The green bay packers got an early head start on free agent by signing christian kirksey and ricky wagner on mondaybefore the legal tampering period even began. Top 15 wide receivers in green bay packers history page. Allison is the leading candidate as he has worked up the depth chart the last two seasons. Wide receivers jordy nelson, randall cobb and jarrett boykin reportedly all missed the session. But, if janis is regulated to special teams gunner, the team should add a different player to the 53 man roster. This is the third story in a series examining green bay s positional groups. Green bay packers receivers rated by sportrader as nfls.
Green bay packers official blog packers wide receivers. Thats how long greg jennings, jordy nelson, donald driver and james jones have been together as the green bay packers top four wide. Green bay packers this tool condenses 2020 nfl mock draft content from around. Jul 08, 2017 how the green bay packers could keep seven receivers on their roster. The team was founded in 1919 by curly lambeau and george whitney calhoun, and for the next two years played against local teams in wisconsin and michigan. Green bay packers receiver davante adams was carried off the field on a gurney after a helmettohelmet hit by chicago bears linebacker danny trevathan late in the third quarter. Three green bay packers wide receivers miss practice. Brian mcintyre says green bay might keep six receivers, as other teams wait to see whos available.
An excerpt from the forthcoming packers history book on the nfls. Jun 06, 2018 adams and cobb will be the starting wide receivers and the packers are looking for a no. Mar 24, 2020 green bay packers, american professional gridiron football team based in green bay, wisconsin. Jul 24, 2012 four years in the national football league can be an eternity.
He is jim hostler and he comes over from the indianapolis colts, where he spent the past three years. The green bay packers brought davante adams back to the team on a fouryear deal near the end of the 2017 season. Who was the best wide receiver aaron rodgers played with. After jordy nelson and randall cobb, its a tossup at receiver for the green bay packers. Packers wr jordy nelson to sit out practice midweek. The packers have participated in every nfl draft since it began in 1936, in which they made russ letlowtheir firstever selection. Here are the top 15 wide receivers in green bay packers history. Janis was selected in the seventh round 236th overall by the green bay packers in the 2014 nfl draft. An excerpt from the forthcoming packers history book on the nfls winningest coach packers hall of fame wr donald driver. Jan 09, 20 the green bay packers frenzied air attack was short a few men at wednesdays practice. From the man who started it all in the 1930s, don hutson, all the.
The lambeau years part one, concluded the following. In 1921, the packers joined the american professional football association, the precursor to the. Green bay packers football vintage sports publications for. Finish, playoffs, pf, pa, pd, coaches, av, passer, rusher, receiver, pts, yds, pts. The green bay packers are a professional american football team based in green bay, wisconsin. He was never counted on as the guy while in green bay, yet his career numbers are too impressive to ignore. The green bay packers have the good problem of having 8 solid wide receivers coming into the 2017 season. Green bay packers yearbook 1981 green bay packers yearbook.
Green bay packers career receiving leaders profootball. Both guys had been released by their respective team the week before, allowing green bay to sign. There have been a number of great wide receivers to wear the green and gold over the course of the green bay packers history. List of green bay packers individual receiving records details the receiving records held by players who played during regular season service for the green bay packers football team of the national football league nfl. Starr begins the count takes the snap hes got the quarterback sneak and hes in for the touchdown and the packers are out in front, 20 to 17 and the green bay packers are going to be world champions. The official source of the latest packers history stories written by. Green bay packers receiver davante adams stretchered off. An illustrated history of the green bay packers beech. If youre a packers fanor, truly, an nfl fanthis engrossing book is all you. We continue our packers 100 countdown looking at the best wide receivers in franchise history. Jan 06, 2018 the green bay packers have a new receivers coach. With a razor thin receiving group, the packers need at least one of the rookies to deliver in 2018. The green bay packers are a professional american football team that has played professionally in the national football league nfl since 1921. While it wasnt noted in the league minutes, the players were from the university of notre dame.
You have to make the most of your opportunities posted by ricky zeller on january 26, 2012 12. Brett favre 5,3778,754, 61,655 yds, 442 td alltime rushing leader. Without further ado, here are your top 10 wide receivers in the history of the green bay packers. Edgar bennett is the wide receivers coach for the green bay packers. Packers aim to sort out receiver depth chart behind nelson, cobb. Jul 11, 2012 the packers depth at wide receiver could force their hand come time for roster cuts. Green bay packers need rookie wide receivers to deliver. A folkhero who will go down in packers history for his gamesaving hail marys in the 2015 arizona playoff game, janis has been all but fazed out of the offense at this point in career. Selected by green bay with a compensatory pick in the sixth round of the 2018 nfl draft no. This versatility is one of the advantages of keeping 67 wide receivers. While the team should be relatively healthy coming out of the bye, one week can wreak havoc on a depth chart. Reflecting on brett favres first victory with the green bay packers.
One of the moststoried franchises in the history of the sport, the packers have won the most championships, in total, of any national football league nfl team. Sixtyfive years later, the book, the history of the green bay packers. Home alltime lists top 15 wide receivers in green bay packers history top 15 wide receivers in green bay packers history. Relive the super bowl xlv matchup between the green bay packers and the pittsburgh steelers by watching this full game replay brought to you by nfl game pass.
Green bays history stretches all the way back to the predawn of the nfl. Sep 06, 2015 according to ian rapoport of, the green bay packers have signed 31yearold wide receiver james jones. Since 2002, hes averaged 73 catches, 1009 yards, 5. The official source of the latest packers history, hall of fame information and biographies, history stories, videos and photos, alltime roster, historic timeline, and. Top 15 wide receivers in green bay packers history. The packers run fewer vertical routes than anyone in the league, especially when hundley was qb. Of course our observed top speeds are going to be slower.
That boiled down to the speculative quality depth at receiver vs. Ted moore 19601969 he is the voice of the famous ice bowl call. Donald driver was a receiver for the green bay packers nfl franchise. List of green bay packers individual receiving records. Inspiring story of one of footballs greatest quarterbacks football biography books. Giants wide receiver odell beckham currently holds packers. The packers havent had to use a firstround pick on a wideout since javon walker in 2002 because they keep hitting home runs and never striking out. Edgar bennett, wide receivers coach fb, green bay packers.
We dont have a top 5 group at that position, but were probably in the top half of the league. This page is a list of the green bay packersnfl draftselections. The packers compete in the national football league nfl as a member. Green bay packers alltime draft history profootball. Jul 02, 2010 when it comes to the packers receiving corp, some things are already spelled out greg jennings is the star wideout that can lead the packers for many years to come. From the ancient don hutson to jordy nelson and everyone inbetween.
May 20, 2018 the green bay packers selected three receivers in aprils nfl draft. This collection of memorable games from the green bay packers 20102011 season includes the original telecasts minus commercials of all due to covid19, orders may be delayed. The packers final preseason game on thursday against the kansas city chiefs. This is a reunion of sorts for jones, who played the first seven seasons of his career 200720 with the green bay packers.
The 1980 green bay packers season was their 62nd season overall and their 60th in the national football league. Favre completed his first pass, to wide receiver sterling sharpe, and then. Ap wide receivers for the green bay packers are trained to handle any position so that anyone can easily slide into a new slot because of an injury, or if coach mike mccarthy. We took the top quarterbacks 4, running backs 8, wide receivers 12, tight ends 4 and kickers 4 in packers history based solely on fantasy production. Janis was the first saginaw valley state cardinal drafted since offensive guard todd herremans in 2005, and the first wide receiver in school history to be drafted, though his early role on the team was more on the special teams rather than taking snaps at wide receiver. Green bay packers yearbook 1981 green bay packers yearbook 1981 volume 22. Time and time again, it has been made apparent that he does not fit at the receiver position in green bay, as just like davis he seems to be out of sync with. The official source of the latest packers history, hall of fame.
The green bay packers have their main pieces at the top of the wide receiver list already. Clair apologized for the indiscretion and his offer to withdraw from the league carried. Not to mention his transformation in 2010 from a dropprone player into a key cog in the run to a super bowl championship. As the rigors of training camp inch closer, its clear that the green bay packers will enter the season as one of the favorites to represent the nfc in super bowl li in houston, texas. Green bay packers yearbook 1981 green bay packers yearbook 1981 volume 22 none shown on. The top 15 wide receivers in green bay packers history is an illustrious list. The team posted a 5101 record under coach bart starr, earning them a fifthplace finish in the nfc central division. Packers new receivers coach is jim hostler total packers. Let the young names develop instead of giving up on them though. The packers have won league championships, the most in nfl history, with. November 1963 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania ist ein usamerikanischer americanfootballtrainer. If you think we have a shitty group of wide receivers youre crazy. Donalds contribution to the history of the packers has been extraordinary.
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