jsonline.com - 5/13/2009
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When the Green Bay Packers traded up to draft outside linebacker Clay Matthews in last month's draft, incumbent starter Brady Poppinga must have been at least a little upset.
greenbaypressgazette.com - 5/17/2009
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greenbaypressgazette.com —
It's roughly 2,000 miles from Green Bay to
Los Angeles, where Packers first-round draft pick Clay Matthews...
attended the University of Southern California. The difference in cultures between the two cities is even more distant. But Matthews doesn't ...
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Mike Vandermause column: Change of scene puts Matthews' ...
greenbaypressgazette.com - 5/14/2009
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Ask Green Bay Packers receiver Brett Swain what
he's worked on this offseason, and he'll list just...
about everything. He's worked with a core-strength coach to become more agile. He's worked with a speed coach and dropped 5 pounds to get faster. He's ...
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Catching on will be a challenge for youngest wide ...
packers.com - 5/19/2009
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posted 05/18/2009 Tickets Go On Sale June 6
Through Ticketmaster The Green Bay Packers today announced that...
'Packers Family Night, Presented by FOX 11,' will take place Saturday evening, Aug. 8. 'Family Night,' now in its ninth year, will feature an ...
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Black and Blue all over: Go west
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... Poppinga on the Packers' decision to draft USC linebacker Clay Matthews: "I love playing with great players and I think he has at least the perception he could be one of those guys. To have a guy like that on our team only makes our team better. It's great." Greg A. Bedard of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has the story. ...
Wednesday Packer Hits: Holmgren, Poppinga and Andre Smith
Acme Packing Company —
... LB Brady Poppinga thinks it was a good move to draft LB Clay Matthews to replace him in the starting lineup. Uh-huh. I'll assume he's just playing the good teammate and he really isn't glad to have been replaced. If he never starts another NFL game, he can still play a role as a backup and special teams player. He's also started 40 games in his first four seasons, which is pretty good for a 4th round pick who began his NFL career at age 26. ...
Wednesday Morning One-Liners
ProFootballTalk.com —
... , a familiar problem after an injury-plagued college career. Packers LB Brady Poppinga wasn’t put off by the addition of LB Clay Matthews in the first round. Does the Vikings’ interest in Brett Favre ...
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I know many fans ( and Bloggers ) were critical of Poppinga’s extension last offseason. I understood it from a rewarding a good-locker-room-guy standpoint, not to mention I (mistakenly) thought Poppinga was improving at the end of 2007 and ...
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