Lombardi Ave » End of lockout http://lombardiave.com A Green Bay Packers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Wed, 22 May 2013 21:55:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Packers camp opens Friday http://lombardiave.com/2011/07/25/packers-camp-opens-friday/ http://lombardiave.com/2011/07/25/packers-camp-opens-friday/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:54:17 +0000 Raymond Rivard http://lombardiave.com/?p=5980 According to the NFL Network and reported in the Packers blog on JSOnline, the Packers will open training camp this Friday, July 29. The Vikings and Bears will also start camp Friday – the Lions will start Thursday. With that start date, the earliest the Packers will practice in pads will the Monday, Aug.1, according [...]

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]]> According to the NFL Network and reported in the Packers blog on JSOnline, the Packers will open training camp this Friday, July 29.

The Vikings and Bears will also start camp Friday – the Lions will start Thursday.
With that start date, the earliest the Packers will practice in pads will the Monday, Aug.1, according to the new guidelines that are part of the new CBA.

On the first day, physicals will be given and meetings held.

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]]> Getty ImagesGood news from the lockout front … Carl Eller and the retired players won’t stand in the way of approval of the collective bargaining agreement.

Pro Football Talk has the story:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/25/source-carl-eller-plaintiffs-are-standing-down/

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Today is turning out to be a good day for the fans of the NFL. Raymond T. Rivard photograph

Ever so slowly, reports about what is contained in the new collective bargaining agreement are surfacing.

Over the weekend, we saw the reports about fewer contact days in camp and now this morning the report about protections for career-ending injuries, especially for rookies, has been implemented.

In keeping in line with the players association and Commissioner Roger Goodell’s focus on player safety, the new wrinkle, as reported this morning by Sports Illustrated’s Peter King, will allow an injured player to recoup up to $1.5 million. (more…)

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