Nick Perry

When Green Bay Packers offensive line coach James Campen spoke with Texas A&M center Patrick Lewis, the sales pitch was simple: Sign and you won't be camp fodder or a candidate for the practice squad. The door to the 53-man roster is as open to you as...

The Sports Xchange By Frank Cooney, The Sports Xchange Armstead finally gets his NFL chance New England Patriots defensive lineman Armond Armstead took a circuitous route to get to the National Football League. The trip began in the usual manner as...

The plan was to meet up with as many assistant coaches as possible about the art of pass rushing. Spence Nowinsky looked at the map, counted the number of NFL teams within seven hours of Bloomington, Ill., and the Illinois State defensive line coach...

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...

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...

They say there is no surer commodity in the NFL Draft than a premiere left tackle, so by that logic the Chiefs are in a terrific position to make the first overall pick Thursday. You know the parameters by now. Many scouts believe Luke Joeckel and Eric...

He saw the wreckage J.J. Watt left behind. It didn't matter how many blockers tilted Watt's direction. His 2012 season was a crime scene of batted balls, sacks and salutes. In one year, Watt broke the mold of a 3-4 defensive end. So Datone Jones, a...

With the 15th pick of the NFL draft in April, the Seahawks chose defensive end Bruce Irvin. Four picks later, the Bears chose defensive end Shea McClellin. If the Bears had picked 15th and the Seahawks 19th, it's possible Irvin would be a Bear and...

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