Latest news and updates about the Packers
The latest Bears Banter podcast has dropped! There is so much to celebrate after the Chicago Bears went 11-6 in Ben Johnson’s first year as the Chicago Bears head coach, as they won the NFC North, beat the Green Bay Packers 2 out of 3 times, and won their first playoff game in a decade […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach search continues as a handful of names seem to pull away from the pack. The Steelers have had in-person interviews with Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver, and former Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy. Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator […]
The Dallas Cowboys hired Philadelphia Eagles Christian Parker to be their defensive coordinator on Thursday after a search led the Cowboys to request interviews for at least 10 different candidates for their opening. Both the Cowboys and the New York Jets started their defensive coordinator searches off aggressively, while other teams have moved more slowly […]
Many backup quarterbacks quietly drift off down the lazy river of free agency during the offseason, but not Malik Willis, who’s proven himself worthy of competing for starting reps somewhere. In fact, he’s become one of the more buzzed-about quarterback names on the market. After shining in spot duty with the Green Bay Packers these […]
Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Micah Parsons has been named a finalist for the Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Despite playing just 14 games this season, Parsons still made a noticeable impact as one of the best defenders in the league since being traded from the Dallas Cowboys back in August. This […]
Day 4 of the Chicago Bears offseason. It took all of four days for me to think “the intro part of this should be in bold-face type.” OK, we can dig into Bullets now that we’ve got that out of my system. ICYMI: Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson is up for the AP Coach of the Year award. The loaded field of finalists includes Mike Macdonald (Seahawks), Mike Vrabel (Patriots), Kyle Shanahan (49ers), and Liam Coen (Jaguars). If I had to power rank them based solely on this year’s perform...
The Miami Dolphins found the franchise’s next head coach this week — hiring former Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley to work with new general manager (also from Green Bay), Jon-Eric Sullivan. Now that Miami has their new head-man-in-charge, it’s time for them to fill out the rest of their staff. On Thursday morning, […]
The San Francisco 49ers will need a new defensive coordinator for the fifth straight season after Robert Saleh took a head coaching job with the Tennessee Titans earlier this week. Looking back, the 49ers had DeMeco Ryans as their coordinator in 2022 before he left for a head coaching job with the Houston Texans. They […]
With each passing day, the Miami Dolphins are starting to look like the Green Bay Packers, and that may continue when free agency arrives.
On Thursday, the American Bowl will be broadcast on NFL Network and the East-West Shrine Bowl will begin its week of events leading up to their game on Tuesday, January 27th. That’s right, folks, it’s full-blown draft season. It’s time to preview our second all-star game of this cycle. If you want to read our […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears RBs coach Eric Bieniemy off to Chiefs, DBs coach Al Harris talks to Packers Good luck to Eric. Don’t do it Al! Thank Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson for Bears’ low-stress season recap Done. Ben Johnson made the Bears a serious team. Now the real work starts as they […]
Chicago Bears defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator Al Harris interviewed for the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator vacancy today, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. So far, this is Harris’ only interview that has been set up for this cycle. Since his playing days, which included 2003 to 2010 in Green Bay, Harris […]
In case anyone hasn’t heard, the Green Bay Packers have an opening at defensive coordinator after Jeff Hafley was hired to be the head coach of the Miami Dolphins earlier this week. The team has already lined up interviews with several candidates, including Eagles passing game coordinator Christian Parker, Vikings passing game coordinator Daronte Jones, […]
The Miami Dolphins will hold a press conference on Thursday, officially introducing former Green Bay Packers Vice President of Player Personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan as the team’s new General Manager and former Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley as the new head coach. Two of the major pieces of the rebuild Miami will undergo during the 2026 […]
Our cap casualty series continues today with Elgton Jenkins. Heading into his age-31 season, will Jenkins be a part of the Green Bay Packers? Let’s find out. Jenkins was one of general manager Brian Gutekunst’s earliest and most successful draft picks. After grabbing Rashan Gary and Darnell Savage in the first round of the 2019 […]
The Green Bay Packers came into the 2025 season with two starting receivers on the final years of their contracts: Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs. Both were taken in the 2022 draft, with Watson taken 34th overall and Doubs drafted 132nd. Before Watson ever returned from his ACL tear that he suffered in the 2024 […]
For the third time in the Matt LaFleur era, the Packers are on the hunt for a defensive coordinator. LaFleur walked into the Packers’ job with an arranged marriage to Mike Pettine, but he’s had two opportunities since to hire his own man. The first one came down to a choice between Jim Leonhard, Joe […]
The Miami Dolphins officially have a new general manager and head coach for the first time in over a decade. Now, with the new era set to begin, the duo must find a way to improve a position that has plagued the Dolphins since the day the GOAT, Dan Marino, retired. Sure, Tua Tagovailoa showed […]
Today at 10:00 a.m. Chicago time, Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Ben Johnson are scheduled to meet the media at Halas Hall for their end-of-the-season press conference. Coming off an 11-win NFC North championship season, a Wild Card win over the Green Bay Packers, and a nail-biting divisional-round playoff game against […]
Packers release Trevon Diggs; CB appeared in two games with Green Bay – Nick Shook, NFL.com The former Dallas Cowboys All-Pro cornerback will have to find a new home in 2026. Trevon Diggs‘ brief stint with the Packers came to an unceremonious but expected end on Tuesday. Green Bay released the cornerback and announced the […]
Shoutout to captainlou10 from the comment section for the inspiration for this discussion post. He asked a great question on Tuesday night: “If all potential DCs were equal, what type of defensive system best suits our current personnel?” Here’s how I feel about the situation: We already don’t have enough quality interior defensive linemen to run a […]
It’s pretty clear at this point that Green Bay Packers backup quarterback Malik Willis will be playing for another NFL team in 2026. Willis should command a deal in the range of Justin Fields’ two-year, $40 million contract, a benchmark deal for the “prove it here and you’ll get a real starting quarterback contract” market. […]
According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Green Bay Packers will be interviewing former Arizona Cardinals head coach and Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon for the team’s defensive coordinator vacancy this week. The Packers currently don’t have a defensive coordinator, as Jeff Hafley took the Miami Dolphins’ head coaching position. Gannon is the third […]
Wow, what a ride it was. Someday, Trevon Diggs may be the answer to an obscure trivia question regarding the Green Bay Packers. After the Dallas Cowboys unceremoniously waived the former All-Pro cornerback late this season, the Packers picked up Diggs on waivers, paying the remainder of his base salary for the final week of […]
Alright, so the Green Bay Packers’ 2026 defensive coordinator search is underway. With Jeff Hafley in Miami, the Packers’ biggest move this offseason, considering their draft capital and salary cap situation, will likely be finding Hafley’s replacement. So far, we know that two candidates are going to interview for the job: Minnesota’s Daronte Jones and […]