In what has been a frantic week of negotiations, trades, and player signings, the Green Bay Packers have finally signed each of their 2011 draft picks. These ten rookies had been waiting anxiously for the end of the lockout so that they could get to Green Bay and start training. And now, with all of their contracts signed, they have earned their numbers and are ready to take to the practice field.
D.J. Williams
2011 Season Will Determine Jermichael Finley’s Future in Green Bay
And it’s not like the Packers haven’t considered the scenario in which Finley leaves this team. Call it what you want, but the Packers have drafted three tight ends—Andrew Quarless, D.J. Williams and Ryan Taylor—over the past two seasons.
Packers 2010 Yearbook Awards: Player Most Likely to win Rookie of the Year
Green Bay Packer Most Likely to be Their “Rookie of the Year”
Looming Questions for the Packers in a Post-Lockout NFL World
With NFL owners set to meet Tuesday in Chicago, a very important week in the sport’s labor situation is about to unfold. Optimism is starting to take hold in this lockout, and while I’d hesitate to say an agreement is imminent, things are finally starting to look like football will be played next season without interruption.
Packers 2011 NFL Draft – What was Ted Thompson Thinking?
With the 2011 NFL Draft in the books, Green Bay Packers fans everywhere are left to speculate on why Ted Thompson chose the players he did. In this article, I will try to delve into the mind of our ‘awkward genius” and present a coherent rational for each pick.