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Packers kick off 2018 Training Camp!  See it here!

Packers kick off 2018 Training Camp! See it here!

The Green Bay Packers will hold their first training camp practice of 2018 today at Ray Nitschke Field. Mike McCarthy held his season-opening press conference yesterday — which we carried live on The Fan — and here are some of the highlights from Day 1: EDGE Nick Perry (ankle) and OT Bryan Bulaga (knee) will…MORE

Packers place Bulaga, Perry on PUP to start training camp

Packers place Bulaga, Perry on PUP to start training camp

The Green Bay Packers will be without a couple key players to start their 2018 training camp. According to ESPN’s Field Yates, right tackle Bryan Bulaga and outside linebacker Nick Perry will start the season on the Physically Unable to Perform list. Packers OT Bryan Bulaga (knee) and OLB Nick Perry (hand) will both begin…MORE

Packers counting on revamped cornerback position

Packers counting on revamped cornerback position

No position group has undergone as much of a makeover as the Green Bay Packers’ cornerback room. After trading starter Damarious Randall to the Cleveland Browns, the Packers brought back veteran Tramon Williams, then spent their top two picks on Louisville’s Jaire Alexander and Iowa’s Josh Jackson. Last season, opposing quarterbacks posted a combined passer…MORE

Jimmy Graham excited for first training camp with Packers

Jimmy Graham excited for first training camp with Packers

Packers tight end Jimmy Graham is ready for his first training camp in Green Bay. Over the weekend, Graham familiarized himself with the locals, as he hosted a charity bean bags tournament called “The Jimmy Graham Charity Cornhole Challenge.” All proceeds benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and Angel Flight. Per NBC26’s Kelly Price, Graham — known…MORE

Break Time: Brewers riding a six-game losing streak

Break Time: Brewers riding a six-game losing streak

Only a week ago, the Milwaukee Brewers were coming off a big win over the Atlanta Braves. They were a season-high 18 games over .500 at 54-36. One week later, the Brewers are coming off a crushing loss Sunday in Pittsburgh; they’re on a season-high six-game losing streak, and are 55-43 on the season. (Two…MORE

Josh Jones ready to break out in second season?

Josh Jones ready to break out in second season?

Packers safety Josh Jones made some plays as a rookie, but the team is counting on him to take that “second-year jump” that head coach Mike McCarthy likes to talk about. Jones, a second-round pick last season out of North Carolina State, is likely to take on a larger role in 2018 after Morgan Burnett…MORE

FYI: Former Packers LB Brady Poppinga can still dunk

FYI: Former Packers LB Brady Poppinga can still dunk

Former Packers linebacker Brady Poppinga joins “Air it Out” every Thursday. Last week, we discussed a pretty hilarious exchange on Twitter in which Poppinga mis-interpreted a video of Snoop Dogg working out, and instead, thought it was 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman. (Side note: Brady also told us a great story about when Aaron Rodgers told…MORE

No. 12 is No. 10, according to NFL Network

No. 12 is No. 10, according to NFL Network

The NFL Network’s Top 100 Players of 2018 is officially in the books. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is “officially” … drumroll … the tenth-best player in the NFL. How does that make you feel, Fan Nation? “Air it Out” (9-11 AM) with Marques & Bill.MORE

Bucks select Donte DiVincenzo with pick No. 17

Bucks select Donte DiVincenzo with pick No. 17

The Milwaukee Bucks got what they wanted in the 2018 NBA Draft. What they wanted was Donte DiVincenzo. “Donte was our guy,” Bucks general manager Jon Horst said. “If you were up there and saw the elation in our room when he got there, we were worried about it, we thought he was going to…MORE

Film Room: Will the real Mo Wilkerson please stand up?

Film Room: Will the real Mo Wilkerson please stand up?

Muhammad Wilkerson signed with the Green Bay Packers this offseason after a couple disappointing seasons with the New York Jets. At his best, Wilkerson had a pair of double-digit sack seasons at a position that typically doesn’t generate that kind of production. In Green Bay, he’s reunited with Mike Pettine, who was the Jets’ defensive…MORE

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