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Aaron
Rodgers shines for post-Favre Packers
There was
no easy way for the Green Bay Packers to dump Brett Favre. You toss
an icon to the curb — even if he's enabling the process with
wishy-washy retirement flirtation you will incur fan wrath.
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Preseason
finale a chance for Packers' backup QBs
GREEN
BAY - Aaron Rodgers knows from experience that it isn't easy to live
life as an understudy in the NFL.
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Harris,
Bigby start season on reserve for Packers
GREEN BAY - The Green Bay
Packers will begin the regular season without two standouts in their
secondary.
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Packers P Bryan misses practice, wife in labor
GREEN BAY - Chris Bryan
was not at Green Bay Packers practice, but that doesn't mean that
the team has made a decision on its punting situation.
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Injuries
cause concern for Packers' pass defense
GREEN
BAY - The Green Bay Packers are saving the most creative chapters of
their defensive playbook for the regular season. And at least some
of their key injured players should be healthy in time for the Sept.
12 opener at Philadelphia.
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Packers'
Chery gets another chance against Chiefs
GREEN BAY - Jason Chery
had to lobby his way into the Green Bay Packers' return game,
begging coaches on the sideline to let him field a punt in last
week's preseason game against Indianapolis.
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McCarthy
picks Colledge to start at LG for Packers
GREEN
BAY - Daryn Colledge will begin the 2010 season in the same spot
where he ended 2009: starting at left guard for the Packers.
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Packers'
hard-working Philbin not flashy, just a perfectionist
GREEN BAY
- We were picturing a library in a locked vault in Lambeau Field.
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Packers'
QB Rodgers as reliable as always
GREEN
BAY - Aaron Rodgers already had thrown two touchdowns and rallied
the Packers from an early 10-point hole, but the quarterback stood
on the sideline unfulfilled.
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Rodgers
throws 3 TDs, Packers rout Colts 59-24
GREEN
BAY - Aaron Rodgers extended his sizzling start to the preseason,
throwing three touchdowns before halftime.
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RB
Grant could use more work for pass-first Pack
GREEN
BAY - While Aaron Rodgers and the Packers' passing game have been
tough to stop in the preseason, Green Bay's running game hasn't had
much of a workout — at least when the first-team offense has been
on the field.
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High-powered
Packers embracing expectations
GREEN
BAY - With a young quarterback knocking on the door of the NFL's
elite and the 2009 defensive player of the year running the show on
the other side of the ball, the Green Bay Packers aren't just
embracing the Super Bowl-or-bust expectations they'll face this
season.
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Unheralded
Zombo makes bid for Packers roster spot
GREEN BAY - He's
literally the last player listed in the Green Bay Packers' media
guide, behind all the veterans, draft picks and even his fellow
undrafted free agents.
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Packers
need more from backup cornerbacks
GREEN
BAY - The idea that the Green Bay Packers' defense isn't itself
without cornerbacks Charles Woodson and Al Harris isn't exactly a
startling revelation. Still, Saturday night's preseason game in
Seattle was tough to watch at times.
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Another
quick start for Packers
SEATTLE
- Nobody has any idea yet what the Green Bay Packers' defense will
be in 2010.
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Packers
rookie Bulaga gets time at guard
GREEN
BAY - Bryan Bulaga's journey to become the Green Bay Packers' left
tackle of the future might include a lengthy layover at left guard.
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Bigby
expects to miss 4-8 weeks with ankle
GREEN BAY - Green
Bay Packers safety Atari Bigby will miss at least four weeks
after having ankle surgery earlier this month, putting his
availability in doubt for the team's season opener at
Philadelphia.
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Packers' Harrell excused after wife gives birth
GREEN BAY - Green
Bay Packers defensive lineman Justin Harrell was absent from
practice again, but it didn't have anything to do with his
lingering back injury.
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Being
starter would pay off for draft pick Bulaga
GREEN BAY -
Offensive lineman Bryan Bulaga can earn an additional $5.14 million
in incentives just by being a starter in the first four years of his
five-year contract with the Green Bay Packers.
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If
healthy, Blackmon provides versatility for Pack
GREEN BAY -
Sometimes, Will Blackmon's versatility even surprises his
teammates. Exhibit A came early in training camp, when wide
receiver Greg Jennings ran his route and plowed straight into
a safety. Then Jennings looked up and did a double-take.
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Packers
RB Grant back at practice after concussion
GREEN BAY - Green
Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant returned to practice
Tuesday, three days after sustaining a concussion in a
preseason game.
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Rodgers
not among Packers' preseason issues
GREEN
BAY - The Green Bay Packers' preseason-opening loss to the Cleveland
Browns might have given their fans cause for concern in several
areas, but the most important player seemed to be in midseason form:
quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
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Packers
RB Grant recovering from blow to head
GREEN BAY - Ryan
Grant isn't against the NFL's recently toughened policy on
concussions. The Green Bay Packers running back found
himself wondering if he could've avoided the entire process
had he gone down during Saturday's preseason opener instead
of trying to walk off the field under his own power.
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Delhomme,
Rodgers impressive in Browns' 27-24 win
GREEN
BAY - Jake Delhomme's Cleveland Browns debut was a smashing
success. No one was happier than Josh Cribbs. Delhomme
led the Browns to a touchdown in his only drive and Green Bay's
Aaron Rodgers threw one of his own in Cleveland's 27-24 win on
Saturday night in the exhibition opener decided on Phil Dawson's
field goal as time expired.
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Banged-up
Packers limp into preseason opener
GREEN
BAY — The Green Bay Packers are limping a bit as they begin their
preseason schedule Saturday against the Cleveland Browns.
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Packers
tolerate TE Finley's candid delivery
GREEN
BAY - Green Bay tight end Jermichael Finley isn't shy about saying
what's on his mind.
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Packers
WR Nelson comfortable outside spotlight
GREEN
BAY - Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson isn't one to draw
attention to himself. The way he is playing in training camp is
making that impossible.
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Packers
place CB Josh Bell on injured reserve
GREEN BAY - The
Green Bay Packers have placed Josh Bell on injured reserve,
compounding their depth problems at cornerback.
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Packers
hurting after weekend scrimmage at Lambeau
GREEN
BAY - Green Bay general manager Ted Thompson likes the perspective
he gets of standing on the field when the Packers hold their annual
Family Night scrimmage. He's just isn't thrilled about the
unilateral nature of the event.
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Packers'
Hawk not giving up position easily
GREEN
BAY - Before fans, media and anybody with an opinion about the Green
Bay Packers linebacker group demands Desmond Bishop be a starter,
they should remember that the strong inside position is still A.J.
Hawk's.
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No early advantage between Packers' punters
GREEN BAY - The
first live-action situations in the competition between Tim
Masthay and Australian Chris Bryan didn't give either punter
an advantage.
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Packers
short-handed defense finds consistency
GREEN
BAY - Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers believes Brandon
Underwood has had to grow up fast this offseason, and the
second-year cornerback is taking steps toward a long career in
the NFL.
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Packers
S Bigby to have ankle surgery
GREEN
BAY - Green Bay Packers safety Atari Bigby will have surgery on his
troublesome left ankle on Friday and hopes to heal within a month.
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Packers tight end Finley must get used to line play, too
GREEN
BAY - If you can picture him lined up like a wide receiver,
bending linebackers' ankles with his crossover moves and
jumping over cornerbacks to snare jump balls, then introduce
yourself to the highlight reel that has been running over and
over in Jermichael Finley's head since the 2009 season ended.
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Pack's
path gets easier if Favre really stays home
GREEN
BAY - Brett Favre's former teammates greeted the latest twist in the
MVP quarterback's long-running retirement saga with a collective
shoulder shrug. The Green Bay Packers have been through year after
year of Favre retirement speculation — and a couple of his actual
retirements — so forgive them if they don't overreact to reports
that Favre has told the Minnesota Vikings he won't be back.
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Packers DE Jolly agrees to settle drug charge
HOUSTON - Suspended
Green Bay Packers defensive end Johnny Jolly made a deal with
prosecutors Tuesday to avoid trial on a felony drug charge and
have the case against him dismissed if he stays out of trouble
for the next year.
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