When the Packers were forced to release Nick Collins prior to the 2012 season, they were left with a gaping hole at the most important position in the secondary. Collins, a three-time Pro Bowler, was among the best safeties in football at the time he suffered a career-threatening neck injury in 2011, while his counterpart, […]
Defensive Backs
With questions at safety, could Woodson return?
For seven years, Charles Woodson was everything Packers fans wanted–a leader and defensive difference-maker. Oh, and an expensive free agent acquisition. But scheduled to count $9,437,500 against the salary cap in 2013, the Packers opted to release Woodson and use that money elsewhere. Since then, the Packers have signed Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews to […]
Packers 2013 NFL Draft: Day 3 Grade and Analysis
Entering the final day of the 2013 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers were slated to make ten selections. But when it was all said and done, the Packers added only nine players to the team. Their first two selections of the day were offensive linemen David Bakhtiari and J.C. Tretter. Bakhtiari was a three-year […]
NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Earl Wolff, S NC State
Green Bay Packers NFL Draft prospect profile: S Earl Wolff Player Information: Earl Wolff, S North Carolina St. 5-11, 209 pounds Hometown: Raeford, N.C. STATS NFL Combine: 40 time: 4.40 20-yard shuttle: 4.07 Broad jump: 11′ 2″ Vertical jump: 39″ News and Notes: Three-year starter at North Carolina State … Former head coach Tom O’Brien once called […]
NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Josh Evans, FS Florida
Green Bay Packers NFL Draft prospect profile: FS Josh Evans Player Information: Josh Evans, FS Florida 6-1, 207 pounds Hometown: Irvington, N.J. STATS NFL Combine: 40 time: 4.54 20-yard shuttle: 4.10 Broad jump: 10′ 3″ Vertical jump: 34.5″ News and Notes: Two-year starter alongside first-round hopeful Matt Elam … Started 24 games and appeared in a total […]