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Jun 21 3:46 ET
Packers FB Quinn Johnson needs to improve in his second season, coach Mike McCarthy said: "I think it's very important for Quinn to make a big jump this year. He needs to progress in some of the other areas, particularly on special teams."
Jun 21 3:41 ET
Packers coach Mike McCarthy said the only player that likely won't be ready for training camp July 31 is CB Al Harris, who is coming back from ACL surgery.Harris suffered tears to five components in his knee - anterior cruciate ligament, lateral collateral ligament, iliotibial band, fibular collateral ligament and lateral hamstring.
Jun 21 3:38 ET
Packers CB Tramon Williams doesn't think he's far behind players who have been with the team in the offseason: "Obviously, I would have liked to have been here. It didn't happen that way, but I have been doing a good job training in Houston. That's all we've been doing is training."
Jun 21 3:36 ET
Packers CB Tramon Williams on being back with the team: "I felt great. Felt better than I thought I was going to feel. That was a good thing."
Jun 21 3:27 ET
Packers CB Tramon Williams returned to the team and took his starting position opposite Charles Woodson. Williams didn't sign his restricted tender until last Monday's deadline.
Bulaga Wants To Report On Time, But…
Posted by Mike Vandermause June 21st, 2010, 6:56 pm
At the conclusion of the Packers’ June minicamp a year ago, first-round draft choice B.J. Raji told reporters, “There will be no holdout.”
A little more than a month later, there was a holdout. Raji didn’t sign a contract until two weeks into training camp.
The Packers’ first-round draft choice this year, offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga, is making no such proclamations about showing up to training camp on time. It’s obvious Bulaga wants to be there. But he’s not making any guarantees.
“Would I love to be in on time? Yeah,” said Bulaga following today’s Packers minicamp practice. “But there’s a business part to it.”
Bulaga is content to let his agent, Tom Condon, and Packers negotiator Russ Ball handle the contract details.
“That’s their job to do that,” said Bulaga. “My job is to come out and play football. So would I like to be on time? Absolutely. I would love to be out working but there’s a business side to it. I have to let my agent do his job and Mr. Ball has to do his job, and that’s just how it is.”
Packers Try Jenkins At OLB
Posted by Rob Demovsky June 21st, 2010, 3:29 pm
Last season, Green Bay Packers defensive end Cullen Jenkins was one of a couple of players who complained that coordinator Dom Capers wasn’t using the team’s playmakers enough.
Today, during the first day of the Packers’ mandatory minicamp, Jenkins was in a significant playmaking position. Jenkins took several snaps at left outside linebacker, a big change for a player who played his entire NFL career with his hand on the ground as defensive lineman.
“I always feel like I can pass rush; it’s just a matter of what they ask me to do on particular plays,” Jenkins said. “I’ve been working on my pass rush to improve it. Me and Trgo (defensive line coach Mike Trgovac) have been talking about positives and negatives from last year.”
Jenkins still played his share of snaps as a defensive end in the base 3-4 defense, but in several drills today in which Capers employed his nickel package, Jenkins was at LOLB. And it wasn’t exclusively rushing the quarterback. He dropped into coverage on several plays, and the 6-foot-2, 305-pounder said he felt comfortable doing so.
He said he hopes to shed a few more pounds and play this season at between 295 and 300 pounds. Other than a handful of snaps standing up last season, he hasn’t played off the line of scrimmage since his freshman year at Central Michigan.
“They’ve been moving me around a lot and having me try different things just in case,” said Jenkins, who was second on the team with 4.5 sacks last season. “You never know what you’re actually going to carry into the season, but we’re experimenting with different things. I feel pretty fast this year, and it’s pretty cool to be (playing standing) up, actually.”
– Rob Demovsky, rdemovsk@greenbaypressgazette.com
Andrews says Favre should be good to go
Posted on: June 16, 2010 3:59 pm
We might be getting closer to figuring out if QB Brett Favre will return for his 20th season. Famed surgeon Dr. James Andrews told the Associated Press on Wednesday that Favre’s ankle surgery went well, and after a few weeks of rehabilitation, he should be ready to decide if he’ll make his retirement permanent.
Even at the age of 40, Favre had one of the best seasons of his career last year. Despite the last-minute interception that doomed the Vikings in the playoffs – a less-than-uplifting end to his career if he, in fact, chooses that option – the 11-time Pro Bowler recorded a career-high 68.4 completion percentage for 4,202 yards, 33 touchdowns and seven INTs.
At this point, the smart money says Favre, with a healed ankle, will return once again.
--Josh Katzowitz
For more NFL news, rumors and analysis, follow @cbssportsnfl .
Packers FB Quinn Johnson needs to improve in his second season, coach Mike McCarthy said: "I think it's very important for Quinn to make a big jump this year. He needs to progress in some of the other areas, particularly on special teams."
Jun 21 3:41 ET
Packers coach Mike McCarthy said the only player that likely won't be ready for training camp July 31 is CB Al Harris, who is coming back from ACL surgery.Harris suffered tears to five components in his knee - anterior cruciate ligament, lateral collateral ligament, iliotibial band, fibular collateral ligament and lateral hamstring.
Jun 21 3:38 ET
Packers CB Tramon Williams doesn't think he's far behind players who have been with the team in the offseason: "Obviously, I would have liked to have been here. It didn't happen that way, but I have been doing a good job training in Houston. That's all we've been doing is training."
Jun 21 3:36 ET
Packers CB Tramon Williams on being back with the team: "I felt great. Felt better than I thought I was going to feel. That was a good thing."
Jun 21 3:27 ET
Packers CB Tramon Williams returned to the team and took his starting position opposite Charles Woodson. Williams didn't sign his restricted tender until last Monday's deadline.
Bulaga Wants To Report On Time, But…
Posted by Mike Vandermause June 21st, 2010, 6:56 pm
At the conclusion of the Packers’ June minicamp a year ago, first-round draft choice B.J. Raji told reporters, “There will be no holdout.”
A little more than a month later, there was a holdout. Raji didn’t sign a contract until two weeks into training camp.
The Packers’ first-round draft choice this year, offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga, is making no such proclamations about showing up to training camp on time. It’s obvious Bulaga wants to be there. But he’s not making any guarantees.
“Would I love to be in on time? Yeah,” said Bulaga following today’s Packers minicamp practice. “But there’s a business part to it.”
Bulaga is content to let his agent, Tom Condon, and Packers negotiator Russ Ball handle the contract details.
“That’s their job to do that,” said Bulaga. “My job is to come out and play football. So would I like to be on time? Absolutely. I would love to be out working but there’s a business side to it. I have to let my agent do his job and Mr. Ball has to do his job, and that’s just how it is.”
Packers Try Jenkins At OLB
Posted by Rob Demovsky June 21st, 2010, 3:29 pm
Last season, Green Bay Packers defensive end Cullen Jenkins was one of a couple of players who complained that coordinator Dom Capers wasn’t using the team’s playmakers enough.
Today, during the first day of the Packers’ mandatory minicamp, Jenkins was in a significant playmaking position. Jenkins took several snaps at left outside linebacker, a big change for a player who played his entire NFL career with his hand on the ground as defensive lineman.
“I always feel like I can pass rush; it’s just a matter of what they ask me to do on particular plays,” Jenkins said. “I’ve been working on my pass rush to improve it. Me and Trgo (defensive line coach Mike Trgovac) have been talking about positives and negatives from last year.”
Jenkins still played his share of snaps as a defensive end in the base 3-4 defense, but in several drills today in which Capers employed his nickel package, Jenkins was at LOLB. And it wasn’t exclusively rushing the quarterback. He dropped into coverage on several plays, and the 6-foot-2, 305-pounder said he felt comfortable doing so.
He said he hopes to shed a few more pounds and play this season at between 295 and 300 pounds. Other than a handful of snaps standing up last season, he hasn’t played off the line of scrimmage since his freshman year at Central Michigan.
“They’ve been moving me around a lot and having me try different things just in case,” said Jenkins, who was second on the team with 4.5 sacks last season. “You never know what you’re actually going to carry into the season, but we’re experimenting with different things. I feel pretty fast this year, and it’s pretty cool to be (playing standing) up, actually.”
– Rob Demovsky, rdemovsk@greenbaypressgazette.com
Andrews says Favre should be good to go
Posted on: June 16, 2010 3:59 pm
We might be getting closer to figuring out if QB Brett Favre will return for his 20th season. Famed surgeon Dr. James Andrews told the Associated Press on Wednesday that Favre’s ankle surgery went well, and after a few weeks of rehabilitation, he should be ready to decide if he’ll make his retirement permanent.
Even at the age of 40, Favre had one of the best seasons of his career last year. Despite the last-minute interception that doomed the Vikings in the playoffs – a less-than-uplifting end to his career if he, in fact, chooses that option – the 11-time Pro Bowler recorded a career-high 68.4 completion percentage for 4,202 yards, 33 touchdowns and seven INTs.
At this point, the smart money says Favre, with a healed ankle, will return once again.
--Josh Katzowitz
For more NFL news, rumors and analysis, follow @cbssportsnfl .
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