Packers designate Jason Spriggs to return from injured reserve

The Packers have used one of their two designations to return from injured reserve. The team announced on Thursday that tackle Jason Spriggs has returned to practice and will be eligible to return to the active roster. Spriggs was placed on injured reserve on September 21 with a hamstring injury. Spriggs

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Green Bay Packers Week 7 report card: Packers' Brett Hundley off to poor start

GREEN BAY, Wis.– Brett Hundley was discussing his first NFL start last week, when he dropped a 10-word sentence that left many jaws agape. “I want to be a Hall of Famer one day,” Hundley said. That day certainly wasn’t Sunday. Not even close. And based on the performance of both Hundley

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Vince Biegel returns to practice after five-month absence

Packers rookie outside linebacker Vince Biegel returned to the practice field for the first time in five months. The fourth-round draft pick broke a bone in his foot the second day of the team’s rookie minicamp in May. The Packers placed him on the physically unable to perform list, keeping him out the

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Clay Matthews: “Almost ridiculous” the lack of injury luck we’ve had

Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb called the news of quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ broken collarbone a “devastating” development after Sunday’s game in what could probably be used as a quick way to sum up the team’s overall reaction to the news. There’s no scenario where a Rodgers injury would feel any

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Packers’ new backup quarterback is a former Division III player with no experience

Packers coach Mike McCarthy says he’s sticking with Brett Hundley and Joe Callahan at quarterback. The first part is plausible. The second part isn’t. Callahan has no NFL regular-season game experience. His college experience came with the Wesley Wolverines. Of Division III. And while he did well there

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LOOK: Aaron Rodgers shows up at Mall of America, holds random scavenger hunt

If you’ve ever wanted to score free tickets to an NFL game, it seems that all you really need to do is follow Aaron Rodgers on Instagram.  The quarterback has been using the social media site to give away free tickets to every game that the Packers have played in this entire season, and this week

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Fantasy Football Week 5: Ty Montgomery's injury leading to opportunity for Aaron Jones, while Chris Carson's could push Eddie Lacy into starting role

Quarterbacks take the spotlight heading into Week 5, as a pair of game-time decisions will have fantasy owners holding their breath until shortly before kickoff. The Green Bay Packers appear to have a pair of notable offensive players heading in opposite directions as well, and there is a notable return

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Clay Matthews' record-breaking sack propels Packers' defense

GREEN BAY – There may be a time when his career is over that Clay Matthews will sit back and reflect on the night he became the Packers’ all-time sack leader. Right now, the only thing that mattered to the six-time Pro Bowl linebacker is what his record-breaking 75th sack meant to the Packers’

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Clay Matthews becomes Packers’ all-time sacks leader

Packers linebacker Clay Matthews entered Thursday’s game needing one sack to set the team’s all-time record. He needed only one play. Matthews sacked Mike Glennon on the Bears’ first play from scrimmage for an 11-yard loss. It also resulted in a forced fumble that linebacker Jake Ryan recovered at the

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Mike McCarthy likes what he's seen from Packers' interior offensive line

GREEN BAY – The interior of the Packers’ offensive line may have a new look this season, but Head Coach Mike McCarthy likes what he’s seen from the unit thus far in training camp. Veteran Jahri Evans and Lane Taylor have stepped into the starting spots at guard, joining center Corey Linsley ,

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Packers' Martellus Bennett already has the first horror story of training camp

Showing up early for training camp might sound like a good idea in theory, but I’m guessing that Martellus Bennett is never going to do it again after what happened to him this week.  With training camp set to start on Wednesday for Green Bay, the Packers new tight end decided that he’d get a

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Clay Matthews hopes next Bears QB as “willing” as Jay Cutler to help him pad sack totals

Clay Matthews is going to miss Jay Cutler. The Packers linebacker knows he has more sacks against Cutler than any other quarterback. Matthews, who has 72.5 sacks in eight seasons, sacked the former Bears quarterback 8.5 times. “Listen, I always enjoyed playing against Jay,” Matthews said on the Rich

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