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[ad_1] Aaron Rodgers isn’t blinking. On Tuesday at 8:30 a.m., Packers players were scheduled to attend the team’s first day of mandatory minicamp, but Green Bay’s disgruntled star quarterback was a no-show, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Rodgers’ expected absence comes after the reigning MVP opted out of voluntary …

[ad_1] Getty Images Aaron Rodgers is officially holding out on the Packers. Rodgers is not in attendance at the Packers’ first mandatory work of the offseason, a minicamp that began at 8:30 this morning, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. That’s no surprise: As soon as …

[ad_1] Getty Images Davante Adams and the Packers’ other top receivers who skipped voluntary organized team activities are expected to attend the team’s mandatory minicamp this week. It appears they will have Jordan Love throwing them passes. The word from Tom Pelissero of NFL Media is “no change” on Aaron …

[ad_1] 7:10 AM ET NFL NationESPN Nine NFL teams open their mandatory three-day minicamps this week, with the rest of the teams to follow next week (except for the Philadelphia Eagles, who have elected not to have a minicamp this offseason). Most of the practices will be Tuesday through Thursday, …

[ad_1] Getty Images The big question facing the Packers as their mandatory minicamp approaches is whether Aaron Rodgers will be there. But Rodgers isn’t the only high-profile Packer who has been skipping voluntary Organized Team Activities. Davante Adams and most of the Packers’ other top receivers skipped …

[ad_1] 0 of 3 Paul Sancya/Associated Press Heading into training-camp season, the biggest question surrounding the Green Bay Packers is the future of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The reigning MVP appears determined not to play for the Packers again, and Green Bay appears determined not to trade him. “We remain committed …

[ad_1] For the past lifetime, it’s felt like the Packers have had a great offense and were hampered by their defense. Thanks to a free agent splurge and heavy drafting, the defense has improved from abysmal to decent to actually pretty good over the last few years. Entering 2020, the …

[ad_1] In Part I of this series, I compared the passer rating to winning percentage for Tom Brady (aka the GOAT) over the past six seasons, and found that Brady’s team won significantly more often than league average, given Brady’s per game passer rating. Even when the GOAT had a …

[ad_1] Getty Images The Patriots released fullback Dan Vitale last month and he says he won’t be looking for another place to play in 2021. In a post to his LinkedIn page, Vitale wrote that he feels “like my body is just ready to move on” from playing football. He …