2013 season. ESPN’s Rob Demovsky featured the conversation in a recent article at ESPN.com. Matthews explained, in more detail, what happened with each […]
Ten Packers Training Camp Topics: #5 — Perry’s improvement
When the Green Bay Packers selected Nick Perry with their first pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, they envisioned him and Clay Matthews being their version of LaMarr Woodley and James Harrison. Prior to the draft, the 270-pound Perry made it clear that he’d rather play with his hand in the ground in a 4-3 […]
Nick Perry preparing for an important sophomore season
Packers outside linebacker Nick Perry faced a tough transition from a college defensive end to outside linebacker in his first NFL season. Perry showed flashes of promise throughout training camp and through the early stages of the season before a wrist injury landed him on the injured reserve. Appearing in six regular-season games, Perry recorded […]
NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Sean Porter, LB Texas A&M
Green Bay Packers NFL Draft prospect profile: LB Sean Porter Player Information: Sean Porter, LB Texas A&M 6-1, 229 pounds Hometown: Schertz, TX STATS NFL Combine: 40 yard: 4.75 Bench: 22 Vert: 35″ Broad: 119″ News and Notes: Sean Porter’s story is much like another less known linebacker coming out of a big college program that […]