B.J. Raji

The demand seems simple enough. In today's NFL, teams need large, athletic defensive linemen. As the spread offense proliferates, defenses must dot the field with multiple defensive backs. And more players on the back end means fewer players up front....

The Bears briefly moved Kyle Long to right tackle during Sunday's final practice of rookie minicamp, but the plan is for him to remain at guard, likely on the right side. Right guard is where he spent the majority of the minicamp and probably where he...

By structuring quarterback Aaron Rodgers' five-year, $110 million extension the way they did, the Green Bay Packers have left themselves a lot of flexibility to extend other players or carry over a large amount of salary cap space into 2014. The...

Ted Thompson has had some excellent drafts in Green Bay over the years, but it could be argued that 2009 was his finest. Yes, 2009, when the gnashing of teeth from National Football League general managers over the paucity of top-rated players was...

* compensatory selection Arizona Cardinals B 1 (7) Jonathan Cooper, g, North Carolina 2 (45) Kevin Minter, lb, LSU 3 (69) Tyrann Mathieu, db, LSU 4 (103) Alex Okafor, lb, Texas 4 (116) Earl Watford, g, James Madison 5 (140) Stepfan Taylor,...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT --The Packers kicked off the second day of the NFL Draft in groundbreaking fashion. An hour before the Jacksonville Jaguars made the first pick of Round 2 on Friday night, a...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT As long as Datone Jones is a quick study - and his new employers have every reason to believe he will be - the Packers defense just might be in a better position to quickly make...

GREEN BAY, Wis. _ With each passing year, National Football League teams are drafting for need because the pressure to win right now has never been more intense. That's what general manager Ted Thompson and the Green Bay Packers will be doing, at...

Old Dominion's Bobby Wilder lured a familiar face to Norfolk as he continued to remake his defensive staff, with the addition of former Boston College assistant Jeff Comissiong to coach the defensive line. Wilder has known Comissiong for 22 years, going...

Greg Jennings will hit the free agent market next week, meaning a seven-year run with the Green Bay Packers that included a Super Bowl victory is likely over. The Packers declined to use their franchise tag on the star receiver, the Milwaukee Journal...

Outspoken Packers guard T.J. Lang tried to ruffle Bears die-hards with this playful Christmas tweet: "I wonder how much it will hurt Chicago fans to root for the pack this weekend …'' They don't have much choice. As the Bears (9-6) attempt to...

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