Cedric Benson News

It really was not all that long ago that the Green Bay Packers had an imposing threat at running back.

In the second round, the Packers took Eddie Lacy . In the fourth round, they traded up for Johnathan Franklin .

Former Longhorn running backs Cedric Benson and Ricky Williams are renowned for their pace and agility in their college and NFL careers but the University of Texas standouts got to experience another form of pace and agility at the Circuit of The Americas on the weekend.

Forget the offensive line; forget the defensive line; and don't even worry about safety - the most-watched and most interesting Training Camp competition for the Green Bay Packers is going to come down to running back.

The NFC North running game has almost become a competition the last couple years, a competition that the Packers have always come last in since the Dorsey Levens era, or debatably the Ahman Green prime era.

It last had a regular season, 100-yard rusher when running back Brandon Jackson gained 115 yards on Oct.

St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson rushes against the Seattle Seahawks during the first quarter at CenturyLink Field.

The real risk is doing nothing. And the Green Bay Packers have lived that risk. Last season was a carousel of injuries, second-guessing, scrambling and more injuries at running back.

He had the 26th pick of the draft in his hand. Ted Thompson and the Packers started the draft in predictable fashion, grabbing the best available player on the board.

A lot of people, myself included, were killing the Green Bay Packers for not taking Eddie Lacy in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft .

Last year's NFL Rookie of the Year race was was debated hotly throughout the season.

The Packers add another standout running back in UCLA's remarkable Johnathan Franklin by trading back into the fourth round.

The Green Bay Packers selected Eddie Lacy out of Alabama at the 61st spot in the 2013 NFL Draft tonight.

As the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft proceeded last night, many of the experts continued to point to the Green Bay Packers as the team that might break the evening's mold in the plethora of offensive and defensive linemen being drafted - that the Packers may go with a running back with their first pick at #26. However, as we all know, that ... (more)

Draft season is almost upon us, so it is a good time to assess the state of the Packers ' roster.

Proposals for two low-income housing developments are likely to come before the village in light of a Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority announcement last week that both have been approved for tax credits.

The Green Bay Packers waived running back Brandon Saine Wednesday morning, according to his agent Joe Flanagan .

Last season: The Packers overcame a 2-3 start to win their second straight NFC North title before getting run over by quarterback Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers in a divisional playoff game.

The Green Bay Packers are scheduled to meet with running back Cedric Benson on Wednesday, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.

The offense wasn't the reason why the Green Bay Packers ' season ended in the divisional round of the playoffs in San Francisco , but the running back position is among the team's biggest needs headed into the NFL draft.