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Donald Driver Wins Dancing With The Stars, Earns 15-Yard Penalty For Excessive Celebration

Timothy Burke — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:14:03 EDT

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Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver became the third football player to win ABC's Dancing With The Stars, cutting a rug with the Cha-Cha-Cha to take the dance show's 14th-season prize. More »

Aaron Rodgers Will Get Around To Hosting Saturday Night Live One Of These Days

Sports Radio Interviews — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:50:00 EDT

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Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: He's been invited, but just can't find the time. More »

Three Fat Ex-Packers Linemen Have A Wine Label Called "Three Fat Guys"

Jack Dickey — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:05:00 EDT

What do people in Wisconsin like? Yup, the Packers. And what do people in Wisconsin also like? Yup, alcohol. More »

Donald Driver Allegedly Had To Restrain Jaleel White When Urkel Went Nuts On Dancing With The Stars

Timothy Burke — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:20:00 EDT

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Dancing With The Stars producers who thought they were getting Urkel got a bit more Stefan than they were counting on as Jaleel White allegedly snapped when he stepped on his partner's foot leading to an altercation in which fellow DWTS competitor (and Packers WR) Donald Driver intervened. More »

Packers TE Tom Crabtree Plays Dodgeball With Little Kids, Basically Tells Them To Suck Failure

Dom Cosentino — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:10:00 EDT

That's Crabtree paying a recent visit to the seventh and eighth graders from St. Paul Lutheran School in Green Bay. I have no idea why a backup NFL tight end is making dodgeball videos with sound effects, but that's beside the point. Watch as Crabtree sends one of these youngsters to Ouchtown at the 41-second mark, then does the same to another at 1:16. Only at the end does the kid in the red make him bleed his own blood. More »

Greg Jennings Tells SXSW Panel That NFL Players Really Do Care About Fantasy Football

Sean Newell — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:13:15 EDT

As everyone knows, come this time of year Austin, TX is the Panel For Just About Anything Pop-Culturally-Imaginable Capital of the World. Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings was present for one such panel—on fantasy sports. During the round table discussion, Jennings admitted that players are concerned about their fantasy stock perhaps more than we even thought. More »

The Fake Brett Favre's Just-Boring-Enough Week On Twitter

Jack Dickey — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:10:00 EST

We told you last week about the fever dream of one lonely Favre-lover in West Bend, Wis. Now we have a Favre fever dream that blanketed cyberspace. More »

Sad Packers Fan Is Less Sad, More Sober Today

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:55:00 EST

Casey Lewis is the 24-year-old Wauwatosa, Wis., resident who found internet fame with a tearstained, semi-comprehensible meltdown on the way home from a bar after the Packers' loss to the Giants. She's cleaned herself up and is doing the media circuit, going on Milwaukee radio and doing an interview with RandBall. More »

Stop Whatever You're Doing, And Watch This Sad Drunk Lady Cry About The Packers Loss

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:10:06 EST

I can't. I can't even do this. Thank you Giants, and thank you Internet, and thank you Megan for being a better cameraperson than friend. More »

ShortCenter: Merril Hoge Explains Aaron Rodgers's Very Bad Day

Matt Toder — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:47:57 EST

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Why, Oh Why, Did The Packers Have To Lose?

Dan Kois — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:43:49 EST

We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries. More »

Your NFL Playoffs Divisional Round Open Thread: New York Giants At Green Bay Packers

Sean Newell — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:30:00 EST

And so marks the beginning of the end of a great weekend of football. Gather below. More »

Hundreds Of Packers Fans/Day Laborers Line Up To Shovel Lambeau Field

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:40:00 EST

Because the team of the people hates unions, the Packers put out the call for folks to come help get the stadium ready, for $10 an hour. Four hundred and fifty were lucky enough to be handed shovels, with another 800 turned away. [Green Bay Press-Gazette] More »

At Least One New Packers Shareholder Received An Official Certificate From The "Green Boy Packers, Inc."

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:30:00 EST

Last month, for just the fifth time in the team's 92-year history, the publicly owned Packers launched a stock offering for 250,000 shares in the franchise. Here's the official certificate that a fan named Arvind received in the mail recently, which boldly acknowledges him as a shareholder in the "Green Boy Packers, Inc." More »

Son Of Packers Offensive Coordinator Is Missing, Believed To Have Fallen Into Icy River [UPDATE]

Dom Cosentino — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:53:29 EST

A rescue team in Oshkosh, Wis., is searching the icy waters of the Fox River for a person reported to have fallen in, while police are looking for a missing man they have identified as Michael T. Philbin. According to local reports, Philbin is the 21-year-old son of Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin. More »

Was Matt Flynn's Big Game A Fluke?

Josh Levin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:01:21 EST

Your Dumbass NFL Play Of The Season Stars Packers KR Pat Lee

Timothy Burke — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:00:01 EST

The Packers' usual kick returner is Randall Cobb, but he's out with an injury. In stepped Pat Lee, who has completely bungled his kick returns so far today—the most egregious example of which came after Detroit's opening touchdown in which Lee drops the ball out of the end zone, then downs it back in the end zone. It's the easiest two points the Lions have ever scored. [Fox] More »

Lions Center On Packers Fans Who Might Moon Him: "They’re Not In Real Good Shape Up There"

Jack Dickey — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:40:01 EST

Says Dominic Raiola, after being asked about Packers fans who moon visiting teams' buses, "I get to the stadium too early. I don't see that. But that'd be pretty awesome to see. I don't know if I want to see any of those people naked. They're not in real good shape up there." More »

A $250 Stock Certificate Did Not Instantly Turn My Children Into Packers Fans

Dan Kois — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:20:26 EST

We've Identified Jilted Packergirl

Timothy Burke — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:30:00 EST

Thanks to a tipster whose identity we'll keep secret for his/her own sake, we know the young lady featured in this morning's Wake Up Deadspin is named Annie Wagner (we also heard the cheating ex-boyfriend is a real "douchewibbler"). Here's Annie's Facebook. More »

Green Bay Packers Fan Exacts Phenomenal Revenge On Ex-Boyfriend

Dylan Murphy — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:00:38 EST

Your morning roundup for Dec. 26, the day we learned what a Christmas miracle really is. Photo via Mocksession. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Ryan Grant Says The Only Formula For Beating The Packers Is "Us Making Mistakes"

Sports Radio Interviews — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:50:19 EST

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Grant believes that the Packers lost, not that the Chiefs won. More »

Wisconsin Lady Allegedly Got Angry Enough About The Packers Losing To Strangle Her Daughter

Jack Dickey — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:10:00 EST

Well, this is awful: More »

I Am Totally Not Going To Panic At All About Aaron Rodgers Getting Frighteningly Outplayed By Kyle Orton

Dan Kois — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:28:44 EST

The Feel-Good Scam Of Owning The Packers

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:40:37 EST

For just the fifth time in their 92-year history, the publicly owned Green Bay Packers launched a stock offering this week, issuing at least 250,000 shares to anyone who wants to count themselves as an owner of an NFL team. It's an irresistible offer for a devoted fan, and within 11 minutes of stock going on sale, the Packers had sold $400,000 worth of shares. If the initial 250,000 shares sell out before March, the team is authorized to issue up to 880,000 shares. At $250 apiece (not including a $25 "handling fee"), the Packers could raise as much as $220 million—more than enough to pay for their planned $143 million renovation of Lambeau Field. Thirty-one other NFL owners are seething with jealousy. They wish they could get money from their fanbase so easily. More »

ShortCenter: Aaron Rodgers, Tim Tebow Are Greater Than Jason Garrett

Matt Toder — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:38:17 EST

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The Tebow Train Keeps Rolling, The Packers Remain Undefeated And More: Your Sunday NFL Roundup

Sean Newell — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:27:22 EST

The Packers narrowly preserve their unbeaten record, the Texans just keep winning and may or may not be running a zombie farm at this point, Ray Rice singlefootedly destroyed the Browns and the Texans and Bronco's keep winning despite their quarterback situations. In no particular order, here's your Sunday roundup. Enjoy. More »

Charles Woodson Congratulates Hakeem Nicks On One-Handed Touchdown Grab

Sean Newell — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:47:41 EST

Nicks makes a great catch and Woodson gives him a little congratulatory fist bump. More »

ShortCenter: Green Bay Is Cold In Winter, Sources Tell ESPN

Matt Toder — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:57:35 EST

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Packers' Erik Walden Jailed Until Monday After Allegedly Assaulting Girlfriend

Jack Dickey — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:15:00 EST

The Green Bay Packers completed their rout of Detroit by 3 p.m. Central yesterday, and linebacker Erik Walden got into trouble about 12 hours later. More »

Chiefs Fans, Time To Bet It All On Red

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:50:37 EST

Are you a Missourian inspired by the St. Louis fan who rode the Cardinals at 999/1 when all hope was lost? Maybe now's the time to throw some dough at Tyler Palko and the miracle Chiefs. (Does that roll off the tongue? Not so much.) Two games out of first in the AFC West, KC is being offered at 500/1 to win the Super Bowl. Maybe not so crazy given that a leaguewide cholera epidemic isn't a mathematical impossibility. More »

LeGarrette Blount Steamrolls The Green Bay Packers Defense

Sean Newell — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:18:17 EST

There's really not much to add to this. He even gave us the obligatory faux Lambeau Leap. More »

The Packers Are 9-0, And The 1972 Dolphins Are Already Insufferable About It

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:40:10 EST

The Dolphins, the only perfect team in NFL history, famously breaks out the champagne toast when the last undefeated team loses their first game. This would not happen if reporters didn't flock to Mercury Morris's house every time the last undefeated team loses, but c'est les médias. More »

Aaron Rodgers And The Ben Roethlisberger School Of Quarterbacking

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:30:00 EST

This Evening: Aaron Rodgers Was Rambo For Halloween

Dom Cosentino — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:25:37 EDT

Your p.m. roundup for Nov. 3, the day we learned salt makes everything better. Photo courtesy Busted Coverage, via @NanciFilipelli. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

It's got the Distance: Your Vikings Kicking The Packers In The Nuts Open Thread

Sean Newell — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:31:00 EDT

Right in front of the ref, too. Smart. More »

Remembering The Best Punt Return That Never Officially Happened

Jack Dickey — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:35:15 EDT

Bears wide receiver/returner Devin Hester—as Drew explained Monday—is the human highlight reel that opponents have to kick to. He gave us a splendid return on Sunday night. But perhaps his best play of the season came on a play when he never touched the ball, on a play that never happened, as far as the NFL's records go. More »

A.J. Hawk's Middle Finger To His Sideline Was An Inside Joke That No Other Packer Knows Anything About

Jack Dickey — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:15:30 EDT

After Packers linebacker AJ Hawk flipped off his own sideline in Sunday's game against the Rams, he said it was a running joke with a couple of his teammates. Thing is, none of his teammates has come forward to admit any familiarity with this running joke. More »

A.J. Hawk Has A Message For All Y'all Out There Watching The Packers/Rams Game

Brian Hickey — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 14:05:00 EDT

This photograph comes from tipster "imakeholesinu" who describes the setting as, "Here we go, sac bradford and fly the bird! Go pack go!" Taking a shot at translation, what imakeholesinu was saying was "Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk had just sacked Rams quarterback Sam Bradford and proceeded to give the world the middle finger. I fully support the Packers in all their endeavors." More »

Tim Tebow Gives Us Our First Total QBR Kerfuffle

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:25:00 EDT

I've been pleasantly surprised with my lack of exposure to Total Quarterback Rating, ESPN's proprietary formula for measuring QB that's supposed to be more accurate, or at least more complete, than passer rating. After the preseason blitz, I absolutely expected it to be shoved down my throat. But it's been limited to the occasional SportsCenter and MNF graphic, and is tucked away on ESPN.com where I can take a look any time I want. The way a stat should be. More »