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The writing was on the wall when Ted Thompson selected Jordy Nelson first in the draft that either Koren Robinson or Ruvell Martin would probably be on the short list to be cut from the Packers roster. Today that list got shorter: Robinson has been released.
Robinson is 28 now, which doesn’t seem over-the-hill old but [...]

With rookie camp underway, Packer Nation is all abuzz to find out how these new players look and what kind of impact they are going to have for the team this season. Greg Bedard at the JS Packers Blog does an admirable job with some thoughts watching them on the field for the first time, [...]

Rookie camp opened in Green Bay today, our first chance to see what Ted Thompson netted in the NFL Draft and from the pool of rookie free agents. So what did we learn? Not a whole lot, except that Mike McCarthy is a happy guy: He’s “happy with our draft picks,” “happy with everyone,” and [...]

It’s nice to see that the Packers front office is not averse to adding some home-grown, Dairyland talent to the roster, or at least giving it a try.
Punter Ken Debauche was signed to a free agent contract Sunday immediately after the draft. He finished his career at Wisconsin as the second all-time punter for the [...]

Ted Thompson is not one to shy away from gambling on young players who have bounced back from injuries. Last year’s #1 draft pick Justin Harrell had missed most of his senior year after suffering a ruptured biceps tendon, and Ryan Grant missed his second year in the pros with the Giants after his arm [...]

Every year when the NFL Draft rolls around I question the wisdom of actually following the action in real time. I mean I could just get out of the house and do something — I dunno, productive — and then check out the news later to get the lowdown on what happened. But then there [...]

At the start of the 2008 NFL Draft, it was still up in the air as to whether Ted Thomspon would take even one QB, but here it is at the end of the second day and the Packers have two new recruits. So long, Jerry Babb and Dalton Bell, it was nice knowing you.
Aaron [...]

Drafting for need and trading up? Who says the second day of the draft is boring.
With his first pick of the day in the third round, Ted Thompson selected tight end Jermichael Finley from Texas. Definitely a need area for the Packers that now has been addressed. Finley looks like an interesting prospect with some [...]

With the first day of the draft complete, the Packers have three new faces for the roster: WR Jordy Nelson (36), QB Brian Brohm (56), and CB Patrick Lee (60). Overall I’d say it was a solid effort by Ted Thompson and his staff, even if he did get booed again at the Lambeau Field [...]

Well what a long wait just to get to the #30 pick and then Ted Thompson trades down — big surprise! — into the second round, but at long last we have our first name: WR Jordy Nelson from Kansas State. Who? Just keep repeating the mantra, “Best player on the board.”
Actually, Nelson looks like [...]