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Green Bay Packers Players Hit Gov. Scott Walker, Sign Letter Supporting Collective Bargaining

It's now a Super Bowl-caliber battle in Wisconsin. Current and former members of the Green Bay Packers are lining up against Gov. Scott Walker's attempts to strip state workers of collective bargaining rights and have signed a letter in support of the AFL-CIO's actions, Milwaukee's Journal Sentinel reports. Curtis...

Packers Injury Total Mounts Higher: Brady Poppinga, Mike Neal Out for Year

The injury-riddled Green Bay Packers have lost two more players for the season, with defensive end Mike Neal and linebacker Brady Poppinga out for the season. "Mike Neal and Brady Poppinga will both have season-ending surgery," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said at his Monday press conference. "Mike Neal will have his...

Brady Poppinga, Backup Packers LB, Leaves Game

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- As if the Green Bay Packers weren't dealing with enough injuries, backup linebacker Brady Poppinga left the game in the second quarter and his return was announced as questionable. Poppinga was starting at left outside linebacker in place of the injured Clay Matthews, who is inactive with a hamstring...

Green Bay Packers 2009 Season Preview: No Excuses Anymore

Training camps have wrapped up, the NFL season is right around the corner, and it's still hot as sin outside. But instead of cooling you off with a warm island song, FanHouse break out ye old heat check for our 2009 NFL Season Previews. " We'll rate each club in 5 categories on a scale of 1 to 10, high score wins.Injuries...

Packers Look for Right Linebackers

GREEN BAY, Wisc. -- When head coach Mike McCarthy hired Dom Capers as defensive coordinator, it was all about changing the culture. What had been a passive defense under former boss Bob Sanders would be passive no more.Capers installed the 3-4, which puts the onus on linebackers to make plays in space. While not everyone...