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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- At about the time the Minnesota Vikings were scheduled to host free agent linebacker Desmond Bishop, the man he would presumably replace at the "Mike" linebacker stood stoically with several reporters and said: "I'm playing the...

What's that? You were wondering exactly how many days until the start of the NFL season? Well, you're in luck! We here at the Triangle are set to spend the next three months providing a daily reason to get excited about pro football's return. ...

Monday on the blog, we asked whether Green Bay connections within the division could drum up interest in linebacker Desmond Bishop. Tuesday, we received a quick answer. The NFL Network is reporting Bishop, who was cut by the Packers on Monday, wil...

ESPN.com's Fantasy Roundtable hits a topic that is pretty difficult to answer: How would you rank the Green Bay Packers' receivers from a fantasy perspective? Touchdowns are most important, of course, and last season James Jones led all NFL receiv...

In April, we discussed the folly of a so-called "hometown discount" with respect to the Green Bay Packers' negotiations with quarterback Aaron Rodgers. My point was that the Packers wouldn't change their operating policies whether Rodgers signed a be...

Thanks to some ideal scheduling from the Minnesota Vikings, I'll be in place Tuesday for our regular SportsNation chat at 2 p.m. ET. We'll continue through the full hour, and then I'll hustle across the street for the 3:10 p.m. ET start to the Viking...

Research for a future post brought me to some figures that always carry high interest. Below, you'll find the up-to-date salary-cap reports for each NFC North team, based on ESPN Stats & Information resources. The figures include all rookies w...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice has resurfaced publicly for the first time since the team overhauled its coaching staff, agreeing to interviews with both the Chicago Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer ...

Desmond Bishop says he is "100 percent" healthy after tearing his hamstring last year and motivated by his release by the Green Bay Packers. His first free-agent visit will be with his former team's biggest rival -- the Minnesota Vikings.

The quick series of events that led linebacker Desmond Bishop to schedule a Tuesday visit with the Minnesota Vikings suggests significant interest from both sides. The Vikings would get an experienced hand at a position of uncertainty, while Bishop w...

There are a few Green Bay connections in the AFC West with Reggie McKenzie becoming the general manager in Oakland last year and John Dorsey taking over in Kansas City earlier this year. Both men came from Green Bay. Naturally, when a Green Bay pl...

Why exactly do we spend so much time discussing NFL finances and the salaries that teams pay their players? So that we can preview events like Monday's decision by the Green Bay Packers to release linebacker Desmond Bishop, as reported by the Milwauk...

In taking a week off midway through July, I missed minicamps in Detroit and Chicago along with a few other news stories, all of which served as another reminder that the NFL has become a 12-month affair. So let's roll through some of those items to g...

The Green Bay Packers will release linebacker Desmond Bishop on Monday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

Retired Green Bay Packers receiver Donald Driver made some headlines over the weekend by telling reporters that he would be in shape and ready to resume his career should the team reach out to him this season. The sentiment is admirable, but I think ...

Can two rookies help ignite the Green Bay running game? Based on the numbers, Eddie Lacy and Johnathan Franklin should make an impact in the Packers' offense early.

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