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February 15, 2008

The winter hours creep by so slowly when there’s no football to obsess about. Has it really been a week since the last time I wrote anything on this blog? Not wanting it to look completely dormant I suppose I should post something here, so let’s review the last week’s news, shall we? (Yes, we […]

December 19, 2007

The NFL named four Green Bay players to the annual Pro Bowl team this year, including quarterback Brett Favre who was named to his ninth career selection. Favre received the most fan votes in the balloting this year with 842,167 to lead Tom Brady (776,475) and Peyton Manning (740,302). Tony Romo, the first NFC alternate […]

August 25, 2007

A fierce opponent of making any definitive statements, Ted Thompson said at a press conference he thought Donald Driver would be healthy again to play in the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, though he stopped short of making any guarantees. “Thats’s what we think will probably happen, but you never know. But that’s what […]

August 6, 2007

Packers general manager Ted Thompson decided to play Santa Claus a little early this year by signing Donald Driver to a new contract extension. According to the Journal Sentinel, the new deal adds about $11 million to Driver’s existing contract, most of which will come in the extra year added to the agreement. It does […]

May 12, 2006

Everyone, it seems is getting their due. Javon Walker, who was traded away to the Denver Broncos, finally got the “respect” (that’s what the kids are calling it these days) he’s been begging for: A five-year deal worth $40 million. Denver was smart, though, to add a clause to the contract that demands Walker be […]

April 28, 2006

Brett Favre may have decided to return to Green Bay for another season, but will he have anyone to throw to? The Green Bay Press-Gazette is reporting today that Donald Driver has asked the Packers to restructure his contract or trade him to another team. The news comes just as Green Bay has given Javon […]