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Popsicles it is — Rodgers makes wish come true, after hilarious video of fan under anesthesia professes love to QB

February 13, 2020 Rick Solem

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The things you say under anesthesia. A Green Bay Packers fan professed her love for Aaron Rodgers, and was a little disappointed when he wasn’t at the hospital when she came to. In a hilarious two-minute video, 18-year-old Callie Kessler, munching on Popsicles after getting her tonsils removed, talks about how great Rodgers is and […]

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Willie Wood, Packers great and Hall of Fame DB, dies at 83

February 3, 2020 Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Willie Wood, the Hall of Fame defensive back who won five NFL championships with the Green Bay Packers under coach Vince Lombardi and made the first interception in Super Bowl history, died Monday. He was 83. Wood died of natural causes in Washington, according to Robert Schmidt, his longtime friend and […]

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Journeyman Raheem Mostert Becomes Star For 49ers

January 21, 2020 Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Before taking the field each week, Raheem Mostert seeks out motivation. There it is in a list of all the times he’s been cut by NFL teams. Philadelphia, Miami and Baltimore all let Mostert go in 2015. Cleveland, the Jets and Chicago all sent him packing the following year before […]

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Rodgers again falls short of another Super Bowl appearance

January 19, 2020 Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — These playoff defeats when he is oh so close sting a bit more for Aaron Rodgers now, at this later stage in his career. “It’s a little raw right now. It definitely hurts I’d say a little more than early in your career just because you realize just how difficult […]

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Davante Adams’ drive to be great has become an ‘obsession’

January 15, 2020 Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Davante Adams obsesses about being great. The Green Bay Packers wide receiver wasn’t a five-star recruit. He wasn’t the biggest, fastest or most athletic. He wasn’t even a football player until late in his high school career. But the two-time Pro Bowler has worked himself into being Aaron Rodgers’ top […]

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On Football: Some answers, lots of questions for title games

January 15, 2020 Associated Press

After a wild weekend of historic offensive performances by Derrick Henry and nearly every Kansas City Chiefs player, spiced by some timely defense from all the winners, we have the answers to the makeup of the NFL’s Final Four. Which brings along a whole lot of questions. The NFC, following a wild-card weekend in which […]

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Rivalry for Packers-49ers dates back 25 years

January 14, 2020 Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brett Favre vs. Steve Young. Aaron Rodgers dueling with Colin Kaepernick. The catch by Terrell Owens, electrifying returns from Desmond Howard and breathtaking runs by Kaepernick. Few franchises have been as intertwined over the last quarter-century as the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers, with coaches getting groomed in […]

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49ers expect different Packers team in NFC title game

January 14, 2020 Associated Press

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When Aaron Rodgers greeted Jimmy Garoppolo following the least productive start of his sterling career he had a simple message for the San Francisco 49ers quarterback: “We’ll see you later on.” Less than two months after that lopsided loss, the Green Bay Packers quarterback has proven prophetic. For the eighth […]

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Rodgers-to-Adams connection has Packers one win from Super Bowl

January 14, 2020 Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers has spoken on several occasions about the chemistry he had with former longtime teammate Jordy Nelson. Rodgers says he didn’t have to tell Nelson where to be or where he was going to put the ball. Nelson just knew. Rodgers has developed that same connection with two-time Pro […]

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Packers hold off Seahawks 28-23 to reach NFC title game

January 12, 2020 Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers connected with Davante Adams eight times for 160 yards and two touchdowns, Green Bay’s spruced-up defense fended off a spirited Seattle rally, and the Packers held on for a 28-23 victory Sunday night to reach the NFC championship game for the third time in six years. Aaron Jones […]