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Photo via Evan Siegle, packers.com The Green Bay Packers concluded their last practice today before traveling to Pittsburgh for their first preseason matchup against the Steelers on Thursday. A couple of familiar faces will be present for this game, including former Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and head coach Mike McCarthy. The last time the Packers faced Rodgers was in Week 8 of the 2025 season, when the Packers won in Pittsburgh.  The last time they faced McCarthy was in the 2024 playoffs, when the seventh-seeded Packers blew out the second-seeded Dallas Cowboys 48-32. The Packers will have several players sitting out of this game.  Most notably: Tucker Kraft, Micah Parsons, Zach Bako-Bewele (formerly Zach Tom), Josh Jacobs, Carrington Valentine, Javon Bullard and Aaron Banks. Head coach Matt LaFleur announced that Jordan Love will have a chance to play on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, “unless he changes his mind.” Thursday’s game is an opportunity for a lot...

After the conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft on Saturday, Packers fans should be content with the draft choices the team made. Despite not having a first-round pick (friendly reminder that Micah Parsons is a Packer), the Packers made it clear in their six selections that they weren’t drafting their wants, but their needs. Packers 2026 Draft Class: Round 1: - Round 2: Brandon Cisse CB Round 3: Chris McClellan DT Round 4: Dani Dennis-Sutton EDGE Round 5: Jager Burton OL Round 6: Domani Jackson CB Round 6: Trey Smack K Round 7: - Rate this years draft class 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ONuTcjJkBN — Green.Bay.Packers (@GBPTrevor) April 25, 2026   Their first three picks clearly reflected that, addressing positions that lacked depth pieces who could be ready to contribute at any given moment.  With those selections, the Packers chose cornerback Brandon Cisse from South Carolina, defensive tackle Chris McClellan from Missouri, and possibly the steal of the draft in edge rusher Dani Dennis-Sutt...

Photo Credit: Evan Siegle, packers.com Addition by subtraction. That’s the lens fans should be looking through at this 2026 Green Bay Packers offseason. Since the start of NFL free agency today, the Packers have cut, released or traded the following players: Rashan Gary, Malik Willis, Colby Wooden, Kingsley Enagbare, Quay Walker, and Elgton Jenkins. To start off the day, news broke that Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst would barter once again with Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones. In exchange for Rashan Gary, the Cowboys traded the Packers a 2027 fourth-round draft pick. For a player who some would say was on the verge of getting cut, the Packers still walked away with a draft pick and saved a ton of cap space this season and going forward. Trade! The Dallas Cowboys are trading for Packers DL Rashan Gary, sources tell The Athletic. Dallas bolsters its pass rush with the addition of the 2019 first-round pick. The Packers will receive a 2027 Day 3 pick in return. pic....

Photo Credit: Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel In 2024, the Packers’ offensive line was ranked 3rd among the NFL’s pass protection units. Guess where they ended up in 2025?  21st.  Why the drastic drop-off? You can thank Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst for changing the entire dynamic based off one player. Josh Myers. Myers was drafted by the Packers in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He played out his entire rookie contract through 2024 with the Packers before signing with the New York Jets in free agency on a one-year, $2 million deal. Two million dollars is chump change in terms of NFL contracts, and the fact the Packers didn’t end up re-signing Myers was a mistake. He wasn’t an All-Pro center by any means, but he fit the Packers’ offensive line scheme. The other problem is Gutekunst and the Packers front office had no succession plan to replace Myers at all. Well, actually they did. The brilliant succession plan from Brian Gutekunst was to move All-P...

Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst, Feb 4, 2026 Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst held his season-ending press conference yesterday. There were plenty of triggering quotes in this presser, but none of them topped Gutey’s endorsement of special teams coach Rich Bisaccia. “I have a lot of faith in Rich and what we’re doing there.”  On top of that, Gutekunst also said he has “emphasized special teams” from a personnel standpoint more in the last four or five seasons. I mean what are we talking about here? Packers special teams have been a disaster for years now on the field and in rankings across the league. Then he has the nerve to say he’s emphasized it? If emphasizing special teams means putting Romeo Doubs back to return punts and two rookie receivers who never returned kicks, it’s hard to take seriously.   Brian Gutekunst says he's emphasized special teams from a personnel standpoint more in the last four or five seasons and has seen the payoff. Expresses his fait...

Photo: Al Harris’ game winning pick six against the Seahawks in overtime of the 2003 NFC Wild Card The Green Bay Packers are yet again looking for another defensive coordinator after Jeff Hafley officially signed with the Miami Dolphins on January 19 to become their next head coach. The next defensive coordinator of the Packers will now be the fourth in Matt LaFleur’s tenure as Packers head coach. Hafley follows another former Packer who worked in the front office, John Eric Sullivan, who is also the new general manager of the Dolphins. What’s next? Malik Willis at quarterback? Let’s just call it Lambeau South down there in Miami. ESPN Sources: Dolphins are hiring former Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley as their head coach. Hafley completed his second interview with the team today and will be their new head coach. pic.twitter.com/SCXhKvQsO7 — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 19, 2026 Jeff Hafley on leaving his players in Green Bay: "It was hard to say goodbye to tho...