Former Packer favorite Jordy Nelson calls it a career
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW Former Green Bay Packers receiver Jordy Nelson is retiring from the NFL, according to multiple media sources and a Tweet from Nelson himself. Nelson was drafted…
Kuhn retiring as Packer after 12 NFL seasons
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW Former fullback John Kuhn, who played nine seasons in Green Bay, has informed the club of his decision to retire with the Packers, according to the…
Wisconsin QB Hornibrook leaving after 3 years as starter
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin quarterback Alex Hornibrook is transferring after three seasons as the starter. Hornibrook posted Wednesday on Instagram he intends to transfer after he graduates in May.…
Lions beat up on Packers 31-0; Rodgers suffers concussion
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw for 266 yards and two scores to T.J. Jones, kicker Matt Prater tossed a touchdown pass after faking a field-goal try and…
Concussion concerns prompt more Badgers players to leave football
University of Wisconsin’s Austin Ramesh, Walker Williams and Jake Whalen quit football after brain injuries; ‘I’m gonna have CTE — I just know it,’ Williams says By Emily Hamer Wisconsin…
Column: McCarthy firing as much about culture as performance
By BARRY WILNER , AP Pro Football Writer When a head coach gets fired during an NFL season, it’s as much about the culture of his team as it is…
BREAKING: Green Bay Packers fire head coach Mike McCarthy
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers fire head coach Mike McCarthy, name Joe Philbin interim head coach.
Punchless Pack pushed further back, after punt-filled loss
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Aaron Jones crossed the goal line early in the second quarter, capping a 75-yard drive that gave Green Bay a 14-7 lead at Minnesota, the Packers…
Despite struggles, Packers in contention in NFC playoff race
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers are winless on the road and there are questions about coach Mike McCarthy’s job security. However they enter Sunday night’s game…
Defense stagnant in Packers’ 31-17 loss to Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Green Bay had the ball in field goal range, on the cusp of breaking a fourth-quarter tie, when Patriots lineman Lawrence Guy knocked the ball out…
JUST IN: Packers trading RB Ty Montgomery to Ravens
By Shereen Siewert The Green Bay Packers are trading running back Ty Montgomery to the Baltimore Ravens, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports. The Packers will receive a 2020 seventh-round pick in exchange, per Rapoport. The move…
Wisconsin prep football team plays on after teammate’s death
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin high school football team opted to go forward with its playoff game hours after the death of a teammate — and honored…
Division still in sight, No. 23 Wisconsin hosts Illini next
A loss at the Big House left Wisconsin quarterback Alex Hornibrook and his teammates reassessing their goals. The playoff is now out of reach for the 23rd-ranked Badgers after getting…
Mason Crosby’s emotional week ends on high note for Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Mason Crosby smiled as he left the field. It was quite the week for the Green Bay Packers’ veteran kicker. Crosby hit four field goals,…
Packers kicker Crosby looks to bounce back after awful game
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Mason Crosby survived one of the worst seasons of his career by putting together five of his best. The veteran Green Bay Packers kicker isn’t…
Packers’ Randall Cobb ruled out against Lions
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers will be without at least one of their starting receivers Sunday at Detroit. Randall Cobb has been ruled out, a hamstring…
East beats West in annual Log Game
Editor’s note: Be sure to watch for comprehensive local high school sports coverage on Wausau Pilot and Review starting in November, when the winter sports season begins. WAUSAU — For…
Packers WR Randall Cobb questionable with hamstring injury
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers are listing receiver Randall Cobb as questionable for this weekend’s game against the Buffalo Bills with a hamstring injury. Cobb was…
