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Green Bay native Cole Van Lanen enjoyed his first taste of Lambeau Field

By Sam Robinson  |  Last updated 7/23/21 Ahead of their training camp, the Packers will have their rookie contingent signed up. For several weeks, Amari Rodgers resided as the lone unsigned Packer draftee. The team changed that Friday, inking its third-round wide receiver pick to the standard four-year rookie deal. A Clemson product who played a key role on each of the Tigers’ three Trevor Lawrence-led teams, Rodgers continues the line of Green Bay Day 2 receiver investments. However, the Packers have not taken a Day 2 wideout since Ty Montgomery — whom the team reconve...

By Mark Daniels Jul 20, 2021 | 4:49 PM A lot of Wisconsin wildlife shuts down in the winter, I on the other hand, annually hibernate over the first three weeks of July.   A couple of novels, a few day trips and plenty of tee times are in the books, vacation’s over and here comes the 2021 Green Bay Packers season. Head Coach Matt LaFleur’s third training camp welcomes rookies and first year players on Friday, the vets report early next week and the first camp practice hits Ray Nitschke Field on Wednesday, July 28. Needless to say, this is going to be one wild summer.    The unr...

The Big Ten saw 44 of its brightest stars get selected in the 2021 NFL Draft, second only to the SEC, and seven players from the conference heard their name called in the very first round. Potent offensive weapons like Ohio State and Minnesota’s Justin Fields and Rashod Bateman, as well as defensive difference-makers like […]

May 24, 2021 GREEN BAY, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin cranks out NFL offensive linemen with the efficiency of a factory. Over the last couple decades, Wisconsin has earned the mantle of Offensive Line U with a line of studs ranging from future Hall of Famer Joe Thomas to longtime Green Bay Packers standout Mark Tauscher. The latest off the assembly line, Packers sixth-round pick Cole Van Lanen, might not be of the same standard. “He’s a Wisconsin-ish-type lineman,” a scouting director said. There seemed to be no “ish” at the start of his career. A member of the prestigious ...