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Driver To Retire After 14 Seasons

Oct 31, 2014 6:47 AM

Donald Driver is retiring from the NFL after 14 seasons.

"I'm going to officially put the cleats on the shelf. I'm going to walk away from the game," said Driver.

Driver was named to four Pro Bowls.

"I played my entire career in Green Bay and have always enjoyed a special bond with the fans," Driver said in a statement released by the team. "I can think of no better way to retire than to celebrate with them and the Packers organization."

ESPN

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Greg Jennings Lists Wisconsin Home For Sale

Sep 9, 2014 5:37 PM

Greg Jennings has placed his De Pere, Wisconsin home on the market.

The five-bedroom, five-bathroom house is listed at $525,000.

Jennings is a free agent this offseason.

Josh Alper/Pro Football Talk

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Packers, Broncos, 49ers, Seahawks Interested In Revis

Aug 22, 2014 3:20 AM

The Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks are teams that are believed to be highly interested in acquiring Darrelle Revis via trade.

The New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills are also interested, but the Jets are not expected to trade Revis within their division.

The Packers have been constantly mentioned as an interested party in Revis across all sources.

Mike Freeman/CBS Sports

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Rodgers: Packers Need To Rediscover Hunger

Aug 20, 2014 3:03 AM

The Green Bay Packers have a 26-6 regular season record since winning Super Bowl XLV in 2011, but have won just one playoff game.

"We need to just figure some things out within the locker room, I think, and maybe just think hard about what was so special about that 2010 team that won the Super Bowl, and try to channel some of those emotions and ideas and thoughts and feelings and incorporate some of that stuff at the beginning of this year when we reconvene in April and kind of set the vision then," said Aaron Rodgers.

"It was a disjointed year [in 2011], the first year out of the lockout situation, the year we had. I know [coach Mike McCarthy] has said some of the OTAs didn't go the way the wanted them to this year. So we nee to do a better job as leaders of setting the vision early and holding guys accountable for falling in line." 

Rodgers was also asked what made the 2010 season so special.

"I think there were two things in particular most people would agree with. One, there was a very strong appreciation for the opportunity. For whatever reason the appreciation wasn't the same this year. The guys [in 2010] were just really thankful to have a job in some cases, some of the guys we brought in, but also thankful to get into the playoffs and be somewhere where they felt special and they felt important. It was very united group, more than we've had in any of the eight years here I've been a part of. 

"And the second is we were hungry. We hadn't done it before. There were a lot of doubters out there. It's hard, I think, when you have success to be able to have that same amount of hunger that you had when you haven't had that kind of success before. We need to figure out how to do get back to that place." 

Kevin Seifert/ESPN

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Patriots/Texans Had Highest Viewership Of Weekend Games

Oct 7, 2014 9:51 AM

The New England Patriots game on Sunday afternoon against the Houston Texans averaged 37.7 million television viewers, which ranked first amongst the four games of the weekend.

The Baltimore Ravens win over the Denver Broncos averaged 35.3 million viewers.

The Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks averaged 32.1 million viewers during their telecast.

The San Francisco 49ers' win over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday evening averaged 30.9 million viewers.

Matt Maiocco/Comcast

Tags: New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans

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Chiefs Name John Dorsey General Manager

Oct 31, 2014 7:03 AM

The Kansas City Chiefs have named John Dorsey general manager.

The Chiefs went 2-14 last season.

Dorsey played for the Packers and later was a scout and director of scouting while Andy Reid was an assistant in Green Bay. Dorsey left to spend a year in Seattle, but returned to the Packers and rose to director of football operations.

AP

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Kaepernick, 49ers Defeat Packers (+6.8 TC, +18 TRC)

Oct 24, 2014 5:54 AM

Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Green Bay Packers by a final score of 45-31 in a record-setting game.

The 49ers had a +6.8 advantage in The Trench Counter, accumulating 579 total yards on 75 plays. San Francisco also had a +18 edge in Total Rushes/Completions.

Kaepernick had a record-setting 181 yards and two touchdowns on the ground on 16 carries. Kaepernick also went 17-for-31 for 263 yards, two touchdowns after recovering from a pick-six on the first 49ers' drive of the game.

Michael Crabtree caught nine balls for 119 yards and two touchdowns, while Frank Gore rushed 23 times for 119 yards and a touchdown.

Aaron Rodgers went 26-for-39 for two touchdowns and an interception as he was unable to make up for the Packers' inability to contain Kaepernick.

RealGM Staff Report

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49ers To Use David Akers Against Packers

Oct 24, 2014 5:57 AM

David Akers will be the San Francisco 49ers' place kicker on Saturday against the Packers.

The 49ers have auditioned Billy Cundiff as Akers has struggled since undergoing surgery for a double sports hernia in February. The injury flared up in November.

The Packers have had struggles at kicker this season with Mason Crosby converting just 63.6 percent of his kicks.

RealGM Staff Report

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Pro Football Focus Announces All-Pro Teams

Oct 31, 2014 6:30 AM

Pro Football Focus has announced their All-Pro Team for the 2012 NFL season.

Selections from Playoff Teams

Five selections: 49ers

Four selections: Vikings, Patriots

Three selections: Broncos, Packers, Texans, Ravens, Bengals

Two selections: Seahawks

One selection: Colts

No selection: Falcons, Redskins

(Second team selection in parenthesis)

Offense

QB: Peyton Manning, DEN (Aaron Rodgers, GB)

RB: Adrian Peterson, MIN (C.J. Spiller, BUF)

FB: Vonta Leach, BAL (Marcel Reece, OAK)

TE: Rob Gronkowski, NE (Jason Witten, DAL)

WR: Calvin Johnson, DET (Brandon Marshall, CHI)

WR: Andre Johnson, HOU (Vincent Jackson, TB)

WR: Reggie Wayne, IND (A.J. Green, CIN)

LT: Duane Brown, HOU (Joe Staley, SF)

LG: Evan Mathis, PHI (Mike Iupati, SF)

C: John Sullivan, MIN (Max Unger, SEA)

RG: Marshal Yanda, BAL (Alex Boone, SF)

RT: Andre Smith, CIN (Sebastian Vollmer, NE)

Defense

Edge Defender: Cameron Wake, MIA (Clay Matthews, GB)

Edge Defender: Von Miller, DEN (Aldon Smith, SF)

Defensive Interior: J.J. Watt, HOU (Muhammad Wilkerson, NYJ)

Defensive Interior: Geno Atkins, CIN (Gerald McCoy, TB)

OLB: Jerod Mayo, NE (Kevin Burnett, MIA)

MLB: Patrick Willis, SF (Bobby Wagner, SEA)

OLB: Derrick Johnson, KC (Daryl Washington, AZ)

CB: Richard Sherman, SEA (Antonio Cromartie, NYJ)

CB: Charles Tillman, CHI (Champ Bailey, DEN)

Slot CB: Casey Hayward, GB (Antoine Winfield, MIN)

FS: Jarius Byrd, BUF (Devin McCourty, NE)

SS: Eric Weddle, SD (Reshad Jones, MIA)

Special Teams

K: Blair Walsh, MIN (Phil Dawson, CLE)

P: Thomas Morstead, NO (Dustin Colquitt, KC)

Returner: Jacoby Jones, BAL (Leodis McKelvin, BUF)

Special Teamer: Ashlee Palmer, DET (Johnson Bademosi, CLE)

Pro Football Focus

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Woodson Cleared To Return From Broken Collarbone

Oct 31, 2014 2:20 PM

Charles Woodson has been cleared to return in time for the Green Bay Packers' playoff game on Saturday against the Vikings.

Woodson deferred to team physician Dr. Pat McKenzie and gave his broken collarbone as much time to heal as possible, sitting out Sunday's regular-season finale at Minnesota. He was injured on Oct. 21 and has missed nine consecutive games.

"I just think having Charles Woodson back on the field helps our football team," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said in announcing that Woodson had been cleared. "I mean, just what he's meant to our defense, his playmaking ability, his ability to make plays at the line of scrimmage. He's extremely productive, so I'm just glad to have him back on the field."

CBS Sports

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