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 […]
Nate Palmer
Nate Palmer 2013 Green Bay Packers Evaluation and Report Card
1) Introduction:When the Green Bay Packers selected Nate Palmer in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft, the team saw something. Palmer was not projected by many to even be drafted but the Packers thought highly enough of him to make him a sixth round selection this spring. Illinois State is not exactly known […]
Packers Curious Love Affair with Nate Palmer
Ted Thompson didn’t have to do it. Nate Palmer was not going to be drafted. You would be hard pressed to find him breaking the top 400 in anyone’s big board or player rankings. Yet, when the Packers’ turn came up in the sixth round, they made Palmer the 193rd player drafted. This despite the […]
Saturday Listen: Three Radio Interviews with Packers Draft Picks
Three recent Packers draft picks talked about their selection by the Packers, their talents and how they fit. Nate Palmer, 6th round pick, OLB Illinois State J.C. Tretter, 4th round pick, OL, Cornell Datone Jones, 1st round pick, DE, UCLA —————— Follow Jersey Al: Follow @JerseyAlGBP Add to Circleson Jersey Al Bracco […]
Green Bay Packers Sign All But Two Draft Picks
With rookie organized team activities (OTA’s) underway, the Green Bay Packers have begun signing this year’s draft picks. Earlier today and per Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, RB Johnathan Franklin, OL, J.C. Tretter, LB Sam Barrington and LB Nate Palmer had all signed their mandatory four year deals. OL David Bakhtiari reportedly has agreed to a deal with […]