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NFL Hall of Fame Game

July 28, 2021 Dave Carney

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Dave Carney 7/28/2021       What’s on the table today?: NFL Hall of Fame Game 2021 & Packers scores from their HOF Games The NFL season is now HERE! Aaron Rodgers showed up at 1265 on Tuesday and reports suggest his “compromised” deal is nearing completion. On Thursday August 5th the first preseason game (Hall of Fame […]

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Analysis: Rodgers’ Return To Green Bay Makes Most Sense

July 27, 2021 Associated Press

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Aaron Rodgers wasn’t going to have a better chance to win a Super Bowl this season somewhere other than Green Bay. The Packers weren’t going to contend for a Super Bowl without Rodgers running the offense. Given those two factors, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Rodgers was at Lambeau Field on Tuesday in […]

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Rodgers Arrives In Green Bay For Start Of Training Camp

July 27, 2021 Rick Solem

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers has made it to Green Bay on the eve of the Packers’ first training-camp workout. Rodgers was seen arriving at Lambeau Field on Tuesday morning, the day after NFL Network and ESPN reported the reigning MVP was closing in on a deal that would keep him with the […]

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Packers’ CEO ‘hopeful’ about sorting things out with Rodgers

July 26, 2021 Associated Press

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers president/CEO Mark Murphy remains hopeful quarterback Aaron Rodgers the three-time MVP will play for them this season, but says he doesn’t know whether Rodgers will arrive for the start of training camp. “We’ve been in constant communication,” Murphy said Monday after the NFL’s only publicly owned team […]

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Recovering from gunshots, Vikings rookie likely out 1st half

July 26, 2021 Associated Press

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EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings rookie defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman, who has been recovering from four gunshot wounds, likely won’t play in the first half of the season. Twyman, a sixth-round draft pick from Pittsburgh, was waived Monday per NFL procedure. He must clear waivers before he can revert to the reserve/non-football injury list […]

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QB Rodgers’ uncertain status dominates Packers’ camp

July 26, 2021 Associated Press

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GREEN BAY PACKERS (14-4) CAMP SITE: Green Bay, Wisconsin LAST YEAR: QB Aaron Rodgers delivered his third MVP season as the Packers breezed to the NFC Central title and beat the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional playoffs before falling 31-26 at home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their second straight NFC championship game […]

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NFL teams face potential forfeits for COVID-19 outbreaks

July 23, 2021 Associated Press

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NFL teams that experience a COVID-19 outbreak among nonvaccinated players could forfeit regular-season games, with players on both teams not getting paid. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell warned the 32 teams Thursday in a memo obtained by The Associated Press that no games would be rescheduled under such circumstances. Instead, forfeits could happen. “As we learned […]

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Pandemic causes Packers’ revenues to plummet by nearly 27%

July 16, 2021 Associated Press

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Playing home games without spectators because of the pandemic caused the Green Bay Packers’ operating revenues to drop nearly 27% during the most recent fiscal year. The Packers reported $409.8 million in expenses and $371.1 million in revenues. That’s the first time since 2000 the team spent more money than […]

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Gov. Evers, Oneida sign deal to allow sports betting in Wisconsin

July 1, 2021 Associated Press

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers and the Oneida Nation signed an agreement Thursday to allow betting on sporting events for the first time in Wisconsin, joining a growing number of states that have embraced sports wagering as a means of generating revenue. The governor and the tribe announced the deal at the tribe’s […]

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Donovan McNabb Says Black QBs Have Always Faced Doubt

June 29, 2021 Associated Press

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Donovan McNabb hopes other Black quarterbacks don’t switch positions when they’re encouraged to do so because of their athleticism. Staying at quarterback worked out well for McNabb. He made six Pro Bowls after being drafted No. 2 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1999 and led the team to five NFC championship […]

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