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In January of 1984, the Washington Redskins and Oakland Raiders were undergoing final preparations for their Super Bowl XVIII match-up. The media coverage, albeit not as all-encompassing as it is in 2013, was still very much a big part of the event, too.

We break down the snap counts of the Packers' linebackers from 2012 to see if any useful information can be extracted.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is pursued by Green Bay Packers defensive end Mike Neal on a 56-yard touchdown run in the NFC divisional round playoff game at Candlestick Park.

The Bears stunned many by drafting Jake Long with the 20th overall pick in last week's draft.

Desmond Bishop wasn't traded and the Packers added to the group with South Florida's Sam Barrington with the team's final pick of the draft.

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The first two rounds of the 2013 NFL Draft are in the books and fans of the Green Bay Packers should be pretty happy.

Aug 23, 2012; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals running back Brian Leonard finds a hole for a first down as Green Bay Packers linebacker DJ Smith attempts to make a tackle during the pre-season game at Paul Brown Stadium.

There was a time, Ted Thompson will confess, when he thought he had the NFL Draft thing figured out.

Bob McGinn reports that the Packers' front office thinks the team lacks toughness.

When starting inside lnside linebacker Desmond Bishop went down with a season-ending hamstring injury in the exhibition opener, Smith got the nod.

At some point in the coming days, weeks or months, it is expected that the Green Bay Packers and the franchise' golden-armed golden calf, quarterback Aaron Rodgers , will announce a new contract which is expected to make the eight-year signal caller the highest paid player in NFL history.

We're just two days away from the 2013 NFL Draft, as the Kansas City Chiefs continue preparing to take the best players available during each of the seven rounds.

Conventional wisdom says Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o will be taken in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft on Thursday night.