Packers Elect Not to Franchise Tag Free Agent QB Matt Flynn

Packers quarterback Matt Flynn will be free to sign with whichever team he so chooses this spring after the NFL’s franchise tag deadline passed Monday without GM Ted Thompson slapping the $14.4 million tender on the 27-year-old backup. Instead of taking the risk of tagging Flynn and then trading him to a quarterback-needy team, the […]

NFL Draft Prospect Profile: DE/OLB Nick Perry, USC

Green Bay Packers draft prospect profile: DE Nick Perry, USC Player information: Nick Perry, DE USC 6-foot-3, 271 lbs Social sciences economics major and Detroit, Michigan native. NFL Combine: 4.64 40yd dash 4.66 20 yard shuttle 7.25 3-cone drill 124″ broad jump 38.5″ vertical jump 35 bench press reps News & Notes: A five-star recruit […]

Hines Ward: A Precursor to the Packers’ Decision With Donald Driver

1,000 career receptions, two Super Bowl rings and 14 dedicated years later, receiver Hines Ward was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday. From Steelers president Art Rooney II: “We had a conversation today with Hines Ward and informed him that we plan to release him of his contract prior to the start of the 2012 […]

Green Bay Packers: Risk in Franchise Tagging QB Matt Flynn?

Now that the Green Bay Packers have re-signed tight end Jermichael Finley to a two-year, $15 million deal Wednesday, the focus has shifted from what could have been a messy franchise-tag dispute on Finley to whether or not the Packers will tag-and-trade free agent quarterback Matt Flynn. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel beat writer Tom Silverstein thinks […]

Green Bay Packers Re-Sign TE Jermichael Finley with Two-Year Deal

According to several reports, the Green Bay Packers avoided any looming franchise tag battle by re-signing free agent tight end Jermichael Finley Wednesday with a two-year, $15 million deal. Pro Football Talk first reported the agreement per a league source, and Finley confirmed the report through his Twitter account shortly thereafter. Many have speculated that […]