Green Bay Packers Drive
Packers Turn Down Offer of Two First-Round Picks
The Rocky Mountain News reports the Green Bay Packers turned down the Denver Broncos' offer of two first-round draft picks for the Packers' selection at number five.
Denver traded away its lower picks for the two from San Francisco on Wednesday, and tried to continue its leap-frogging up the NFL Draft chart with the offer to Green Bay.
The Rocky Mountain News reports the Packers appear to be settled on linebacker A.J. Hawk with that fifth pick. But then again, the Packers have more than a week to change their minds.
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A person with knowledge of the decision, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no formal announcement had been made, confirmed the change.
Favre's agent Bus Cook said Friday that the due date was pushed back, without giving a date. Cook did not immediately return a telephone message from the AP seeking comment.
Since the team ended its season with a 4-12 record, Favre has repeatedly said he has not decided whether to return for a 15th season with the Packers. He gave the same message at his charity golf tournament in Mississippi last weekend.
Favre has questioned whether the team has been improved significantly and would be better next season.
"I guess, ultimately, it comes down to just whether or not you want to play and run the risk of being 4-12 again," Favre said last weekend.
Packers general manager Ted Thompson said Thursday that the bonus due date - which already had been moved back three times, most recently to Saturday - was a non-issue.
"There really is no deadline," he said.
Favre would have to be on the Packers' roster on the due date to qualify for the bonus.
Thompson and new Packers coach Mike McCarthy said previously that they'd like a decision from Favre as soon as possible but have not criticized him for taking so long to make up his mind.
"He's been honest throughout the whole process, and Ted and I both are comfortable," McCarthy said Thursday.
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Green Bay Packers Season Schedule
The Green Bay Packers will have a national audience three times this year. The NFL released the season schedules Thursday afternoon, which gives the Packers three primetime matchups.
The season debut of Coach Mike McCarthy is a home game against the Chicago Bears on September 10. One hopeful coincidence for Packers fans is that Vince Lombardi was the last Packers coach to make their season coaching debut against the Bears on Green Bay soil.
The schedule will also have fans thinking about the Super Bowl when the Packers host the New England Patriots, the team Green Bay defeated ten years ago in Super Bowl XXXI for the national championship.
But unlike past years, this schedule is not set in stone. This marks the first NFL season with flexible scheduling toward the end of the season. The NFL can change the time of the games if teams are doing particularly well and may attract a larger TV audience -- or if teams are doing poorly and may lose audience.
Flex-schedule times are indicated with an asterisk (*)
| Date | Time (Central) | Opponent (home games are in ALL CAPS) |
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Preseason |
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| August 10-14 | TBA | at San Diego Chargers |
| August 17-21 | TBA | ATLANTA FALCONS (Gold Pkg.) |
| August 28 | 7 p.m. | at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Aug. 31-Sept. 1 | TBA | TENNESSEE TITANS |
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Regular Season |
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| September 10 | 3:15 p.m. | CHICAGO BEARS |
| September 17 | Noon | NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (Gold Pkg.) |
| September 24 | Noon | at Detroit Lions |
| October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at Philadelphia Eagles |
| October 8 | Noon | ST. LOUIS RAMS |
| October 15 | Bye Week | |
| October 22 | Noon | at Miami Dolphins |
| October 29 | Noon | ARIZONA CARDINALS |
| November 5 | Noon | at Buffalo Bills |
| November 12 | Noon* | at Minnesota Vikings |
| November 19 | Noon* | NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (Gold Pkg.) |
| November 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at Seattle Seahawks |
| December 3 | Noon* | NEW YORK JETS |
| December 10 | 3:05 p.m.* | at San Francisco 49ers |
| December 17 | Noon* | DETROIT LIONS |
| December 21 | 7 p.m. | MINNESOTA VIKINGS |
| December 31 | Noon* | at Chicago Bears |
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Postseason |
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