The Green Bay Packers will retire the No. 92 of the late Reggie White during halftime ceremonies of the Sept. 18 home opener against the Cleveland Browns, team president Bob Harlan announced on Tuesday. White died on December 26. The Packers planned to retire White's number before his death. Harlan met with White last September to inform him that the team was going to retire his number during the 2005 season. "He was very honored," Harlan said. "I told him to look up there [the facade of Lambeau Field] and picture his name with the other numbers. He knew how special this was."

The Green Bay Packers singed the first of their 2005 draft selections on Monday. The 6-foot-3, 317-pound Junius Coston was drafted in the fifth round out of North Carolina A&T and will battle for a backup spot along the interior of the club?s offensive line. On a side note, Coston is a cousin of Green Bay tight end David Martin.

Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeff Lurie grabbed the attention of the Green Bay Packers and the rest of the NFL?s teams, players and agents this week when he adamantly said no to receiver Terrell Owens' contract demands. Owens is one of four NFL players who recently have hired high-profile agent Drew Rosenhaus and then boycotted mandatory minicamps in their quest for new contracts from their teams. Packers receiver Javon Walker is another. Lurie this week was adamant that he won?t negotiate a new deal with Owens and declared the prospect a ?non-issue? after the receiver skipped a recent minicamp in protest of the seven-year contract he signed last year. Walker similarly hired Rosenhaus and skipped the Packers? minicamp in early May in an effort to upgrade his contract, which has two years remaining on it, after going to the Pro Bowl last season. General Manager Ted Thompson has the final call on whether the Packers will extend Walker?s contract, and Thompson won?t comment on contractual issues. So far, though, there are no signs the sides have commenced talks or that Thompson is considering renegotiating. The Packers also read about Lurie?s stand and know that many eyes within the team and around the league are watching what they do with Walker this offseason. ?Without discussing this instance specifically,? Thompson said, ?every time you do something, every move you make from a personnel standpoint, from a contractual standpoint, you have to think about, ?OK, what does this mean for the future at this position, on this side of the ball, going forward???

Running back Ahman Green of the Green Bay Packers will face criminal charges for an incident last month when he was arrested for disorderly conduct. Brown County district attorney John Zakowski said Monday that Green would be charged but declined to reveal the charges before a hearing Wednesday in Circuit Court. Officers arrested Green the evening of April 25 after getting a 911 call from his home. A woman's voice could be heard saying "help me" before the line went dead. The Brown County Sheriff's Department's report said Green's wife, Heather, felt threatened when she and her husband were arguing. Officers said Green became agitated and resisted arrest before an officer drew a Taser stun gun. Green, released after posting $150 bond, filed for divorce April 28.