Thursday, May 2, 2024

Packers say Rodgers ‘shouldn’t be offended’ at their plan to draft 7 QBs

Green Bay Packers GM Brian Gutekunst said star QB Aaron Rodgers shouldn't be offended by their plan to draft seven quarterbacks this year, which began Thursday night with their first-round pick of Utah State's Jordan Love.

Packers ‘owner’ pissed he wasn’t consulted about first-round pick

“I feel very disappointed the Packers didn’t consult ownership like me before picking a QB in the first round,” said Miske, a Packers shareholder from Oconomowoc, Wisc. “Decisions like these need buy-in from the top.”

Trubisky confident he’ll be able to overthrow new TE Cole Kmet

Bears’ quarterback Mitch Trubisky is excited about the newly drafted 6-foot-5 tight end, Cole Kmet.

Wellness Check Podcast: Haymarket Books author/publicist & former Army Ranger Rory Fanning

Today's Wellness Check is with Rory Fanning, who has many extremely interesting stories to tell. Listen here!

Bears among teams trying to get Belichick’s dog for their front office

Bill Belichick's draft room setup drew attention around the NFL Friday evening, when his dog, Nike, was seen manning (or rather, dogging) the dual-screen laptops prior to the Patriots' first pick in the 2020 draft.

NFL to replace real fans with Microsoft Surface Pro Tablets

“After hearing about our $400 million partnership with Microsoft, we heard a lot of feedback from our fans that they never really saw Microsoft Surface Pro tablets at all during our broadcasts,” said Goodell. “We have this great partnership, but fans aren’t really aware of it.”

Packers GM and coach encouraged by last weekend’s mock draft

With fans and analysts scratching their heads about the Packers draft strategy, the team’s GM and head coach say they are encouraged with how the mock draft went.