Charles Woodson

A funny thing happened during the 2011 season: Teams started to challenge Darrelle Revis' reputation as a shutdown cornerback capable of consistently taking away the opponent's best wide receiver. He was targeted 89 times, though he made plays ...  

Charles Woodson made his way down to Milwaukee on Wednesday and caught the Brewers game against San Francisco. He threw out the first pitch, and then dished on Donald Driver, a possible position change and the new-look Green Bay Packers defense in this edition of Milwaukee Talks.  

Donald Driver made his return to the Packers on Wednesday and he was greeted by a heavy media horde. Other than Ron Wolf, all the members of that last group are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame so Driver might have to put up some pretty big ...  

It's not often a player in the National Football League hosts a wine tasting. It’s also quite rare that the Washington Redskins land a franchise quarterback with the second overall pick. But both happened on the same night.  

Veteran cornerback Charles Woodson says he would be willing to move to safety for the Green Bay Packers ... that role and make the plays that need to be made at corner ... with Nick Collins leaving, [and if] they need me to play safety, I’m not opposed ...  

Joel Thorman of SBNation covered the rule changes in depth here, but I'll try to address what these changes mean to the Green Bay Packers organization. 1: Knee and thigh pads are mandatory starting in 2013 Aside from Charles Woodson now wearing ...  

Not long after the 2012 NFL season kicks off, Green Bay Packers defensive back Charles Woodson will be turning 36 years old.The upcoming year will be his 15th in the league and it's not the worst idea in the world for him to move back at safety. Which just might happen as well.According to WAUK-AM Milwaukee via NFL.com, Woodson is willing to make the transition:Woodson said. “If one of those guys can take over that role and make the plays that...  

With 35 game-winning drives and 25 fourth-quarter comebacks, including two late-game, come-from-behind wins in 2011, it is hard to find a better quarterback in the NFL than Brady, regardless of age. 2. Charles Woodson, DB, Green Bay Packers (Age ...  

Michigan Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson threw out the first pitch for Wednesdays Brewers-Giants game at Miller Park. At least one eye witness says Woodson made the right career choice.  

MILWAUKEE - There has been plenty of talk about whether Charles Woodson is going to move to safety for the Green Bay Packers. The longtime cornerback says he doesn't care what his title is. The 14-year veteran said Wednesday that he already ...  

Elm Grove, WI—Western Racquet Club will be partnering with Charles Woodson on May 23, 2012 to host a fine wine and auction dinner featuring Woodson’s wine collection, to help raise money for the Green Bay Packer’s charity as well as the ...  

Michigan Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson threw out the first pitch for ... Actually, the pitch looked like a not-so-fast fastball that was low and away." The Brewers won, 8-5, and during the game, Woodson visited the press box and talked ...  

Four years later, think about the complete absurdity of anyone, Favre included, believing they were bigger than the Green Bay Packers. Even Steve Jobs wasn't bigger than Apple. Extraordinarily talented people come and go, but world-class brands tend to stick around.  

MILWAUKEE — There has been plenty of talk about whether Charles Woodson is going to move to safety for the Green Bay Packers. The longtime cornerback says he doesn’t care what his title is. The 14-year veteran said Wednesday that he already ...  

If Charles Woodson begins next season as a starting safety for the Green Bay Packers, it will just be the next step of a transition that's already been in progress.  

Green Bay Packers safety Charles Woodson didn’t practice on the field with the team today, but coach Mike McCarthy said he is participating in the team’s organized team activity and simply worked out indoors. McCarthy declined to discuss why individual ...  

In an interview with Politico, Green Bay Packers star defensive back Charles Woodson reiterated his support for Wisconsin working families who are locked in a battle with Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who has sought to strip them of their collective bargaining rights. I feel like Wisconsin workers and workers in general should have their right to be a human and to have the right to fight for whatever rights they believe in. So, we talk...  

Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson said he was happy the team upended its draft philosophy and loaded up on defensive players following the unit's poor play last year, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.  

Obama was a funny, personable guy nonetheless, Woodson said ... nachos and a dozen other unhealthy foods while we cheer on our favorite sports teams? When Andres approached the stage, Allen asked both men to ask each other a question.  

"But it's something, down the road, you've got to keep an eye on it, and it might require a procedure," Hutchinson said. Along with former Wolverines Brian Griese and Charles Woodson, he hosted the sixth Griese-Hutchinson-Woodson fundraiser last ...  

Charles Woodson could not watch. But last season he was ... you've got to break down that wall and go out and get help." Contact Mark Snyder: msnyder@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @freepwolverines. Free Press columnist Drew Sharp will ...  

Divided as they may be, the people of Wisconsin still unite behind at least one cause: Green Bay Packers football. The "Pack" is a religion in Wisconsin, its followers fanatical, each home game at Lambeau Field awaited and attended with the fervor of a Papal visit. And unlike every other NFL team, the Pack is a nonprofit owned by the people, not some 1 percenter friendly with Mitt Romney. It was no surprise, then, that when Packers defensive...  

José Andrés wants to recruit Charles Woodson to the healthy stadium foods cause. Photograph by Pablo de Loy. On the eve of tomorrow night's White House Correspondents' Dinner, Politico's Mike Allen hosted a special celebrity edition of the Playbook Breakfast series this morning at the Newseum, welcoming Green Bay Packers cornerback and  

Few, if any, of it will be more meaningful or direct as what Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson said after seeing his team select six defensive players to start the draft. While attending the White House Correspondents dinner in ...  

How do you defend it? Let’s go back to Thanksgiving from this past season and breakdown the technique of Green Bay’s Charles Woodson playing the nickel corner and talk some technique. Route: The Packers are playing Cover 2 to the closed (strong ...  

But it could very possibly be Charles Woodson, the Pro-Bowl cornerback for the Green Bay Packers. On Friday ... So far it only includes Woodson and former Brewers second baseman Craig Counsell.  The beginning of Counsell’s stump speech may be slightly ...  

I'm not sure if feelings will ever be mended between Favre and Ted Thompson, but celebrating the Packers' heritage is bigger than two men. Likewise, there are undoubtedly some Packers fans who will never forgive or forget how Favre's pride and raging ego ...  

Charles Woodson is willing to play either safety or cornerback this year ... take over that role and make the plays that need to be made at corner . . . with Nick Collins leaving, [and if] they need me to play safety, I’m not opposed to ...  

Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson had some fun Wednesday while throwing out the first pitch at the Milwaukee Brewers' game against the San Francisco Giants. Working from the stretch, Woodson looked an imaginary runner back to second before ...  

"Dancing with the Stars" champ Donald Driver returned to Wisconsin. The Green Bay Packers player arrived at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee on Thursday night, causing quite a stir both on the tarmac and from fans getting ...  

Divided as they may be, the people of Wisconsin still unite behind at least one cause: Green Bay Packers football. The "Pack" is a religion in Wisconsin, its followers fanatical, each home game at Lambeau Field awaited and attended with the ...  

If the season started today, the Packers could roll out experienced starters Morgan Burnett and Charlie Peprah, who combined to start ... do have something Woodson no longer does; elite, top-end speed, which might make them better suited to help at safety ...  

The Green Bay Packers' personnel moves during the offseason make it seem like a foregone conclusion that Charles Woodson is going to become ... He's not going to accept Morgan Burnett and Woodson occupying the two starting safety spots.  

He'd likely play strong safety, with Morgan Burnett at free. "With Nick Collins leaving, [and if] they need me to play safety, I'm not opposed to that," said Woodson. "But I think that we have to make sure that cornerback position is going to be solidified."  

They drafted a safety, Jerron McMillian of Maine, and maybe he'll help fill that void, but consensus opinion is that a move from cornerback could do for Woodson's career what it did for Ronnie Lott and Rod Woodson, which is to have lengthened its greatness.  

Cornerback is a more important position and more difficult position than safety. Moving Woodson to safety only makes sense if the Packers have a strong option to replace him at cornerback. Is that the case? Last year at this time, we might have ...  

For the past six summers, former Michigan football greats Charles Woodson, Steve Hutchinson and Brian Griese have hosted a charity golf tournament to raise funds for Mott Children's Hospital. Every year, they're surprised at how big the event ...  

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 ...  

Perry or Andre Branch were the best options left for Thompson if he wanted to improve ... but with Charles Woodson getting close to the end of his career, the Packers needed to get more depth for their secondary. Sam Shields is currently the slot corner ...  

Despite recent acquisitions and talk of potentially moving Charles Woodson to safety, Peprah reaffirmed his position in the Packers' secondary prior to the start of the Packers Tailgate Tour Tuesday. After starting last season as the primary backup to Nick ...  

Like most in Wisconsin, I don't spend a lot of time thinking about Brett Favre anymore. Let me amend the above sentence to "almost never." Too much has happened in the world and the country and the state - sports, big-picture, everything - for a ...  

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- It started as a golf tournament in 2007. Now, the event run by former Michigan football players Brian Griese, Steve Hutchinson and Charles Woodson has turned into much more. The 2012 Griese/Hutchinson/Woodson Champions for Children's ...  

After a tweet discussing the Packers' potential timeline for retiring Brett Favre's number, it's time to at least consider how the Packers and their record-breaking quarterback of 16 years can finally return to the lovefest that was and still could someday be.  

The Green Bay Packers will wait at least another season to hold a ceremony to retire Brett Favre's No. 4. Packers president Mark Murphy said the team will wait "probably in a year or two," according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Favre led the Packers ...  

GREEN BAY — If the Green Bay Packers are really thinking about moving cornerback Charles Woodson to safety — and it sure sounds like they are — they now have more ammunition to do it. General manager Ted Thompson on Friday traded up twice ...  

Charles Woodson could not watch. But last season he was watching until the end, enjoying Brady Hoke's 11-2 first season. "That was great," he said in a phone interview with the Detroit Free Press on Wednesday. "I watched every game I could watch.  

A Green Bay Packers player will assume the role of teacher at Green Bay East High School later this week. East senior Lorissa Vandenhoogen was randomly selected as winner of the AT&T-sponsored; "Take Sitton to School" contest. The contest was to ...  

BETHESDA, Md. -- Washington Redskins fans were on pins and needles. After weeks of anticipation, Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III landed in a Redskins uniform on Thursday night. As the No. 2 overall pick celebrated his 2012 NFL Draft moment in New ...  

On Sept. 10, 2011 former Michigan wide receiver Desmond Howard was honored as the first Michigan Football Legend. Since jersey numbers are no longer being retired, the athletic department came up with the new idea.From now on, any player wearing the jersey number of a Legend will have a patch to honor the respective player. For example, last year, leading receiver Junior Hemingway wore Howard's No. 21 with the Legend patch. Will Charles...  

The Packers might have a major void at safety. At some point, they'll need to replace Charles Woodson. To that end, sources have told Packer Report that Notre Dame's Robert Blanton is highly regarded by the Packers. Read this profile from NFL Scouting and you'll understand why.  

Working from the stretch, Woodson looked an imaginary runner back to second before hitting the outside corner of the plate with a curveball. At least that's what Woodson called it. Actually, the pitch looked like a not-so-fast fastball that was low and away.  

ALLEN PARK -- After the Detroit Lions' secondary was torched by the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints in the final two games last season, everyone expected the Lions to add a cornerback in the NFL draft. Instead, they drafted three.  

Politico's Mike Allen sat down with the Green Bay Packers' Charles ... Woodson said he had not been keeping up with the Gov. Scott Walker recall race. Here's the video:  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A father and son each pleaded not guilty to charges of malicious wounding and attempted murder after an incident on the West Side last November. Charles Woodson, 59, and Kenneth Woodson, 19, face a June 5 trial. The elder Woo...  

On whether getting back with his teammates helps to get the bad taste of the playoff loss to the New York Giants out of his mouth:   "It's hard to get the bad taste out of your mouth because when you get close, you know you don't get the opportunity that ...  

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.  

But then Favre had second thoughts about retirement and thought he could lead the team to another Superbowl if he played one more year. The Packers, however, didn’t feel the same way and wanted to let their quarterback of the future, who had been sitting ...  

FOX6Now.com MilwaukeeTailgate Tour tidbits: Peprah sees himself as starting safetyGreen Bay Press GazetteDespite recent acquisitions and talk of potentially moving Charles Woodson to safety, Peprah reaffirmed his position in the Packers' secondary prior to the start of the Packers Tailgate Tour Tuesday. After starting last season as the primary backup to ...Surprise stop kicks off Tailgate TourFox11online.comTailgate Tour catches on with...  

Brett Favre and B.J. Coleman share the same agent, with Bus Cook linking the quarterbacks together. Twice a week for two months, the quarterbacks worked out together. Coleman, the Packers' seventh-round pick, called Favre an "awesome legend."  

But no position on the Packers’ roster is more unsettled than safety ... Coaches hinted during the weekend at moving Charles Woodson to safety. And then, there’s the unknown: this 5-foot-11, 201-pound missile from the Colonial Athletic ...  

Favre is unquestionably one of the top Packers of all time, but even a year or two sounds soon considering how raw the feelings were between Favre and the Ted Thompson regime in Green Bay. Then again, Thompson's contract doesn't run out for a while.  

While any move probably depends on the play of the safeties and other cornerbacks, Charles Woodson said he is willing to move from cornerback, where he has been elected to four consecutive Pro Bowls.  

"I like our young safeties," McCarthy said. * "We want to get feel for all our young guys during these offseason workouts," he said. "We'll roll with as many different combinations as we can. We're evaluating everything." * "How many quarterbacks we take ...  

and maybe the replacement for Cullen Jenkins as the inside push the pocket to Clay guy. Casey Hayward: Push Sam Shields to be better than last year, and possibly be the #3 corner behind Tramon Williams and Shields, if Charles Woodson gets moved to safety.  

"Eventually, he'll come back into the fold. We are going to retire his number," Green Bay Packer President Mark Murphy said this week during the teams tailgate tour. "He deserves that for what he did as a Packer. … There are very few players in our ...  

Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson has been known for his conservative approach in free agency. The Packers have rarely used it since they signed Charles Woodson and Ryan Pickett during the 2006 NFL offseason . Other than Brandon Chillar, Thompson has usually relied on...  

PALM BEACH, Fla. — The way Mike McCarthy saw it, the Green Bay Packers needed an experienced center if they were going to carry out his plans for the offense. That's why landing unrestricted free agent Jeff Saturday after losing Scott Wells in free ...  

What they have: Tramon Williams (CB), Charles Woodson (CB), Sam Shields (CB), Jarrett Bush (CB), Davon House (CB), Brandon Ross (CB), Morgan Burnett (S), Nick Collins (S), Charlie Peprah (S), M.D. Jennings (S), Anthony Levine (S). Position analysis ...  

What they have: Tramon Williams (CB), Charles Woodson (CB), Sam Shields (CB), Jarrett Bush (CB), Davon House (CB), Brandain Ross (CB), Morgan Burnet (S), Nick Collins (S), Charlie Peprah (S), M.D. Jennings (S), Anthony Levine (S). Position ...  

During which, Favre became the first NFL player to win three consecutive AP MVP awards, helped the Packers appear in two Super Bowls (winning Super Bowl XXXI), and started in every Green Bay game up to his separation from the team in 2008.  

The move at least opens the possibility of the Packers moving Charles Woodson to safety, though Thompson also has seven picks remaining Saturday to add competition for returnees Charlie Peprah, M.D. Jennings and Anthony Levine. Thompson’s next ...  

The tackling issue will have to be resolved by Joe Whitt and Darren Perry. They coach the secondary, where Sam Shields, Tramon Williams, Charles Woodson, Morgan Burnett and Charlie Peprah each missed 10 or more tackles, and by inside linebackers ...  

Now, they do have some issues, but none of them are earth-shattering. So you won't see them desperate for a tackle or pining for a cornerback. It's what makes them a challenge to mock picks to. They can, quite literally, do anything they want. And often do.  

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 ...  

If B.J. Coleman winds up becoming a viable quarterback prospect in Green Bay, the Packers just might owe some thanks to the ex-player who helped the small-school product prepare ... Packers coach Mike McCarthy noted Coleman's enthusiasm.  

The Perry, Ga. native started his last 37 games and had 199 tackles ... Capers said Hayward will mostly work at corner. The discussion of moving Charles Woodson to safety hasn't happened yet, he said. Moving him would not be radical as they ...  

He’s a tremendous young man and a great football player who put together ... sets up an interesting scenario for the Packers: Would they move veteran Charles Woodson to safety? The Packers swapped third-round picks with the Patriots in the ...  

Perhaps more importantly, it could give them enough depth at cornerback to move Woodson, which might be how they replace three-time Pro Bowl safety Nick Collins. In the same week Thompson released Collins, who was trying to come back from neck ...  

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 ...  

With a 2012 schedule that features games against Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas and Alabama, Mathieu will have plenty of opportunities to prove himself. If he could win the Heisman, he would join Michigan’s Charles Woodson (1997) as the only defensive ...  

The Green Bay Packers will wait at least another season to hold a ceremony to retire Brett Favre's No. 4.  

They’re always in the market for cornerback prospects, especially with Charles Woodson nearing the end of the ... After Barron, Notre Dame’s Harrison Smith received the highest grades from several scouts, though there was nothing like ...  

Fan or not, Brett Favre is most definitely in top five of the list for Green Bay Packers all-time best players. Fans would quite easily rate Favre as the best player in the history of football, even critics would have a difficult time taking away the No. 1 ...  

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 ...  

Charles Woodson says he’s “very excited” about the Green Bay Packers drafting six defensive players with their top six picks ... Asked what he thought about Thompson trading up three times to grab players on defense, Woodson said ...  

I am sure plenty of Packer fans agree with Kuhn’s ranking but there is one person in particular who does not. Rod Woodson of the NFL Network called it “mind-boggling” because of all the tailbacks Kuhn surpassed on the list. “Talk about ...  

Seattle officials constantly point to Wilson's over-the-top delivery and high release point ... and some of Carroll's colleagues in the NFL privately question using a third-round pick on a prospect who, competitiveness aside, was graded by some as just ...  

He replaced a first ballot Hall of Famer after a sticky situation and has made Packer nation forget about Favre for now ... These two quarterbacks will inevitably be compared until Rodgers retires. Rodgers has a decisive edge when comparing their numbers ...  

Apr 25, 2012 - The Green Bay Packers nearly went perfect in the 2011 regular season so they don't have as many needs as others but there are still ways for the Packers to get better in the 2012 NFL draft this weekend. SB Nation's Packers blog ...  

The cornerback gets greedy. Norman says he tries to take Darrelle Revis' "lockdown" ability, Bob Sanders' "ferociousness," Charles Woodson's "savviness" and mixes in a little Champ Bailey on top. “I’d take all those guys, roll them into one and that ...  

Coleman and Favre share an agent, Bus Cook. In a teleconference with reporters who cover the Packers, Coleman called Favre a "awesome legend" — seeming blissfully unaware of Favre's bitter falling out with the Packers' front office in the summer of 2008 ...  

The Green Bay Packers normally receive tons of national exposure as they're one of the most-storied franchises in NFL history. Recently, they've received even more exposure than usual as they're coming off back-to-back seasons that include a Super Bowl XLV championship and a 15-1 regular season. The Packers have a lot of star power with Aaron Rodgers, Clay Matthews and Charles Woodson, to name a few players.  

The Packers have a lot of star power with Aaron Rodgers, Clay Matthews and Charles Woodson, to name a few players. That's why it comes as no surprise that the Packers will open their 2012 preseason schedule with a nationally-televised game against the San ...  

If B.J. Coleman winds up becoming a viable quarterback prospect in Green Bay, the Packers just might owe some thanks to the ex-player who helped the small-school product prepare for life in the NFL.   The Packers took Coleman with one of two seventh-round ...  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers traded up for the second time Friday, making a deal with New England that allowed them to take Vanderbilt cornerback Casey Hayward in the third round of the NFL draft. The 5-11, 192-pound Hayward had 15 ...  

But the Packers aren’t ready to retire Favre’s number formally just yet. Packers President Mark Murphy told Lori Nickel of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the Packers want to wait a year or two before they retire Favre’s number.  

Charles Woodson, 59, and Kenneth Woodson, 19, face a June 5 trial. The elder Woodson is free on a $5,000 bond. His son is being held at South Central Regional Jail on a $75,000 bond after violating the terms of home confinement. The younger Woodson also ...  

It’s also resulted in some good-natured chatter in spring practice. “Some of defensive guys call me a miniature Charles Woodson,” Smith said, smiling. Woodson, the former Michigan All-America, played cornerback, wideout and returned punts ...  

And Coleman hopes to continue consulting Favre, although it wasn't clear whether ... and he told me it's the best pick we've ever made in Green Bay," McCarthy said. "And I told him we've had some pretty good quarterbacks here. But he's excited."  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — If B.J. Coleman winds up becoming a viable quarterback prospect in Green Bay, the Packers just might owe some thanks to the ex-player who helped the small-school product prepare for life in the NFL. You guessed it: Brett Favre.  

Pat Lee is officially an Oakland Raider. The former Green Bay Packers has been close to signing with Oakland for nearly a week. He is expected to be a rotational cornerback and a special teams contributor. In other AFC West news: San Diego free ...  

The two share an agent, Bus Cook, and a trainer, Sam Morris, in Hattiesburg, Miss., where Favre lives. As Coleman gushed about training with Favre, some members of the state media chuckled given the strained relations between the future Hall of Famer ...  

Andrew Brandt, the former Packers vice president of player finance/general counsel, offers some keen behind-the-scenes insight about how the Packers angered Brett Favre ... for Packers General Manager Ted Thompson, who did not welcome input from Favre ...  

You guessed it: Brett Favre. The Packers took Coleman with one of two seventh-round compensatory picks toward the end of the NFL draft on Saturday. Coleman, who played three seasons at Tennessee-Chattanooga after transferring from Tennessee ...  

The New England Patriots selected cornerback Alfonzo Dennard of Nebraska in the seventh round of the NFL draft on Saturday. Dennard was the 224th overall pick, and one of three New England selections acquired in a trade with the Green Bay Packers.  

When he was with the Green Bay Packers, Brett Favre openly longed to throw the ball to Randy Moss. That vision came close to reality in 2007, according to ESPN's Andrew Brandt, who served as the team's vice president from 1999 to 2008.  

Jack Lambert, Lawrence Taylor, Derrick Thomas, Charles Woodson, Jevon Kearse, Julius Peppers, Terrell Suggs and Patrick Willis are just a few of ... Buffalo Bills (6-10): Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina The Gamecocks CB is a solid prospect that has ...  

LAWRENCE — Former Green Bay Packers player Chester Marcol will be the keynote speaker at the second annual National Alliance on Mental Illness Brown County's Spring Gala. Marcol played for the Packers in the early 1970s, but ended his career ...  

When it was revealed the Browns gave up a fourth, fifth and seventh round pick just to move up one spot, the Packers crowd went off. We praised the Vikings for pulling off a Ted Thompson maneuver - moving back one spot to draft the guy you originally ...  

The Green Bay Packers re-signed cornerback Jarrett Bush Thursday. The Packers claimed Bush off waivers from the Carolina Panthers in 2006 and the 27-year-old has missed just two games over the past six seasons. Last year, Bush set new career ...  

The late Tip O'Neill liked to say all politics is local ... Favre and the Green Bay Packers began to disintegrate and fans had to choose sides. I remember writing a column in fall 2008, when Favre was playing with the New York Jets. That was bad enough ...  

Green Bay traded up for the second time in the second round on Friday, acquiring the 62nd pick from New England and drafting Vanderbilt CB Casey Hayward. The Packers dealt their third-round (90th overall) and fifth-round (163rd) picks to the Patriots to ...  

His 15 interceptions are tied with Leonard Coleman (1980-83) for the school career-record. While the Packers need safety help, defensive coordinator Dom Capers said you can never have enough good corners and that’s where Hayward will play in Green Bay.  

The 6-2, 308-pound Worthy had 12 sacks and 27.5 tackles for losses in three seasons for the Spartans. Coyotes beat Predators 1-0, go up 3-1 in series Coyotes beat Predators 1-0, go up 3-1 in series Shane Doan scored in the first period, Mike Smith made 25 ...  

We feel he can play any one of those positions ... There's been games where he's lined up as a linebacker,'' Whitt said. ''You go back to the Philly playoff game, he lined up at MIKE linebacker. There's been games where he lined up at safety already.  

On April 18th, a documentary about NFL legend Brett Favre will debut at an annual film festival in Wisconsin. The film is titled  ’Last Day at Lambeau,’ and it covers the end of Favre’s time with the Green Bay Packers, through his last ...  

Woodson hosted two sold-out events at Bacchus Restaurant in downtown Milwaukee on March 29 and 30. Bacchus chef Adam Siegel prepared four courses to match Woodson's wine for the events. There also was a silent auction of signed Woodson and Super ...  

Former general manager Ron Wolf believed in drafting one almost every year and seeing what the club could turn out. Behind Brett Favre in the 1990’s, the Packers drafted six quarterbacks. Four of them turned into productive performers in the NFL and Matt ...  

To take the next step, though, Alex Smith will need to keep ascending ... 24: at Seattle (7:30) —It’s not quite Brett Favre visiting Lambeau Field, but this Monday Nighter will have plenty of buzz with Matt Flynn getting his chance to run a team ...  

MN: I followed the story as it was happening ... When you're a fan watching Brett Favre as a Packer for 16 years and he's a visitor in your home, those memories become your memories, and the fear was none of that meant anything.  

Thompson remembers former GM Ron Wolf's lament that he never surrounded Brett Favre with enough targets to get the offense back to an elite level after the two Super Bowl years. And he has a coach in Mike McCarthy who has turned Lambeau Field ...  

The Green Bay Packers will have 12 total picks in next month's draft after being awarded four compensatory selections -- two fourth-rounders and two in the seventh round -- for free-agent losses in 2011. The Packers' biggest personnel loss in free agency last summer was...  

It got lost in all the folderol about Peyton Manning's neck surgeries, but Manning wasn't the only high-profile NFL player whose season -- and career -- was placed in jeopardy by a hit that affected his neck and forced a spinal fusion procedure. Green Bay Packers safety Nick Collins was lost for the 2011 season when he tried to tackle Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart in Green Bay's  30-23 Week 2 win. Stewart went to the left...  

Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson has been an active participant in free agency following a 15-2 season that was cut short with a 37-20 divisional loss to the New York Giants on January 15, 2012. The Packers have signed three noteworthy free agents since free agency...  

One by one, former members of the great Indianapolis Colts teams of the 2000s have found their way to other teams this off-season. The most celebrated of the moves, of course, came when Peyton Manning signed with the Denver Broncos after the Colts released him, and he was followed out of town by WR Pierre Garcon (Washington Redskins), C Jeff Saturday (Green Bay Packers) and WR Anthony Gonzalez (New England Patriots!). ...  

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver was named the winner of the umpteenth season of ABC's "Dancing With The Stars" on Tuesday night. He becomes the third football player to win the Mirror Ball Trophy, following in the footsteps of Emmitt Smith and Hines Ward. Following the victory, Driver was asked whether his victory compared to winning the Super Bowl. "I think it does," he said . "It's truly something special. I reached the...  

Matt Kalil and Nick Perry were teammates at the University of Southern California (USC Trojans). Now consider the irony with both of them being chosen by NFC North rivals in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. The Minnesota Vikings took Kalil with the fourth pick while the Green Bay Packers took Perry with the 28th pick.  

This Mother's Day, instead of getting your mother flowers or a basket of cheap bath and body products, get her something she would really like. If you have a mother who is a fan of the Green Bay Packers, this Mother's Day will be no sweat for you. Here is your gift guide to the top Green Bay Packers Mother's Day gifts:  

(Reuters) - New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma has appealed the season-long suspension he received for the leading role he took in the team's bounty scandal, the National Football League (NFL) said on Monday. Defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove (now with the Green Bay Packers), Saints' defensive end Will Smith and linebacker Scott Fujita (now with the Cleveland Browns) also launched appeals, league spokesman Greg Aiello said. ...  

The Green Bay Packers needed approximately two weeks to have their entire 2012 NFL Draft class inked under contract. The Packers have reportedly agreed to contracts with all eight of their draft picks following general manager Ted Thompson's announcement that first-round pick Nick Perry had signed on May 11.  

RENTON, Wa. -- Former Green Bay Packers backup quarterback Matt Flynn may be the Seattle Seahawks' current clubhouse leader when it comes to contract size, but that is by no means an indicator of his future security as a starter for his new team. When Flynn, a free agent after spending four seasons as Aaron Rodgers' reserve, signed a three-year, $26 million on March 18 with Seattle, it set him on a path less certain than some with similar...  

Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove will miss, barring a successful appeal, the first eight games of the 2012 NFL season as a result of his role in the bounty program while with the New Orleans Saints in 2009. As a lifelong Seattle Seahawks fan, I'm breathing a sigh of relief.  

The 2012 Seattle Seahawks schedule is a tough one, with several road games that will take the team far out East. The regular season begins on Sunday, Sept. 9, with a road game against the Arizona Cardinals. It's an easier game compared to home games against the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers in Week 2 and Week 3.  

The Green Bay Packers do not have an official cheerleading team, citing fan indifference and frigid gameday temperatures. As for the New York Giants, the franchise takes a traditional, button-down approach to football and believes cheerleaders would take away from the overall...  

Veteran WR Donald Driver, the Packers’ extremely popular all-time team leader in catches and yards receiving, appears to be more than holding his own in the current “Dancing With the Stars” competition. And if Packers head coach Mike McCarthy can be taken at his word, it also appears the 37-year-old Driver will not be packing his bags to leave Green Bay this offseason, as has been rumored by more than a few sources on the scene.  

The Green Bay Packers normally receive tons of national exposure as they're one of the most-storied franchises in NFL history. Recently, they've received even more exposure than usual as they're coming off back-to-back seasons that include a Super Bowl XLV championship...  

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is one of the eight finalists in the Madden NFL 2013 Cover Vote competition from ESPN's SportsNation. Rodgers secured 64-percent of the votes in a second-round victory over Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch.  

Over the years, dozens of music, movie and television stars have been spotted at NFL events, cheering on their teams alongside Average Joes. Here's a look at the top celebrity fan of each team in the NFC: 1) Green Bay Packers, Justin Timberlake: Timberlake, the former teen...  

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Green Bay Packers have promoted John Dorsey to director of football operations and Eliot Wolf - the son of former Packers general manager Ron Wolf - to director of pro personnel in a series of promotions and hirings by general manager Ted Thompson.  

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.  

The Green Bay Packers are once again going to be one of the best teams in the NFL. The Packers finished the regular season last year with the best record in the NFL before falling in the playoffs to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants.  

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) After struggling on defense last year, the Green Bay Packers wanted to get faster and tackle better. Toward that end, general manager Ted Thompson kept busy Saturday as he moved to replenish the defense through the NFL draft.  

Canada might have just become a little less green-and-gold. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers got into a playful Twitter conversation with backup tight end Tom Crabtree. The debate started with their differences in musical preferences.  

GREEN BAY Part of B.J. Colemans preparation for the NFL draft included workouts in Hattiesburg, Miss., where a certain former Green Bay Packers quarterback happens to reside.  

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Green Bay Packers didn't pay much mind to their defense in the NFL draft a year ago, and those decisions may have contributed to their defensive struggles last season.  

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Green Bay Packers took a quarterback with their final pick in the NFL draft, selecting Tennessee-Chattanooga's B.J. Coleman with the second of two seventh-round compensatory picks.  

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Green Bay Packers finally took an offensive player in the NFL draft, selecting Florida State offensive tackle Andrew Datko with the first of two seventh-round compensatory picks.  

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Green Bay Packers have taken Maine safety Jerron McMillian with the second of two compensatory picks near the end of the fourth round of the NFL draft on Saturday.  

Veteran running back Ryan Grant is scheduled to visit the Detroit Lions this weekend with the Packers showing little interest in bringing the unrestricted free agent back to Green Bay.  

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.  

MILWAUKEE (AP) The Green Bay Packers released veteran left tackle Chad Clifton on Monday, saying goodbye to a player who anchored their pass protection for more than a decade.  

The Packers hope OLB-DE Nick Perry can effectively follow in the footsteps of fellow USC product Clay Matthews, who wasted no time becoming a big-time star in Green Bay.  

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) General manager Ted Thompson said the Green Bay Packers remain in a wait-and-see mode about the playing future of safety Nick Collins.  

The Green Bay Packers released veteran offensive tackle Chad Clifton, a second-round pick in 2000 who has played in 165 games for the franchise.  

MILWAUKEE (AP) The Green Bay Packers will release safety Nick Collins amid concerns about his ability to return from a significant neck injury.  

Clay Matthews and Nick Perry were teammates at USC but never played a down on the field together in their decorated college careers.  

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Packers have signed all eight of their draft choice, including their top pick - linebacker Nick Perry.  

#Packers coach Mike McCarthy on @nickthepick36's neck exam later this week: "If Nick was my son, I would not let him play."  

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) Wide receiver Donald Driver is hinting he has a deal in place to return to the Green Bay Packers.  

The Green Bay Packers re-signed outside linebacker Erik Walden on Monday. Terms of the contract were not available.  

The Packers signed seven of their eight draft choices, including second-round picks Jerel Worthy and Casey Hayward.  

The Packers signed former Dolphins DE Phillip Merling on Wednesday and released TE Cameron Ford and QB Nick Hill.  

All is quiet on the Nick Collins front right now. The Pro Bowl safety and Green Bay Packers are waiting to see...  

The Green Bay Packers have not learned yet whether Nick Collins will be able to return from a serious neck...  

Donald Driver and Chad Clifton remain on the roster of the Green Bay Packers, and coach Mike McCarthy...  

The Cleveland Browns reportedly may have found a taker for Colt McCoy in the Green Bay Packers.  

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Green Bay Packers have re-signed outside linebacker Erik Walden.  

The Green Bay Packers released safety Nick Collins on Wednesday.  

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