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USA Today
3 hours ago
- Business
- USA Today
Packers to transition to new CEO/president Ed Policy at annual shareholders meeting
Packers to transition to new CEO/president Ed Policy at annual shareholders meeting The Green Bay Packers will formally transition from Mark Murphy to Ed Policy as the team's CEO and president during the annual shareholders meeting, which is set for Friday, July 25 inside Lambeau Field. The mandatory retirement age of 70 arrives for Murphy on July 13. He has served as CEO and president of the Packers since Jan. 28, 2008. "I look forward to Ed taking over leadership of the Packers. He's been a tremendous asset to the organization and I'm confident he will be an excellent steward in the role," Murphy said in a press release. Over Murphy's 17 years in charge, the Packers successfully transitioned from Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers, won Super Bowl XLV and built up the area around Lambeau Field now known as "Titletown." Green Bay made 12 playoff appearances, and Murphy oversaw only two sets of coaches/general managers -- Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson, and Matt LaFleur and Brian Gutekunst. Policy, the son of former San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns president Carmen Policy, has been with the Packers since 2012. He has been the team's chief operating officer since January of 2018. The Packers announced him as the successor to Murphy last summer, and he's been transitioning into the top job over the last year. Policy is 54 years old. The meeting will also include a vote on three candidates for the Packers Board of Directors. The Packers open training camp with a practice on Wednesday, July 23. The team is expected to hold a training camp practice on the same day as the shareholders meeting.
NBC Sports
17 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Josh Jacobs says he "left a lot on the table" last season
Josh Jacobs left the Raiders after five seasons, signing with the Packers in the 2024 offseason. In his first season in Green Bay, the running back had the most rushing touchdowns of his career (15) and the second-most yards (1,329) and second-most carries (301). It was not the year Jacobs wanted. 'I feel like I had a good year, but I feel like I still left a lot on the table,' Jacobs said, via Wes Hodkiewicz of the team website. 'For me, it's just trying to come in and chase that No. 1 spot and raise a Super Bowl [trophy] at the end of the day. That's the only thing that's really on my mind.' Jacobs hopes for the season Saquon Barkley had last season in his first season with the Eagles when he led the league in rushing, won offensive player of the year and won a Super Bowl. With Barkley, Henry and Jacobs doing what they're doing, the running back position has become valued again. 'I feel like everything in football, and really in life, it comes full circle,' Jacobs said. 'Besides the quarterback, we touch the ball more than anybody else on the field, so we have the most opportunities to create and be special, so I'm proud of a lot of these guys who stepped up and showed their versatility and played good.'
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why 'busy backfields' could become the NFL trend in 2025
Why 'busy backfields' could become the NFL trend in 2025 | Football 301 Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice, fantasy analyst Matt Harmon and NFL writer Charles McDonald discuss the increased use of wide receivers and tight ends lining up in the backfield for carries and why it could become more common this coming season. Hear the full conversation on 'Football 301' - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript This is kind of the Packers is what inspired this one, but there's other teams doing this, and this is split backs and busy backfields, you know, a lot of stuff's happening in the backfield in the NFL, and I don't just mean motion, which is a little bit about motion, but who is in the backfield? Advertisement It used to just be a running back and then maybe you go full back, maybe you go on 3rd down, you got a running back in the tight end because of pass protection. Now it's first down, you got two receivers back there. You got to run back in the receiver. You got a tight end in the receiver. And the Packers, I thought, especially once they went through that little Maik Willis, uh, sabbatical when Jordan Love got hurt, it really inspired them to do more with their little spinner series. They led the league and receive. runs. It was mainly Jane Reed, but they're just finding ways to get their talented players touches. Advertisement And I think again, I'm talking about creativity with play callers, what coaches do this entire offseason is steal from each other. when they just review and they go, Oh, that worked really well. OK, how can we use that for our guys? And I think teams are gonna watch teams like the Packers. And others, uh, uh, uh, 49ers, of course, the Samuels, the Rams, always with their jet sweep guys. um, the Cowboys actually with CD Lamb did some cool things, Chiefs always, and then the Broncos with Marvin Mips did some cool things too, putting him in the backfield as well. But not just receiver runs, but getting receivers in the backfield. Advertisement Two tight ends in the backfield with a running back and making full house backfields. I saw the Cardinals doing that a good deal. I see the Bengals doing it a ton. The Bengals did some really cool stuff with getting the tight end in the backfield and basically being a de facto fullback. Defenses with the too high with all the quarters and stuff. They have to read and react and see what you're doing. If you guys got guys in the backfield, you're changing gaps, and you can change it without doing too much on your own end on offense and being too crazy, just getting these guys in different spots. So busy backfields. Advertisement This is my scheme thing for this year. Um, also, this is tied into more pistol. Uh, 2024 featured the highest rate of pistol last year, um, ever, 8.6% league-wide. They continued to trend from 2023. That's tied. Into this because when you're in pistol, you can kind of hybrid the backfield from gun looks and under center looks, and I think we're gonna see even more creativity with that because it's it's working for teams. It's just a little change up. You're not gonna major in it, but I do think more teams are gonna start using this changeup throughout the leagues and, uh, it's kind of cool when you see some talented players like Mims and Jareed get touches that aren't just like little 4 yard gains. It's like first downs and explosive play, so I I I see more creativity happening on the offensive end on this side.
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How can Jordan Love improve in 2025?
Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice, fantasy analyst Nate Tice and NFL writer Charles McDonald's discuss what makes the Packers quarterback among the top-10 at his position in the NFL and where he can grow this coming season. Hear the full conversation on 'Football 301' - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Matt, why'd you throw in Jordan Love in there? Advertisement Uh, optimism, they finally forgot the receiver room. Yeah, hi, I'm Matthew Golden. Uh, what do you want to see out Jordan Love maybe this year that has has him in your top 10. I mean, I just think Jordan Love is a really fun player. Um, he's a, he's a daring quarterback. He's a little bit of I don't want to say like a maybe like a Diet Coke version of, uh, Matthew Stafford at his best, and I think he also could tap into a little bit more as just a mobile quarterback too. I think, like, not that he's ever gonna be Lamar Jackson or Jayden Daniels or, you know, Josh Allen or something like that, but I think they could lean into his mobility a little bit more, uh, when he is healthier, hopefully here, uh, in 2025 and beyond when he was in 2024. Advertisement So altogether it just kind of felt like at times the Packers passing game. Never, it was like a little bit of a star crossed lovers thing. They just never quite got the timing right, whether it was wide receivers were injured or Jordan Love was injured or offensive line was banged up, especially there towards the end of the season. I am pretty confident just in the system overall, but especially just love as a player. I think he, arm talent wise, he can be up there with any of these top players. If he just smooths out like from the decision-making standpoint, I definitely could see him jumping up a tier in this list. Advertisement I just love big game hunters. I think last year he, he just has some moments where he's, he's, this is his DNA. He is gonna make some of the stupidest decisions, but then he's gonna act like it never happened, and he'll come back on the next series on the first play and rip one of the best throws you'll ever see in your life. And I mean that, and I don't just mean like, oh, very excellent, I mean. Some of the best throws I've ever seen on film. Um, but he also has some of the worst throws I've ever seen on film and worst decision. I love that though, like, and I think he's still so young, still learning this, getting in an environment that's just adding layers, you can see his comfort level. Advertisement Um, I always thought when his first year starting, full-time starting was He made the rhythm his own. Not everyone's gonna have the same dropback and the same timing. It's just, you know, hopefully you get the ball out on time, but you could see his confidence growing where he's adding that extra little bounce and it was just like, but it was his own timing. And, and it's just really cool to see a young guy kind of do that. Like you could see it click for him. Um, I thought last year was kind of a roller coaster, but the highs were still so high. And this guy can complete all the throws I want to see. Advertisement So it's just, I'm still staying bullish on him. I'm not including him in my top five like I did on a quarterback draft last year, where I, but that was also a future 34 years with contracts and everything, but I am still bullish on him for 2025 and really beyond.
USA Today
a day ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Packers WR Jayden Reed spends extra time with JUGS machine to help cure drops problem
Packers WR Jayden Reed spends extra time with JUGS machine to help cure drops problem Extra time with the JUGS machine was the remedy of choice for Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed after a 2024 season that featured too many drops. After Wednesday's OTA session, Reed said he's been using the JUGS machine -- a mechanical throwing device used by all NFL teams -- every day this offseason. 'Drops was a problem for me last year,' Reed said, via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic. 'I've been on the JUGS machine every day this offseason. Obviously, that will help.' More consistency catching the football is a must for a talented and versatile wide receiver who left too many yards on the field as a second-year player. Reed dropped 10 of his 79 targets and had at least one drop in nine games during the 2024 season, according to Pro Football Focus. His 10 drops ranked second among wide receivers, while his drop percentage of 15.4 percent ranked as the third highest among receivers with at least 40 targets. Unfortunately for the Packers, too many of the drops from Reed and Dontayvion Wicks -- who combined for 20 drops in 2024 -- came in big spots, like third down. Despite the drops and a late season slump, Reed still averaged 15.6 yards per catch and 2.20 yards per route run -- both excellent numbers for a wide receiver. He went over 1,000 total yards in 2024 but could have been a true game-changer had he held onto the football better in the passing game. Not all the catching numbers were poor -- Reed did complete 8-of-12 contested catches in 2024. Also, this appears to be a new problem. As a rookie, Reed dropped only four passes and had a drop percentage of 4.5. And drops weren't a big issue as a collegiate player -- Reed dropped only 17 passes and had a drop percentage of 7.5 across four seasons and over 300 targets. Catching a football in a professional football game is a task with a lot of variables in play. Where is the ball located accuracy-wise? Are there defenders nearing in or close by? Receivers must use proper technique and have razor-sharp concentration to consistently make catches within the chaos. Like most receivers, Reed is putting in the work on the JUGS machine this offseason. The hope is he'll be more consistent catching passes from Jordan Love in 2025.
