Raymond Rivard
I am an award-winning journalist and photographer and have been editor of two weekly newspapers in northern Wisconsin for the past 23 years.
My love of the Green Bay Packers moved me to write columns for select websites in the mid- to late-1990s under the pen name of Apackphan. The opportunity to continue with lombardiave.com under that same pen name has been rewarding. Getting back into blogging has allowed me to renew the love of a team I have followed since I was a young boy.
Paul Coffman was an after-thought and rated only single sentence in a three-paragraph story in the Milwaukee Sentinel back on May 18, 1978, when he was announced as a free agent signing by the Green Bay…Read More
Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson sent their message loud and clear to Alex Green, DuJuan Harris and especially James Starks on draft weekend by selecting not one, but two running backs and also picking…Read More
A couple of weekends ago when Green Bay Packers‘ head coach Mike McCarthy stood at the podium in the media center at Lambeau Field talking about what he had seen from his rookies, one name was brought…Read More
Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears, in my opinion, is still the number one rivalry in all of the National Football League – that’s despite the recent number three ranking by Russell…Read More
Yes, we all know about the running back battle that’s being hyped between rookies Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Frankly who fight it out with in-house backs DuJuan Harris, Alex Green and James Starks;…Read More
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In the Most-Bizarre-News-line category of the day, we hear that loud-mouthed Seattle Seahawks cornerback…Read More
Former Green Bay Packers CB/S Charles Woodson might have been headed to a new team by this weekend had…Read More
CBS Sports NFL Insiders Jason La Canfora this morning released an interesting piece rating the…Read More
Late this evening, the Denver Post reported that former Green Bay Packers S/CB Charles Woodson visited…Read More
A few weeks ago, the Green Bay Packers signed arguably two of the best players in all of football –…Read More
Back in 2011, not long after I took over as the editor of this site, I wrote a piece about the most…Read More
The more he talks about it, the more likely it seems that Mark Murphy wants Brett Favre back into the…Read More
It’s going on three years since Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt held up a street sign with Mike McCarthy‘s…Read More
Mid-afternoon tweets today, Tuesday, May 14, are indicating that former Packers S/CB Charles Woodson…Read More
Former Green Bay Packers safety Darren Sharper (yeah, you remember him) got it right yesterday when…Read More
The Minnesota Vikings have moved one step closer to building their new mega stadium with the unveiling…Read More
Has it been 13 years already? This summer’s annual ritual known as Packers Family Night will again…Read More
Starting next week, the Green Bay Packers will begin their organized team activities (OTAs) which will…Read More
Forget the offensive line; forget the defensive line; and don’t even worry about safety –…Read More
The odds aren’t very good, but three of the 27 walk-ins who tried out with the Green Bay Packers…Read More
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