Throughout training camp, Green Bay Packers rookie second-round pick Anthony Belton had practiced exclusively at the tackle positions, in a backup role, for the Packers. To me, that was somewhat understandable, since Travis Glover was placed on the injured reserve early on and Kadeem Telfort, who was a roster bubble player to begin with, would have been the next man up at tackle if there were an injury to Rasheed Walker or Zach Tom. (Spoiler: Telfort didn’t make the final roster cut.)

Then, the Packers traded for Darian Kinnard, spending a draft pick on a one-year rental tackle. That, in...

With running back Josh Jacobs (knee) and receiver Savion Williams (foot) returning to practice for the Green Bay Packers on Thursday, the Packers’ only non-participants in practice this week have been defensive lineman Karl Brooks (ankle), linebacker Quay Walker (neck) and cornerback Nate Hobbs (knee). Green Bay should be relatively healthy going into their matchup on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.

At the moment, the Packers are hovering around touchdown favorites at home versus the Vikings, similar to the confidence that the bookmakers had in Green Bay over the New York Giants last week.

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Thursday has arrived, and with it is the start of football in week 12. Tonight, football fans will get a matchup between teams that have recently been staples of the AFC playoff field with the Bills visiting the Texans.

Buffalo has made the postseason in six straight seasons and seven of eight starting in 2017. That year ended a 17-year playoff drought that dated back to the 1999 season. Meanwhile, Houston is coming off back-to-back division titles and home Wild Card victories in DeMeco Ryans’ first two seasons as the Texans’ head coach.

This season has been a bit of...

For the first time in the 2025 regular season, the NFL has implemented its flexible scheduling system to change the kickoff time of a game. On Thursday afternoon, the league announced that it has adjusted the start times for a pair of Sunday games in Week 14, one of which involves the Green Bay Packers.

The Packers are scheduled to host the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on Sunday, December 7th, with the game originally set for 12:00 Noon Central Time on FOX. However, Thursday’s announcement pushes that game back to the late afternoon time slot, now kicking off at...

After missing Wednesday’s practice with a knee injury, Green Bay Packers starting running back Josh Jacobs will return to the field on Thursday, at least in limited looks. Jacobs suffered a knee contusion against the New York Giants on Sunday, knocking him out of the game after the team’s second drive. In his pre-practice press conference on Thursday, head coach Matt LaFleur said that Jacobs would practice later today, but that how much he would do on Thursday was still being decided on.

At a minimum, Jacobs would be participating in individual drills today, though, per LaFleur. Wednesday was not...

The Green Bay Packers’ defense has been a bright spot for the team this year. Though, as we enter the final stretch of the season, there’s one department where the defense needs to step it up: interceptions.

Thanks to the devil-may-care style of backup quarterback Jameis Winston, the Packers had several easy interception opportunities last Sunday against the Giants. They managed to snag just one, a game-sealing grab from Evan Williams in the end zone.

Coach Matt LaFleur didn’t mince words afterward: “You had five opportunities … and we had one. … The expectation is we’re going to make those...

The market for Green Bay Packers quarterback Malik Willis is expected to be around the $5 million per year to $8 million per year range, according to a recent report. While that may seem steep for a backup, that’s about the going rate for a stable veteran passer.

Willis has led the Packers to a 2-0 record in place of starter Jordan Love since 2024. In eight games over two seasons, Willis has completed 42 of 56 passes (75 percent) for four touchdowns, no interceptions and a passer rating of 129.8. On top of that, he’s also added 154 yards...

There was some hope earlier this week that either running back MarShawn Lloyd or receiver Jayden Reed would return to the 53-man roster after a stint on the injured reserve. On Monday, when Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was asked if the team was going to open either of their 21-day practice windows this week, LaFleur said, “I sure as heck hope so.”

But Wednesday has now come, the first day of the Packers’ practices leading up to their matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, and neither player seems ready to go. It’ll be at least one more week...

In his pre-practice press conference on Wednesday, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur told the media that running back Josh Jacobs, who left Sunday’s game with a knee contusion, will not be practicing with the team on Wednesday. Previously, it was revealed that Jacobs’ injury was not of a season-ending nature, but the coach wouldn’t commit to Jacobs playing against the Minnesota Vikings this week. On Wednesday, LaFleur called Jacobs’ injury “day-to-day.”

Beyond just Jacobs’ situation, neither running back MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring) nor receiver Jayden Reed (foot/collarbone) will begin their 21-day practice window this week. Both players are on...

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The NFL salary cap has risen from $182.5 million in 2021 to $279.2 million in 2025, all while the NFL’s teams have figured out a better way to keep hold of their top talent with the use of salary conversions and void years. Because of the lack of stars who have hit the free agent market, the biggest gains in the rising market have gone to non-Pro Bowl second-contract players, who are unsurprisingly the very type of players who are now at the top of the pecking order in free agency in the modern NFL. That is all to say:...

After a bit of a rough broadcast map last week, the Green Bay Packers have a week 12 game that should be widely accessible for large portions of the country. This week they host the Minnesota Vikings to kick off a final seven-week stretch that is dominated by divisional rivalry games, and although it’s another early afternoon kickoff at 12 Noon Central Time, several factors play into the game getting a wide audience across much of the US.

The first positive factor is that FOX, which has Packers-Vikings this week, has the doubleheader. Therefore, every FOX affiliate in the country...