June 16th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in 1. Green Bay Packers – Gotta hand it to the champs, they rallied with a late season surge, won some tough playoff games, then outplayed the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. With Aaron Rodgers getting better and still a solid secondary, the Packers will be in a repeat mood in 2011.
Archive for June, 2011
Packers: Super Bowl Rings Day & Favre News
Legendary senior writer jclombardi highlights Packers news. Clipped from: www.jsonline.com (share this clip) Super Bowl Rings Day: Dave Robinson lived in a town in New Jersey, and his mail regularly arrived every afternoon. But in April 1967, his postal carrier was rapping at the door at 6:30 a.m. It had arrived. Robinson tore off the parcel wrapping, [...]
Tags: Harbaugh Happy With 49′ers Player Run Workouts
Though he claimed to not know, or even want to know the particulars, 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh is pleased with the team’s player-run workouts, Matthew Barrows of The Sacramento Bee reports. “Our players are getting together and working out and holding practices on their own,” Harbaugh said during a Wednesday appearance on the Murph [...]
Lewis and Johnson Constants Among Linebackers for the Ravens
There are plenty questions that surround the Ravens for next season but two players that they shouldn’t have to worry about are Ray Lewis and Jarret Johnson. Lewis is still the unquestioned leader of the defense and the face of the franchise and at 36 only took five plays off in 2010 while earning his [...]
Miami Looking to Boast One of the Best O-Lines in the NFL in 2011
In the past day, both ESPN and ProFootballFocus.com have done breakdowns of the offensive lines across the league in some respect, whether it be rankings of the left tackles, like ESPN did, or breakdowns of the best and worst lineman against the pass rush, such as PFF did. In both articles, the Dolphins boasted at [...]
RB Cedric Benson at Bengals Workouts, Wants Back in Cincy in 2011
Free agent running back Cedric Benson has been present at the Bengals’ player-run workouts at the University of Cincinnati over the last week, reports Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer. “Considering its the lockout it’s tough to get football work in,” Benson said. “High schools and colleges are getting their kids ready to go. I [...]
NFL, NFLPA Issue Joint Statement on Labor Talks
The NFL and NFL Players Associated have released the following joint statement regarding the two days of labor talks in Maryland which wrapped up today. “Discussions between NFL owners and players under the auspices of Chief Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan took place again this week and will continue. At the request of Judge Boylan, both [...]
Pash Says Owners Have Offered 90-Percent Cash Guarantee
NFL chief negotiator Jeff Pash revealed in an interview yesterday on SirusXM NFL Radio that the NFL owners offered players an unprecedented guarantee – an average of 90 percent of the salary cap spent in cash over a three-year period “For the first time, we were going to have a cash minimum as opposed to [...]
