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13 days ago, the Green Bay Packers moved up seven spots in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft to take defensive tackle Chris McClellan out of Missouri. While some Packers fans (and the vast majority of the APC staff) were hoping for the team to land Iowa State’s Domonique Orange, Brian Gutekunst and […]
Look, I don’t want to make the entire offseason about Mike Tanier, and I also don’t want to just spend all my time criticizing the Chicago Bears, who I really and truly believe are now extremely competently run, well-coached, and true contenders. HOWEVER. There were a bunch of factual errors in Mike’s last big thing […]
Beyond their class of rookies, the Green Bay Packers have another new face in the building this week. Tyrod Taylor signed with the Packers to be the backup quarterback behind Jordan Love this season, answering at least one significant question about the team’s plans for the roster in 2026. Taylor comes with a lengthy resumé, […]
I already got one wrong prediction on my 53-man roster projection from after the draft, as the Green Bay Packers have already swapped out backup quarterback Desmond Ridder for Tyrod Taylor. That got me thinking: How many roster spots are truly 100 percent safe on this team right now? Here’s my best stab at it, […]
It really is a shame that Tucker Kraft’s 2025 season was cut short. This is not just because the Green Bay Packers might have made a deeper playoff run with him on the field (which is likely) or because he will miss the entire 2026 offseason program while rehabbing his torn ACL. Beyond those concerns […]
Getting to hear Jonathan Gannon speak this week was an interesting, if funny and not-all-that-surprising, diversion. But while the defensive coordinator sets the table, his assistant coaches are responsible for preparing most of the meal. Whatever Gannon’s vision for the defense might be (and despite his claims, he does have a scheme), it’ll be on […]
We’re in the dead zone for football content as we head into late spring, and that means takes must be had, questions must be asked, and with that, comes response content. Welcome to the response content. This first started for me listening to the Football 301 podcast, a podcast I thoroughly enjoy, where the trio […]
We finally got to hear from Jonathan Gannon! The Packers hired their new defensive coordinator in late January after the departure of Jeff Hafley, but, for some reason, it took more than four months for the Packers to let him talk to the media. Why? Who knows, and in the grand scheme of things it […]
The Green Bay Packers are choosing to move forward with Kyle McCord over Desmond Ridder, as far as their reserve-futures quarterbacks go. According to Tom Pelissero, Ridder has been released by the Packers, who just signed Tyrod Taylor on Monday. With the addition of Taylor, the Packers were up to five quarterbacks, a huge number. […]
The Green Bay Packers had an extra roster spot open following rookie minicamp, as the team didn’t sign a single tryout player after tight end Eni Falayi dropped off the roster. With that open roster spot, the Packers chose to sign a backup quarterback on Monday in Tyrod Taylor, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Taylor […]
That’s two practices down, and a whole lot more to go. The Green Bay Packers closed down rookie minicamp on Saturday after a pair of practices that allowed the coaching staff to get to know the team’s rookie class. As always, it’s more orientation for the players than any substantial scheme installation, but that doesn’t […]
The Green Bay Packers are officially underway with rookie minicamp for 2026, with practices taking place Friday and Saturday this weekend. The team’s draft picks and rookie free agent signings are all in town and have already put their first practice in the books, with the session starting earlier today. As usual, the minicamp roster […]
Today is another important milestone for the Green Bay Packers in the start of their preparations for the 2026 season. Rookie minicamp opens today, giving the Packers’ six draft picks, their reported undrafted free agent players, and a host of tryout invitees their first chance to impress the team’s coaching staff and front office. Because […]
After Green Bay Packers fans waited patiently on Thursday of the 2026 NFL Draft, they were gifted with a cornerback with the 52nd overall pick, as general manager Brian Gutekunst selected Brandon Cisse out of South Carolina. The move is one Packers fans had been clamoring for, hoping for an opportunity to bolster the secondary […]
According to The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman, the Green Bay Packers will be picking up edge rusher Lukas Van Ness’ fifth-year option, which means he will make $13.8 million in guaranteed money in 2027. This was an expected move, as the edge rusher market has moved in recent years, putting Van Ness’ 2027 figure in the […]
Patience is an overused sports cliché. It’s also an unavoidable truth. Just ask Micah Parsons, who has reframed his ACL recovery not as a race back to dominance, but as a deliberate exercise in mindset. Talking recently with SI’s Bill Huber, Parsons distilled the experience into a simple idea: “you’ve got to walk before you […]
The draft has come and gone and now my favorite part of the cycle starts: digging into all the new bright, shiny toys and seeing how they may fit on the team. Today, we’re taking a look at Dani Dennis-Sutton, the edge rusher from Penn State. His RAS paints a pretty clear picture: a big […]
In surprising news this week, the New York Giants signed a veteran defensive tackle, but not the one they were rumored to be signing. Check that. They signed two veteran defensive tackles. This was after D.J. Reader was rumored to be heading to the Giants after the draft. The reason why pretty much everyone left […]
Most of the Packers’ ambitions for the 2026 NFL Draft were already tied up in the prodigious talents of Micah Parsons. We’ve known that since they made the uncharacteristically bold move to free the formerly disgruntled pass rusher from the clutches of the Dallas Cowboys. But that’s not to say the Packers had a quiet […]
For 21 consecutive seasons, the Green Bay Packers have had an undrafted rookie make the team’s Week 1 roster, so chances are that at least one of the players that Green Bay signed after the draft will make the team in 2026. We’re opening up the floor for your guesses on who that player will […]
Officially, the Green Bay Packers gave Jayden Reed a three-year, $50.25 million contract extension when the deal was submitted to the league. This move was reported five days ago, but the details of the contract have only just become public. As reported originally, he earned $20 million in full guarantees, $16.5 million of which comes […]
For fans, the NFL Draft is the finish line. For the Packers, it’s more like the starting gun. All of the weeks and weeks (and months and months) of work the Packers’ personnel department did to put together their draft board and then execute their vision did little more than reward them with more work […]
It’s that time of the year. The Green Bay Packers have until May 1st to decide whether or not to pick up the fifth-year option of 2023 first-round draft pick Lukas Van Ness. Van Ness, who is the same age as many draft picks from the 2026 draft, was taken 13th overall in the 2023 […]
Personally, I think the Green Bay Packers did a pretty good job in the 2026 draft, considering they did not have a first-round pick. Dani Dennis-Sutton in the fourth round and Domani Jackson in the sixth round were two of the better value selections in the class to me, and they grabbed the top-ranked (healthy) […]
The Green Bay Packers aren’t huge spenders in undrafted free agency (yes, guaranteed money is a major factor for signing top players), but they do pick their spots at times. Whatever they’re doing is right, though, as the team has had an undrafted rookie make the team for 21 consecutive years. Who will it be […]