Brett Goode News

TAMPA, Fla. - The Green Bay Packers can point straight at their special teams for a major reason they lost as a 10-point favorite to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

The Green Bay Packers will unveil their final cuts Saturday, but that doesn't mean it will be the opening-day version of the 53-man roster.

GLENDALE, Ariz. - With the first round of NFL-mandated roster cuts due on Tuesday and the final cuts just a week away, trade talks soon will intensify around the league.

The Green Bay Packers will be out on Ray Nitschke Field again Tuesday night. Fans might watch closely to see which injured players return to practice, but they should also watch closely when kicker Mason Crosby takes the field.

Hunter Smith, the punter for the Indianapolis Colts in every game for the last 10 seasons, easily could have been punting for the Green Bay Packers in 2009.

The Green Bay Packers' roster is bulging with 80 players as training camp opens, but no more than 10 jobs will be up for grabs during the dog days of August.

Last year, Derrick Frost violated the Hippocratic oath of special teams: At least do no harm.

Members of the Green Bay Packers traded in their shoulder pads for a bat and ball on Saturday for a charity softball game against area firefighters.

West Allis, May 24, 2009: Today's Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves is headed to The Milwaukee Mile for this weekend's ABC Supply / A.J. Foyt 225 IndyCar Series race, set for a 2:30 p.m. CST green flag Sunday, May 31.

It doesn't get much bigger than this: On Monday, Green Bay traded the guy who almost was its long snapper in 2008.

Last summer, J.J. Jansen was all set to be the long snapper for the Green Bay Packers until he injured his knee during the final exhibition game of the season.