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The bidding war behind the NFL Draft

GREEN BAY – On May 19, 1935, the NFL club owners approved a plan for a college player selection process, now known as the NFL Draft. “The players were free to sign with any team …

Game day weekend for the entire country

GREEN BAY – With just days to go until the 2025 NFL Draft kicks off in Green Bay, the final preparations are underway, transforming Lambeau Field and the Titletown district into a national …

Green Bay’s Golden Girl: An early start

Part I in a series GREEN BAY/STURGEON BAY – “She was a very gregarious person. Everyone knew Mary Jane, and Mary Jane knew everyone else, especially in the Green Bay area,” …

Packer drafts by the numbers

GREEN BAY – “With the twenty-third pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select….” The individual whose name gets called in that spot from the stage in Green …

Lumberjack Band: Sidelined

Continued from last week “Before the 1963 season, the Packers’ famous Lumberjack Band changed its name to the Green Bay Packer Band and members abandoned their old outfits for green …

Downtown to Titletown

GREEN BAY – As the City of Green Bay prepares to host the NFL Draft on April 24-26, Green Bay Metro Transit has announced special Draft days scheduling. Downtown to Titletown Route To …

Lumberjack Band: The majorettes

Continued from last week Carol Jean Collard wasn’t quite three when she started with the Lumberjack Band and is noted as the band’s first majorette. “Within the next …

Lumberjack Band: The makeup of a band

Continued from last week “Those intimately concerned with the destinies of the Green Bay Packers have seen for some time that a football game, even a bang-up battle, is not quite enough …

The Lumberjack Band: The Leader of the Band

Continued from previous week In 1939, the Lumberjack Band “swing band” was performing at all of the Green Bay Packers home games, as well as concert dates at the Columbus Club with …

The Lumberjack Band: ‘Go! You Packers Go!’

Continued from previous week Back in 1931, the Lumberjack Band had been leading the crowd with the fight song, “Go! You Packers Go!” — composed and written by Erich Karll. …

The Lumberjack Band: Return of the razzle-dazzle

Continued from the February edition of the Press Times In 1929, 1930 and 1931 the Lumberjack Band continued to back the Green Bay Packers during contentious Chicago games, financed by a …

Packers of the Past: Ahman Green

GREEN BAY – From the time he joined the Packers in 2000 through the end of the 2004 season, no one in the NFL gained more yards from scrimmage or rushed for more yards than Green Bay’s …

Green Bay organizations gear up for 2025 Draft

GREEN BAY – Plans are starting to emanate from local organizations preparing for the NFL Draft to be held in Green Bay in April. On Broadway, Inc., Downtown Green Bay, Inc. and the City of …

Former Packers PR Director dead at 82

GREEN BAY -- Green Bay Packers Former Director of Public Relations Chuck Lane died Jan. 19 at 82. Lane worked under Packers Former Head Coach Vince Lombardi. “Lane also was heavily …

If you are renting for the NFL Draft, do it the right way

GREEN BAY – Are you renting out your house or plan on parking cars for the NFL Draft? “Do things the correct way” is the message Michael Friedman from Simple Life Hospitality …

The original fence painter, keeping tradition alive

GREEN BAY – One of the most iconic and storied traditions around the Green Bay area has been the ever-changing fences that dawn the yards of houses across from Lambeau Field. The infamous …

Packers build championship legacy through NFL Draft

Continued from last week GREEN BAY – If you are measuring success in the NFL simply by the number of championships won, then Bart Starr is arguably the best draft pick the Green Bay …

Packers look to recover in offseason

PHILADELPHIA, PENN. — The Green Bay Packers’ 2024 season came full circle with a 22-10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles — also the team’s first loss of the season in …

Packers self-inflicted wounds prove cause of loss to Bears

GREEN BAY — Though many people wrote off the NFC-North rivalry game between the Packers (11-6) and Bears (5-12) as superfluous, the loss proved detrimental to the team’s postseason …

Slow adjustments lead to difficulty in overcoming deficit for Packers

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – Totalling only 3 points in the first half as they trailed the Minnesota Vikings (14-2) by 10 proved to be too large of a gap for the Green Bay Packers (11-5) to overcome, …

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