Wednesday Cheese Curds: Packers ready to begin 2025 campaign

Wednesday Cheese Curds: Packers ready to begin 2025 campaign
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The regular season is upon us. Tomorrow night, the Micah Parsons-less Dallas Cowboys will face the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles to kick off the long march to Super Bowl LX, which will hopefully conclude with the Packers raising the Lombardi trophy.

If the possibility of the Packers being Super Bowl champs doesn’t get you at least a little worked up, perhaps the Packers’ recently released season trailer will do it for you. This was clearly produced well in advance of the Packers’ recent significant roster addition, but there’s a little cameo at the end you may enjoy.

But whether you’re excited now or waiting for Sunday to let yourself get hyped, the fact remains: the NFL season is almost here. We’ve almost made it through the long slog of the offseason. Months of speculation and anticipation are now behind us. Only football remains. Bring it on.

6 reasons why Packers can win Super Bowl in 2025: Parsons vaults Green Bay into contention | Packers Wire

You probably didn’t need six whole reasons, but here they are.

Jacobs, McKinney have bigger goals for Year 2 with Packers | ESPN

Josh Jacobs and Xavier McKinney had tremendous starts to their respective Packers careers, but they’re aiming higher in their second campaign.

Micah Parsons doesn’t have to be Reggie White for trade to work for Packers | Packers News

Reggie White is the inevitable comparison, but Tom Silverstein argues he doesn’t even need to be that good to have a comparable impact.

Explaining Option Bonuses, Which Made Micah Parsons’ Contract Affordable | Sports Illustrated

Breaking down the contract mechanism that makes Micah Parsons’ contract go.

How Keisean Nixon became the Packers’ No. 1 cornerback, whether you like it or not | The Athletic ($)

It seems safe to say that nobody expected Keisean Nixon to ever be the Packers’ top cornerback, but here we are.

Devotees say Bolivia’s lightning-struck ‘miracle tree’ conjures luck | Associated Press

Anybody want to help the Packers by taking a trip to Bolivia and conjuring up some luck?