The average NFL team is worth $1.43 billion and the league is knocking on the $10 billion revenue door. The NFL is easily this country’s most revered sport. Every Sunday, Monday and now Thursday (begrudgingly) has become must-see TV. The playoffs are a smorgasbord for the senses and the Super Bowl continues to set ratings […]
Retirement
Brett Favre’s Return To Packers: Are Fans Ready?
It only took me 18 months before I broke down and wrote about Brett Favre. I joined Jersey Al’s team in August of 2012 and until recently, it was pretty easy to avoid the topic altogether. Over the past year, however, Favre’s name has been tied more closely with the Green Bay Packers and a […]
Are Packers Ready To Retire Longwell?
We learned, today, that Ryan Longwell will retire as a member of the Green Bay Packers. Players sometimes will sign a symbolic one-day contract with the team that they started with and so that they can finish up where the started. Longwell spent his first nine NFL seasons with the Packers before joining the Minnesota […]
Chicago Bears Brian Urlacher Announces Retirement
Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher announced today that he is retiring from the NFL after 13 seasons. I know this is a Packers website but when one of the all-time greats from a division rival hangs up the cleats, it’s noteworthy. Urlacher is a sure first-ballot Hall of Famer. No doubt about it. Even the casual […]
My Favorite Donald Driver Photo…
A photo I took of Donald Driver, in all his glory… (click on image for a full-screen view) (This was after the Seattle “Snow Globe” Playoff game.) —————— Follow Jersey Al: Follow @JerseyAlGBP Add to Circleson Jersey Al Bracco is the founder and editor of AllGreenBayPackers.com, and the co-founder of Packers Talk […]