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.
Has it been 13 years already? This summer’s annual ritual known as Packers Family Night will again be sponsored by Bellin Health and has been scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 3.
The featured event of…Read More
Starting next week, the Green Bay Packers will begin their organized team activities (OTAs) which will include the entire team – in fact, some of those sessions will be open to the public, so if…Read More
Forget the offensive line; forget the defensive line; and don’t even worry about safety – the most-watched and most interesting Training Camp competition for the Green Bay Packers is going…Read More
The odds aren’t very good, but three of the 27 walk-ins who tried out with the Green Bay Packers this past weekend during the rookie orientation session were lucky enough to be noticed by the coaching…Read More
Profootballtalk.com has always been innovative in their look at the inner and outer workings of the NFL – and this is brought to light in their most recent delve into probing the minds of…Read More
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Mike McCarthy held his final rookie orientation weekend press conference and said they concluded the…Read More
Sports guys love to be tough, to be bad asses all the time – especially football players. I’m…Read More
Just because they are now professional football players trying out for the Green Bay Packers, the men…Read More
The beat writers following the Green Bay Packers were left out in the cold today as far as coverage…Read More
I was so glad when the Green Bay Packers were told that they shouldn’t bother drafting Brian “The…Read More
Ted Thompson has been known as the king of the NFL Draft, consistently finding players in the mid to…Read More
Chicago Bears new head coach Marc Trestman is known for his innovation on the offensive side…Read More
The Green Bay Packers rookie orientation weekend got under way when the rookies arrived in Wisconsin…Read More
An enthusiastic and positive Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarty addressed the media in a press…Read More
Just before the Green Bay Packers’ drafted and non-drafted rookies were to hit the practice field…Read More
It’s all about the rookies for the Green Bay Packers this weekend as they hit the practice field…Read More
As Datone Jones and all the other rookies assemble in Green Bay for the start of their rookie…Read More
If you think you were excited about the start of the Green Bay Packers rookie orientation sessions being…Read More
No, we’re not sure the discount double-check will be included, nor are we sure football will even…Read More
Brian Urlacher is a demon, a monster and a Packer-killer, but that’s why this Green Bay…Read More
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