The Green Bay Packers made three roster moves on Tuesday, releasing receiver Michael Woods II and cornerback Tyron Herring from the practice squad while adding cornerback Shemar Bartholomew. This left the Packers with one open spot on the practice squad, which Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber is now reporting that will be used to re-sign receiver and returner Will Sheppard.
Sheppard spent camp with Green Bay and made the team’s initial practice squad. Last week, with Matthew Golden, Savion Williams and Jayden Reed out with injuries, the Packers made the call to activate Sheppard to the 53-man roster, even though he...
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The Green Bay Packers worked out six players on Tuesday, their off day this week, following three moves on their practice squad. The Packers have an open roster spot on their 17-man practice squad right now, but the assumption I’m working with is that the team will attempt to re-sign receiver Will Sheppard, who the team waived on Monday, after passing through waivers.
Still, there is the possibility that Green Bay will swap out current members of the practice squad for potential outside signings, even if they do bring back Sheppard. Keep that in mind.
Below are the six players...
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Yesterday, the Green Bay Packers announced that receiver Will Sheppard would be waived from the 53-man roster. To get him back on the practice squad, should he clear waivers, the Packers needed to make a corresponding roster move, as their practice squad was full after the re-signing of kicker Lucas Havrisik last week. They made this move on Tuesday, when they released receiver Michael Woods II and cornerback Tyron Herring, while also announcing the signing of cornerback Shemar Bartholomew.
Sheppard should replace Woods, who was signed by Green Bay in Week 10. Even without Woods, the potential signing of Sheppard...
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While the Green Bay Packers’ game against the Chicago Bears this week will remain as a 3:25 p.m. CT kickoff, you might need to change your plans for Week 16’s rematch. Originally scheduled as a “TBD” game for Saturday, December 20th, the game will now officially kick off at 7:20 p.m. CT at Soldier Field, the Packers announced today.
So if you were hoping to get out of Chicago early in Week 16, go ahead and book that hotel.
Packers-Bears will be one of two games played on December 20th, with the lead-up to the game being the Philadelphia Eagles...
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We’re so far removed from the Thanksgiving win over the Detroit Lions that I’m ready to lock into the Green Bay Packers’ next opponent: the Chicago Bears. Usually, we wait until later in the week to give you a preview of what’s coming this weekend, but let’s go ahead and take a deep dive into some of the meaningful stats that the Bears’ offense has posted throughout the year. Tomorrow, we’ll have a corresponding piece covering Chicago’s defense.
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After three straight wins, which have arguably been the Green Bay Packers’ best rushing performances relative to their opponent’s talent, people are buying back the Packers stock that they sold after losing back-to-back games against the Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles. Let’s take a look at where analysts have the Packers listed in their power rankings following their big win against the Detroit Lions, including some notable quotes from rankings that stick out.
The highest on the Packers this week was USA Today’s Nate Davis, who only had Green Bay...
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It may be stupid that the Packers are just now playing the Bears for the first time this season, but at least the game is going to matter.
I’m firmly of the opinion that things are better when Packers/Bears games matter, and for too long, they haven’t. The Bears are the Packers’ oldest rival, and functionally, they might be their only rival. The Lions and Vikings do not stand on equal historical footing with either the Packers or Bears. Neither of them have any kind of legacy of success, and although the Lions are a fairly old franchise, the Vikings...
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Green Bay Packers defensive end Lukas Van Ness injured his foot on a sack against the Cincinnati Bengals back in Week 6. From Week 7 through Week 11, Van Ness was unable to suit up for the Packers due to the injury, but he returned to the field in Green Bay’s 23-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Unfortunately, though, he was only able to play six total snaps, all on defense, throughout that matchup.
Last week, against the Detroit Lions, the Packers again made Van Ness inactive for the game. Many speculated that his being ruled out could have been...
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It’s finally here. Chicago Bears hate week has arrived, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. This will be the latest the first game in the yearly series has been since 1998, when the series opened up at Lambeau on December 13 with a 26-20 Green Bay Packers win. Why is that relevant? Well, after the Packers’ decisive victory over the Lions on Thanksgiving Day, and the Bears’ subsequent deconstruction of the Eagles’ defense on Black Friday, the two teams are right in the thick of things for the NFC’s #1 seed, and with it, the NFC North crown. Not since...
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The Green Bay Packers announced on Monday that the following players will be allowed to practice with the team for up to 21 days before the team needs to make a decision about their 53-man roster future: running back MarShawn Lloyd, defensive end Brenton Cox Jr. and defensive end Collin Oliver. Both Lloyd and Cox were on the injured reserve, while Oliver was on the team’s physically unable to perform list.
Lloyd, a 2024 third-round pick, has only played in one NFL regular-season game in two years due to a multitude of injuries, but [the Packers recently sent him to...
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The final NFL game of Week 13 is about to kick off on Monday Night Football. Two teams that are very close to one another — at least in terms of physical proximity — will meet for only the 15th time in history. However, two of the past meetings were in Super Bowls, both of which ended in upset victories for one franchise.
That’s right, tonight it’s the New York Giants facing the New England Patriots. However, these two teams are headed in opposite directions this year and have opposite records. The Patriots are resurgent behind MVP candidate Drake Maye...
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On Monday, the NFL announced the initial counts of the fan vote for the 2026 Pro Bowl Games. Green Bay Packers fans are voting early and often, based on the early returns. So far, 15 different Packers players rank among the top 10 in their individual positions, including one player making the cut at multiple spots.
The leader of the pack right now is Green Bay defensive end Micah Parsons, who, at 25,155 fan votes, is the most popular choice of any defender league-wide and is only one of two defenders (Myles Garrett) featured in the [top 10 in overall...
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