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The biggest loser of the Davante Adams trade is Davante Adams
While the Davante Adams trade negatively affected both the Packers and Raiders, the All-Pro wideout might end up the most disappointed of all the…
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Jason B. Hirschhorn
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Packers fire Joe Barry amid slew of moves that show they're serious about contending in 2024
The Green Bay Packers know they're entering a window for the Super Bowl, and Wednesday showed a willingness in every possible facet to do what's…
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Peter Bukowski
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A key figure in Jordan Love's development could leave within a year. How will the Packers replace him?
Tom Clements will return as Jordan Love's position coach for 2024, but he also just turned 71. When Clements retires, the Packers will have a hard time…
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Jason B. Hirschhorn
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Packers' power structure could change again following Mark Murphy's 2025 retirement
Mark Murphy altered the Packers' org chart in 2018, unwinding the model established by Bob Harlan in the early 1990s. Could Murphy's replacement reverse…
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Jason B. Hirschhorn
Aaron Rodgers' injury hurts everyone, Packers included
The Packers didn't play a game Monday, but they suffered a significant loss when Aaron Rodgers went down with an apparent ruptured Achilles.
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Jason B. Hirschhorn
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Packers DC opening: which candidates have a path to the job (and which don't)
The Packers fired Joe Barry, but now the real work begins.
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Jason B. Hirschhorn
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Packers in position to make star splash but Jonathan Taylor never made sense
Today's edition of The Leap is brought to you by Underdog Fantasy, an industry leader in daily and season-long fantasy contests. Subscribers of The Leap…
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Peter Bukowski
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2024 UDFA Prospectus: Which undrafted free agents are best positioned to stick with the Packers?
The Leap assesses which undrafted free agents have the most favorable path to a spot on the Packers' 53-man roster or practice squad in 2024.
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Jason B. Hirschhorn
Hunting for Hasselbecks: Why the Packers draft late-round QBs and who they will target in 2025
The Packers used to regularly draft QBs in the late rounds, uncovering gems like Matt Hasselbeck and flipping them in trades. GM Brian Gutekunst wants…
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Jason B. Hirschhorn
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Inside the Packers' unexpected plan to reshape the offense with power and speed
Aaron Banks brought the beef first. Then Matthew Golden added some sizzle with the steak. Anthony Belton has the whole cow. The Packers are telling us…
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Peter Bukowski
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How Matthew Golden convinced the Packers to end their first-round receiver drought
Matthew Golden became the first wideout drafted in the first round by the Packers since Javon Walker in 2002.
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Jason B. Hirschhorn
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How Matt LaFleur reshaped the post-Aaron Rodgers offense (and why Dontayvion Wicks is further along than you think)
The transition to a post-Aaron Rodgers offense required months of trial and error, but the Packers gradually built a new approach and identity around…
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Jason B. Hirschhorn
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