The Green Bay Packers’ rookie class has yet to practice in full pads, but less than two months removed from the 2013 NFL Draft, fourth-round pick Johnathan Franklin already seems poised to have a long, successful career. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist, a brain surgeon or the mayor of Los Angeles to figure out […]
Running Backs
Packers Johnathan Franklin: Road to Green Bay, Page One Video
Selected by the Packers in the fourth round of last April’s draft, UCLA running back Johnathan Franklin is the subject of a UCLA video series that will document his transition from college player to professional athlete with the Green Bay Packers. Below is the first installment, Page One. Franklin also happens to be our special […]
McCarthy Closely Monitoring Rookie Running Backs
It’s only been a few days and already the rookies are making an impression on Green Bay Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy. That’s what players are supposed to do and especially guys who are anything but guaranteed a roster spot. That, alone, isn’t earth-shattering news. But as we have seen before, this team has had success […]
DuJuan Harris Once Again a Forgotten Man.
It was only a month before the NFL draft that Mike McCarthy was singing the praises of DuJuan Harris: “Oh he’s going to play for us next season. That’s his responsibility if he wants to be the starter… Once he got ready, I felt great about the way DuJuan finished the season. Looking forward to having him for […]
Reminder: Don’t sleep on Johnathan Franklin
Much has been made over the Packers’ running game in recent years, and this year’s draft class proves that upgrading the ground game is a top priority headed into 2013. No, the Packers may not have landed the No. 1 running back in the draft — last Giovani Bernard mention — but they may have […]