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The addition of Merling adds to an already crowded defensive line position where the Packers are trying to give help to B.J. Raji and Ryan Pickett. The Packers also return C.J. Wilson, Jarius Wynn and Mike Neal, who all played last season.  

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre reacts after completing a touchdown pass during the NFC divisional playoff game in Green Bay in this January 4, 1998 file photo. (REUTERS) The Green Bay Packers will wait at least another season to hold a ceremony ...  

The draft has been in the books for almost a week now, and we are getting closer to seeing rookies enter the NFL with their new teams.The Packers went the obvious route and drafted six defensive players and only two offensive players. The goal this offseason was to improve on the NFL's worst defensive team in 2011. This Packers draft class could be Ted Thompson's best as GM, but it's loaded with boom or bust players.Nick Perry, Jerel Worthy...  

It's official. The 2012 NFL draft is over.In it, we saw a huge amount of trades, partially due to the lower rookie contracts.We also saw the Green Bay Packers trade up numerous times to grab players they felt could help them immediately.Some picks are great, and some aren't.How'd the Packers do on all eight of their draft picks?Begin Slideshow  

The final selection for the Green Bay Packers in the 2012 NFL Draft was a small-school QB, just like Brett Favre, and one who shares the same agent, Bus Cook, as Brett Favre. On top of that, B.J. Coleman was trained by…yes, Brett Favre.  

Coleman, who played three seasons at Tennessee-Chattanooga after transferring from Tennessee, is expected to compete for a spot as the No. 3 quarterback ... front office in the summer of 2008, which led to one of the most tumultuous periods ...  

Green Bay -- He didn't know it at the time. But Brett Favre-- yes, Brett Favre -- was lending a hand to his old team. He was grooming a future Green Bay Packers quarterback. Through parts of January and February, Favre worked out with Tennessee ...  

Part of B.J. Coleman’s preparation for the NFL draft included workouts in Hattiesburg, Miss., where a certain former Green Bay Packers quarterback happens to reside. Sure enough, Brett Favre would come by once or twice a week during the two ...  

The 2011 season was one to forget for the Green Bay Packers defense ... However, at this point in his career Pickett offers little pass-rush and Mike Neal, Jenkins supposed replacement has so far been nothing but injury prone. As a whole, the defensive ...  

The team announced that it has signed Perry, Worthy, second-round cornerback Casey Hayward, fourth-round defensive tackle Mike Daniels, fourth-round safety Jerron McMillian, fifth-round linebacker Terrell Manning, seventh-round tackle Andrew Datko and ...  

Defensive coordinator Dom Capers tried Howard Green, Jarius Wynn, C.J. Wilson and Mike Neal at that spot with little success, and he was forced to play workhorse B.J. Raji and Ryan Pickett more snaps than he would have liked. The Packers didn ...  

At the NFL annual meetings in late March, Mike McCarthy surprised no one when he said the Green Bay Packers were not a good tackling team last year. In the next breath, the Packers coach proclaimed: “That will change.” It appears they ...  

WHAT THEY HAVE: Ryan Pickett (DT), B.J. Raji (DT), Jarius Wynn (DE), C.J. Wilson, (DE), Mike Neal (DE), Lawrence Guy (DE), Anthony Hargrove (DE), Daniel Muir (DT), Johnny Jones (DL/DE). POSITION ANAYLSIS: The Packers never found a replacement ...  

The Seattle Seahawks continue to make waves with the evolving quarterback situation taking place at camp. Incumbent starter Tarvaris Jackson is back for another season, Matt Flynn got signed as a free agent from the Green Bay Packers and then the team selected Russell Wilson from Wisconsin in the 2012 NFL Draft.  

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Green Bay Packers have signed tackle Shea Allard, wide receiver Jarrett Boykin, guard Grant Cook, wide receiver Curenski Gilleylen and cornerback Otis Merrill.