Packers, McCarthy closing in on contract extension

 
Mike McCarthy's new deal with the Green Bay Packers might be just a signature away. [link]

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WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL

GREEN BAY -- They don't come more earnest than Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, whose intense Christian faith and gift of gab are simply facts of life in the Green Bay Packers' locker room. So when the veteran defensive end went to Mike McCarthy this offseason ...
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Don't crown the Packers just yet

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NY Giants 5 Keys to Victory over the Packers

The day is rapidly approaching and we will soon see if the New York Football Giants are a truly team of destiny. Here are the 5 things that Coughlin and the Giants Players need to do to upset the Pack on Sunday. This column has been gaining so much steam as of late that Major News publications have been trying to duplicate it.
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Weather Due to Warm Up for Giants-Pack...Into the Positive Single Digits

Honestly...remind me why on Earth one would willingly live in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Here's how we got here. I was reading an intriguing piece from the always-solid folks at Awful Announcing on how fluffy white snow on a football field seems to give fans a collective hard-on for some reason or another. Frankly, I can't lie in that I too get a bit aroused when there's enough of the white stuff...
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Does Snow Really Provide Better Ratings?

This was news to me but it's pretty darn cool. Apparently snow can boost your ratings by 20%, which is why the Giants-Packers game will be the late game instead of the early one. Last Saturday, when he saw snow falling in Green Bay before ...
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