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We're Black and Blue All Over: Now that we've dissected Brian Urlacher's retirement and assessed his chances at enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, we should ask the next question: Will the Bears retire his No. 54? That issue might b...

Aaron Rodgers said Wednesday that it's time for the "healing process to begin" between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre, adding that he hopes the quarterback's No. 4 can be retired by the team before he is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

We're Black and Blue All Over: It appears that a tough market for former Green Bay Packers defensive back Charles Woodson is loosening a bit. According to ESPN's Josina Anderson, Woodson will visit the Denver Broncos on Wednesday and has an offer ...

Green Bay Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy said Tuesday that the team hopes to have Brett Favre "back involved in the organization soon."

Here is an interesting nugget from the Reno News Journal: Before he agreed to serve as a coaching consultant for the Kansas City Chiefs, Chris Ault weighed interest from both the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings. As you might know, Ault is ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: If you wanted to make a documentary on how to destroy a career in less than 12 months, former Detroit Lions receiver Titus Young has provided all of the elements. As first reported Tuesday evening by Paula Pasche of ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: The Chicago Bears have completed a restructuring of their front office following the departure of two key employees. According to the team's website, Kevin Turks has been promoted to director of pro personnel and ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay Press-Gazette made important points in analyzing the new contract of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers will co...

Here is a quick update on the financial details of Aaron Rodgers' new contract with the Green Bay Packers, according to ESPN reporters and other media outlets: The Packers added five years and a total of $110 million to Rodgers' current deal, whi...

When Darrelle Revis signed a $96 million contract extension Sunday, John Parolin of ESPN Stats & Information circulated an e-mail that noted no NFL player has come close to making that much money from one contract. There have been plenty of contr...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Wednesday was a busy day for the Green Bay Packers, and not just because they made linebacker Clay Matthews one of the most highly-paid defensive players in the NFL. They also took the rare step of hosting a restrict...

Monday brought the opening of two more NFC North offseason programs, which in the context of mid-April is big news in these parts. The Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers have opened their doors for voluntary workouts, joining the Chicago Bears, w...

We're Black and Blue All Over: We discussed the possibility of the Minnesota Vikings drafting Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o as recently as last Friday, and over the weekend, Sports Illustrated's Peter King added a more grist to the mill. Accord...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o has now had confirmed pre-draft visits to three of the four NFC North markets. Does that mean he has a good chance of landing in our division in a couple weeks? Not necessarily. It...

We're Black and Blue All Over: BRISTOL, Conn. -- I'm starting the trek back to NFC North blog headquarters Thursday morning and will be back to full blogging speed by the afternoon. In the meantime, let's pass along some interesting information ma...

We're Black and Blue All Over: BRISTOL, Conn. -- Good morning from the ESPN mother ship, where I've made a quick trip to hold highly secretive talks with very important people about the future of the (blogging) universe. I won't be in position to ...