sábado, 6 de febrero de 2021

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Green Bay Packers team president John Jones underwent successful open-heart surgery and was in stable condition Monday, the team said.

Bob Harlan handed the title of Green Bay Packers team president to eventual successor John Jones on Wednesday.

Prayers and Advil weren't enough to save Samkon Gado's cousin from what he can only assume was AIDS. Now the Green Bay Packers running back wants to do something about it.

Are you ready for some football — on a Friday afternoon? The Green Bay Packers have rescheduled their final preseason game for 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1 after NFL officials rejected the team's request to hold the game against the Tennessee Titans that Thursday night.

Jerry Kramer, star right guard of the Green Bay Packers under Vince Lombardi, will get back his Super Bowl championship ring that was lost 25 years ago.

Javon Walker has a new team and a new contract. However, the former Green Bay Packers wide receiver who signed an extension with the Denver Broncos on Wednesday still doesn't have everything he wants.

Asked if he liked what he saw in his first day of minicamp, new Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy responded with a qualified "yes" Friday.

Free agent cornerback Charles Woodson signed a multiyear contract with the Green Bay Packers on Monday.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver said Saturday he will be at the team's mini-camp next week and is not planning any contract holdout.

Javon Walker got what he wanted Saturday — a ticket out of Green Bay and the groundwork for a new contract.

The Green Bay Packers made their first major splash in the free-agent market this offseason, agreeing to terms with defensive back Charles Woodson on Wednesday.

The Green Bay Packers haven't reeled in any big-time free agents, but that didn't prevent them from pulling off their biggest offseason move of all: Convincing Brett Favre to return.

Coming off the first losing season of the Brett Favre era, there aren't too many spots on the depth chart where the Green Bay Packers couldn't use an upgrade.

The Green Bay Packers have released wide receiver Terrence Murphy after he failed to recover from a bruised spinal cord sustained in a game against Carolina last Oct. 3 when he was hit helmet-to-helmet by the Panthers' Thomas Davis on a kickoff return.

The Carolina Panthers added another outside linebacker Thursday, signing free agent Na'il Diggs from the Green Bay Packers to a one-year contract.

Brett Favre, who has been treated with patience by the Green Bay Packers while deciding if he will retire, doesn't like the way the Tennessee Titans have dealt with Steve McNair, their veteran quarterback.

There's only one sport Brett Favre definitively can say he's still playing: golf. Football? Well, that's the big question the Green Bay Packers quarterback still can't answer. Not when he isn't sure if he wants to risk another losing season, and he wonders whether his team improved enough this offseason to justify coming back for one more year.

Brett Favre has scheduled a news conference for Saturday morning, and a family spokeswoman said he's expected to announce whether he'll return to play for the Green Bay Packers this season.

The Green Bay Packers aren't pressuring Brett Favre to make a retirement decision by Saturday's due date for a $3 million roster bonus. And even if they were, the quarterback doesn't think he owes the team a decision this weekend anyway.

Running back Najeh Davenport re-signed with the Green Bay Packers on Monday.

A misdemeanor domestic abuse charge against Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green — stemming from an argument with his wife last April — was dismissed Tuesday, one day before he was to stand trial.

The Green Bay Packers made one free-agency catch official on Friday and were woking to reel in another one.

The Green Bay Packers re-signed offensive tackle Kevin Barry and defensive lineman Kenny Peterson on Wednesday.

The Green Bay Packers signed former Seattle Seahawks safety Marquand Manuel on Monday.

Defensive end Aaron Kampman signed a contract extension with the Green Bay Packers on Saturday.