GLENDALE, Ariz. -- It's 1:49 a.m. back home in Wisconsin as I write this from the press box at University of Phoenix Stadium, but since the preseason-game-that-wouldn't-end didn't in fact end until 12:28 a.m. Central time, we thought a few notes from the Green Bay Packers' 44-37... >>MORE
Wisconsin State Journal Packers beat writer Jason Wilde (photographed here with then-Packers wide receiver Don Beebe in the days leading up to Super Bowl XXXI) has
covered the Packers since 1996, when he was 24 years old and had no idea what he was doing. After serving as the backup to Kent Youngblood and Tom Mulhern, he was
promoted to primary beat writer in 1999. Finally, in his 10th season in that role, we think he knows what he's doing, having won a number of awards, including his second
Wisconsin Sports Writer of the Year award in 2007 and a pair of Associated Press Sports Editors awards.
GREEN BAY -- If anyone thought the Green Bay Packers were going to trade now-backup center Scott Wells -- including Wells himself -- the team made it fairly clear Tuesday that it's not going to happen... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- Veteran cornerbacks Al Harris and Charles Woodson have tonight off for the Packers' game against the Cleveland Browns here at Lambeau Field, joining seven others on the... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- Over the last 13 years, I've heard lots of players talk about how difficult it is to be sidelined by injury. Almost all of them would say that, if you miss more than a day or two, you start to feel like you're no longer part of the team. Season-ending injuries are, of... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- My editors tell me they've been getting some questions about my whereabouts. They've gotten a few calls and emails wondering why I've missed the first week of Green Bay Packers training camp.... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- Technically, we're not back on the clock just yet -- although I know you've started reading the WSJ's annual pre-training camp position-by-position previews, starting with the quarterbacks in today's print edition -- but as my precious time off winds down, I did... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- Coach Mike McCarthy turned the Green Bay Packers' final practice of the mandatory minicamp into a lengthy jog-through, but Wednesday was a heavy news day nevertheless.
GREEN BAY -- Greg Jennings played it coy when asked after Tuesday morning's minicamp practice whether he was on the verge of a new contract with the Green Bay Packers.
GREEN BAY -- Wearing his signature wide smile, Donald Driver proclaimed himself "happy" after his first OTA practice, but the Green Bay Packers veteran wide receiver did not deny that he wants... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- This shouldn't be all that much of a surprise, given some of the critical comments that came out of Brett Favre's New York Jets teammates' mouths as their season fell apart late last year, but his the former Green Bay Packers quarterback's flirtation with the... >>MORE
Not sure what happened last night between Brett Favre and Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress -- if anything -- but according to FOX9 in Minneapolis, Childress was at the... >>MORE
GREEN BAY --The summit between ex-Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre and his prospective new team, the Minnesota Vikings, is set for tonight and Thursday in Mississippi.
Brace yourself, Green Bay Packers fans. Brett Favre in Minnesota Vikings purple is another step closer to reality.
The iconic quarterback will meet with Vikings coach Brad Childress later this week at an undisclosed location to discuss joining the Packers’ NFC North... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- If Brett Favre wants to unretire again so he can go quarterback the Minnesota Vikings, he has Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy's blessing.
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers' 11-man undrafted free agent class is official. We'll have more from rookie orientation camp later today -- practice is at 4 p.m. -- but here's the list of signees and a... >>MORE
Here's what Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers had to say tonight after Green Bay selected two defensive players in the first round, nose tackle B.J. Raji of Boston College with the No. 9 pick and linebacker Clay Matthews III of USC with the No. 26 pick:... >>MORE
Here's what B.J. Raji had to say tonight after being selected by the Green Bay Packers with the ninth overall pick in the NFL draft:
Q: What are your thoughts on being picked by the Packers?
Raji: I just feel honored to be selected by such a... >>MORE
A transcript of Ted Thompson's comments today regarding his decision to trade up for a second first-round pick, which he used to draft USC linebacker Clay Matthews:
GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson just finished up his annual pre-draft news conference, and while there wasn't any major breaking news to report, there were some interesting... >>MORE
GREEN BAY — When the Green Bay Packers open the 2009 season Sept. 13 against the Chicago Bears on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” they’ll do so without John Madden in the TV broadcast booth, as the NFL’s larger-than-life color analyst announced his... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- The NFL just released its 2009 regular-season schedule mere moments ago -- the league's attempt at a Selection Sunday-style TV show is still airing on the NFL Network as we type this -- but here's an early game-by-game look at the 17 weeks the Green Bay Packers'... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers made a trade with the Carolina Panthers Monday, but fans hoping for a blockbuster involving Pro Bowl defensive end Julius Peppers will be utterly... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers' 2009 schedule -- as well as the rest of the league's 31 teams' slates -- will be announced Tuesday evening on the NFL Network, the 24-hour football channel... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- New Green Bay Packers strength and conditioning coach Dave Redding invited reporters inside the inner sanctum of the team's weight room Wednesday morning, conducting a brief tour and... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- Much of the talk in NFL circles last week focused on the potential expansion of the regular season to 17 or 18 games and the elimination of one or two exhibition games as a... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers will open the 2009 season with a prime-time Sunday Night Football game against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on Sept. 13 and will also play in Detroit against the Lions on Thanksgiving Day, the NFL announced Monday at the... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- Nick Collins doesn't want a new deal before reporting to the Green Bay Packers' offseason strength and conditioning program. But the Pro Bowl safety would at least like the team to start talking to him... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- Mike Montgomery may not fit the Green Bay Packers' new 3-4 defensive scheme, but the unrestricted free agent defensive end will re-sign with the team, having agreed to a two-year deal.
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers matched the Tennessee Titans' offer to restricted free agent Jarrett Bush Monday, the same day the team opened its offseason strength and conditioning program.
GREEN BAY -- As sources said following quarterback Brett Favre's retirement from the New York Jets last month, Green Bay Packers preseident Mark Murphy reiterated Saturday at FanFest that the club will hold off on retiring Favre's No. 4 jersey after the opening-night ceremony... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- Asked Saturday about how the economic downturn has affected his team, Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy said while the Packers' revenues are down, they have been able to avoid layoffs... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy, like most NFL owners, is watching closely to see who emerges as the next director of the NFL Players Association. Members of the NFLPA, including Packers right tackle Mark Tauscher and former University of Wisconsin... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers' offseason program kicks off Monday with four-days-a-week strength and conditioning sessions, followed by idividual personal workouts (IPWs). But new defensive coordinator Dom Capers' most important work -- teaching his 3-4 scheme to the... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- They don't come much more media-friendly than Aaron Kampman, which made the Green Bay Packers defensive end-turned-outside linebacker's decision to pull his name off the list of players available to reporters at this weekend's annual FanFest inside the Lambeau Field... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- While the market may disagree with him, Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy still thinks his team could find some help in free agency after essentially sitting out the first... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson has seven days to decide whether his team wants to keep defensive back Jarrett Bush, a key special teams player, after Bush signed a resticted... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- Coach Mike McCarthy released his team's offseason schedule this morning, and his Green Bay Packers can expect a program similiar to last year's.
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers are waiting to see whether two of their restricted free agents -- defensive back Jarrett Bush and fullback John Kuhn -- receive offers as both players continue their... >>MORE
Team WSJ -- University of Wisconsin football beat writer Tom Mulhern, columnist Tom Oates and I -- are here at UW's pro timing day workouts for NFL scouts, and I've managed to fire... >>MORE
INDIANAPOLIS -- The offensive linemen and tight ends worked out Saturday at the NFL scouting combine inside Lucas Oil Stadium, and former University of Wisconsin tight end Travis Beckum, who suffered a season-ending broken leg in October, did not run the 40-yard dash but did do the... >>MORE
INDIANAPOLIS -- When University of Wisconsin junior running back P.J. Hill decided in January to skip his senior season to make himself eligible for the NFL draft, one NFL scouting director ripped him for it, saying Hill "should've stayed in school" and won't be... >>MORE
INDIANAPOLIS -- Green Bay Packers GM Ted Thompson said Friday that it's important that the team gets a deal done with wide receiver Greg Jennings, who had a breakout season last year and will be an unrestricted free agent after the 2009 season -- assuming the league reaches an accord on... >>MORE
INDIANAPOLIS -- Both Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy and general manager Ted Thompson acknowledged Thursday that veteran left tackle Chad Clifton, who is entering the final year of his contract and turns 33 on June 26, could be approaching the end of the line -- especially after... >>MORE
INDIANAPOLIS -- It took 13 questions before Green Bay Packers GM Ted Thompson was asked about departed quarterback Brett Favre, who finally admitted following his retirement from the New York Jets that he was motivated in part last season by wanting to "stick it to Ted" for... >>MORE
INDIANAPOLIS -- Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson spoke with reporters at the NFL scouting combine at Lucas Oil Stadium four times today -- for 15 minutes before his scheduled podium appearance, for 15 minutes at the podium, for 16 minutes after his podium session, and for a... >>MORE
INDIANAPOLIS -- Just arrived here in Indianapolis for the NFL scouting combine and spent some time this afternoon talking with Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson about how the team's shift to the 3-4 defense alters the personnel department's approach to scouting draft prospects,... >>MORE
Here's a thumbnail sketch of new Green Bay Packers outside linebackers coach Kevin Greene and a partial transcript of our conversation with him at today's new coach media availability session:
Greene, 46, enters the coaching profession after a 15-year playing career. A... >>MORE
GREEN BAY -- Coach Mike McCarthy insists that the Green Bay Packers' switch from a 4-3 defense to the new 3-4 scheme isn't the daunting transition it may appear to be, and that the one player that would seem to be in for the greatest change -- two-time Pro Bowl defensive end... >>MORE
