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Lil Wayne's 'Green and Yellow' and 4 Other Ill-Advised Super Bowl Songs [VIDEOS]

By David KnowlesFeb 4th 2011 – 2:40PM

Make. It. Stop. With the release of "Green and Yellow," rapper Lil Wayne has entered a dubious pool of songwriters who have crafted Super Bowl-themed tunes meant to rev up excitement for Sunday's big game. A musical response to Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow," Weezy's freestyle composition is a Packers homage meant to...

Rival Hires Car Salesman Fired for Wearing Packers Tie

By Lauren FrayerJan 27th 2011 – 8:45AM
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A Chicago car salesman fired for wearing a Green Bay Packers tie on the job is now working for his former boss's rival dealership. John Stone, 34, said he wore the green-and-gold tie Monday to honor his late grandmother, who was a huge Packers fan. She died recently and was buried on Friday, two days before the NFC...

Gale Sayers Talks Bears-Packers Game, Lovie Smith's Future

By Tom LorenzoJan 22nd 2011 – 11:30AM

NEW YORK -- Gale Sayers, the Pro Football Hall of Famer who played seven seasons with the Chicago Bears, knows exactly what the Packers need to do in order to keep the Bears at bay in this Sunday's NFC championship game. "I think if Devin (Hester) gets his hands on the football," Sayers told FanHouse, "the Green Bay...

Week 6 IDP Sleepers: Julian Peterson Still Has Some 'Freak' in Him

By Antonio D'ArcangelisOct 16th 2010 – 3:00PM

It was another week marked by of highs and lows among my IDP sleeper picks, with Packers LB A.J. Hawk (nine total tackles, PD) and Bills safety Donte Whitner (11 tackles; 34 in last three weeks) posting solid numbers and Cowboys veteran LB Keith Brooking (no tackles, two PD) and Bucs DE Stylez White (one solo) barely...

Studs and Duds, Week 8: The Ginn Mill

By Shane BaconNov 3rd 2009 – 10:30AM

Each week in the NFL, there are players that impress and players that distress. One week a certain quarterback might toss four touchdowns and run around pointing skyward, while the next he's laying on his back, holding his facemask as the other team returns one of his three interceptions for the game-winning score. With...

Background on Packers

The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL).

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