Archive for June, 2010

Jclombardi reviews Packers headlines. 1. Packers Key Offseason Dates: June 27-30: NFL Rookie Symposium July 17: Packers Hall of Fame Induction Banquet  July 30: Players report to training camp July 31: Training camp, first practice Aug. 7: Packers Family Night scrimmage 2.  Packers Preseason Exhibition Games: Aug. 14: Browns at Packers, 7 p.m. Aug. 21: Packers at Seahawks, 9 p.m. Aug. 26: Colts at Packers, 7 p.m. Sept. 2: Packers at Chiefs, 7 p.m. 3. Packers Family Night on August 7th–Tickets on sale.  Event begins at 5:30 p.m.  The Packers take the field for warmups at 6:30 p.m. with an intrasquad scrimmage between the offense [...]

Jclombardi reviews Packers mini headlines. 1.  Williams signed–CB Tramon Williams accepted $3.128 million restricted free agent tender offer from the Packers.  The Packers are simply waiting to receive his signed contract. 2. Minicamp–next week, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the Packers have a mandatory minicamp.  With practices open to the public except on Wednesday (media only), the Packers begin at Ray Nitschke Field from 10:45 a.m. for about two hours of practice.  3. Coach McCarthy confirmed DE Jolly signed his tender, but Jolly is excused from next week’s mandatory mini-camp to take care of his legal troubles. 4. SS Bigby is the only unsigned RFA [...]

Jclombardi reviews Packers headlines with commentary. Packers Headlines: 1. Finley–Looking to take game to next level with offseason training camps. 2. K Crosby’s goal: Just make kicks. 3.  Safety Bigby’s absence could be Burnett’s gain at safety. 4. Knee surgery works wonders for veteran Driver. 5. Veterans sit out practice: Barnett & Driver had minor knee surgeries. 6. Rodgers dices up TV guys. Commentary:  Since we are just finishing the OTAs with another month to go before the real sorting out of the roster during training camp, the Packer headlines are a bit borish including the legal trouble facing DE Jolly and the foolish legal issue facing [...]