By Marques Eversoll When Morgan Burnett pulled out of his second training camp practice August 4 with an undisclosed injury, it gave the rest of the safeties an opportunity to get on the field and prove their worth. In several 11-on-11 periods Monday, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Micah Hyde ran with the first team on the…… MORE
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Adams shows out, team awaits word on Abbrederis
By Marques Eversoll Through the first week of his first training camp, Packers second-round pick Davante Adams had been relatively quiet. Adams showed flashes of what prompted the Packers to pick him in the second round of May’s draft, but he certainly hadn’t been able to get out of Jarrett Boykin’s shadow behind Jordy Nelson…… MORE
Green Bay home to plenty of pass catchers
By Marques Eversoll Jordy Nelson, fresh off a contract extension, and Randall Cobb, looking for a new deal of his own, are firmly entrenched as the Packers’ top two receivers. That much is known. After Nelson and Cobb, however, the Packers entered camp wondering whether Jarrett Boykin would remain the No. 3 option or if…… MORE
Bostick makes bid for Tight End job
By Marques Eversoll After an Aaron Rodgers pass to Jordy Nelson in the corner of the endzone fell incomplete thanks to tight coverage by Davon House, the Packers faced a 4th-and-1 in the two-minute portion of Wednesday’s practice. Linebacker Jamari Lattimore, who returned to practice after battling a stomach illness the past week, clearly voiced…… MORE
McCarthy confident in offensive line
By Marques Eversoll Before his team even had a chance to take the field for training camp, Packers head coach Mike McCarthy made it clear that this offensive line has a chance to be the best since he took over the team in 2006. “This offensive line, in my opinion, in my time here, has…… MORE
Nelson shines, signs extension
By Marques Eversoll Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson was making plays all over the field Saturday at the Packers’ first training camp practice of the 2014 season. And about halfway through practice, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport tweeted that the team had agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $39 million, including $14.2 million guaranteed. ESPN’s…… MORE
Tight end tops five position battles at Packers training camp
By Marques Eversoll Coming off a turbulent 2013 season that ended with a 8-7-1 record and the NFC North division championship, the Packers enter 2014 as the favorite in the division but have a handful of key position battles to sort out in training camp. Several veterans are no longer with the team; Ryan Pickett…… MORE
Buck Wild: Hiring Kidd makes for a crazy offseason
Hiring Jason Kidd as President of Basketball Operations would be the first in a long line of likely personnel changes By MARQUES EVERSOLL If reports are true, and the Milwaukee Bucks end up handing Jason Kidd the keys to the franchise, then what was expected to be an offseason of change may become an all-out…… MORE
Wiggins will be great, but the Bucks need Jabari
By Marques Eversoll A couple months ago, after Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins poured in 41 points in a March 8 loss to West Virginia, I tweeted, “It’ll be a big mistake if anyone passes on Andrew Wiggins.” Fast forward to March 23 when Kansas was bounced from the NCAA Tournament by No. 10 seed Stanford…… MORE
Bucks would be wise to go all-in on draft day
By Marques Eversoll With the second pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft, the Bucks will add their best offensive talent since Ray Allen in 1996. Whether his name is “Parker” or “Wiggins,” No. 2 immediately becomes the Bucks’ new No. 1. Brandon Knight is good; he may be the Bucks’ best player – and he and…… MORE
