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Packers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
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Thursday, 18 March 2010

Consider general manager Ted Thompson to be one up on the scoreboard early in free agency.

Although the Packers suffered a notable loss when Aaron Kampman bolted for the Jacksonville Jaguars, they held on to two more key players in left tackle Chad Clifton and free safety Nick Collins.

Clifton wasn't interested in leaving Green Bay, where he has been a starter since his rookie season in 2000, never mind that he visited with the Washington Redskins on the opening day of free agency March 5.

That purported courtship probably helped Clifton's financial cause with the Packers, who meted out a three-year contract that is worth about $19.5 million. The deal is loaded with all sorts of roster bonuses, including an upfront payout of more than $6.3 million.

"I can...

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Football Hall of Famer, TV star Olsen dies at 69 (AP)
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Thursday, 18 March 2010

This 1970 handout provided by NFL Photos, shows Los Angeles Rams football player Merlin Olsen. Olsen, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor,  died Wednesday night, March 10, 2010, at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 69.

Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL's greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 69. Olsen was a member of the Los Angeles Rams' "Fearsome Foursome" along with Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy and Rosey Grier in the 1960s.


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Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen dies at age 69 (The Canadian...
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Thursday, 18 March 2010
SALT LAKE CITY - Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL's greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 69.

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Packers re-sign veteran LT Chad Clifton (AP)
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Thursday, 18 March 2010
The Green Bay Packers re-signed veteran left tackle Chad Clifton on Saturday, wrapping up one of their major offseason concerns early in the NFL's free agent signing period. Clifton will now return to the left tackle spot he has occupied for most of his 10 seasons in Green Bay. The Packers do not have an obvious candidate to replace Clifton, and reported interest in the unrestricted free agent...

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Packers TE Havner arrested after Calif crash (AP)
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Thursday, 18 March 2010
Prosecutors in Northern California said Wednesday they were waiting for a police report before deciding whether to file drunken-driving charges against Green Bay Packers tight end Spencer Havner. The 27-year-old Havner was arrested for suspicion of drunken driving Monday after he lost control of his motorcycle on private property and crashed about 2:45 a.m.

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Packers TE Havner arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after crash (The Canadian Press)
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Thursday, 18 March 2010
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. - Green Bay Packers tight end Spencer Havner was arrested this week on suspicion of drunken driving after crashing his motorcycle in Northern California, suffering a broken shoulder blade.

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Packers TE Havner expecting sanctions (Yahoo! Sports)
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Thursday, 18 March 2010
Green Bay Packers tight end Spencer Havner was just driving his motorcycle around northern California early...

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Packers sign former Australian rules football player Bryan as punter (The Canadian Press)
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Thursday, 18 March 2010
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Looking for another potential solution to their recent punting problems, the Green Bay Packers have signed former Australian rules football player Chris Bryan.

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Packers sign former Aussie rules player to punt (AP)
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Thursday, 18 March 2010
Looking for another potential solution to their recent punting problems, the Green Bay Packers have signed former Australian rules football player Chris Bryan. A 6-foot-5, 210-pound rookie, Bryan played in the Australian Football League from 2005-08. He will wear No. 9 for Green Bay. The Packers have been struggling to find a consistent punter for several seasons.

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Packers sign WR Charles Dillon (AP)
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010
The Green Bay Packers have signed wide receiver Charles Dillon, a first-year player who spent time in Indianapolis' training camp in 2008. Dillon, a wide receiver and kick returner at Washington State, spent last season with the Spokane Shock of the af2 arena league.

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Robert De Niro set to play Vince Lombardi in movie (AP)
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010
Robert De Niro is set to play Vince Lombardi in an upcoming movie. ESPN announced Tuesday that the Academy Award-winning actor has agreed to play the Hall of Fame coach in the film it is developing with Andell Entertainment and the NFL. "Lombardi" will chronicle the years in which he transformed the Green Bay Packers from the NFL's worst team to league champions.

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Packers finalize 2-year deal with veteran right tackle Tauscher (The Canadian Press)
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010
GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay Packers have finalized a two-year deal with Mark Tauscher, likely allowing the veteran right tackle to play his entire career for his home state team.

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Packers finalize 2-year deal with RT Tauscher (AP)
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010
The Green Bay Packers have finalized a two-year deal with Mark Tauscher, likely allowing the veteran right tackle to play his entire career for his home state team. Tauscher, an unrestricted free agent, agreed to terms over the weekend. Financial details were not released. Tauscher was the Packers' starting right tackle for most of his first nine seasons in the NFL, but began the 2009 season out...

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The Packers may be adopting a third/alternate jersey (Yahoo! Sports)
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010
The Green Bay Packers, who sport one of the most classic and distinctive looks in all of sports, appear to be...

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