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 […]
Packers Free Agency
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 […]
Packers Preparing to Let Free Agent C Scott Wells Walk?
Quarterback Matt Flynn and tight end Jermichael Finley have commanded most of the free agent spotlight this offseason in Green Bay, with it being widely assumed that the Packers would eventually come to a deal with highly valuable free agent center Scott Wells sometime in the process. Not so fast, says Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal […]
To Fix the Packers Defense, Is It Time For Ted Thompson To Tread Into The Free Agency Waters?
Sometimes, desperate times call for drastic action and the situation with the Green Bay Packers defense is starting to border on desperate after the unit was shredded in the 37-20 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants in the NFC playoffs. Packers GM Ted Thompson knows he needs to fix his defense […]
Thoughts on the Dozen Green Bay Players Sent Packing
Young players who the team nurtured last season need to emerge as serious competitors to push for starting jobs and at the least provide reliable, quality back up for the starters. In this list I think of names like T.J. LANG, NICK McDONALD, C.J. WILSON, TOM CRABTREE, JAMES STARKS fit this category.