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In an effort to improve a defense that performed woefully in 2011, the Packers devoted their first six draft picks to Dom Capers' unit.A Two of the six play outside linebacker:A first-rounder Nick Perry and fifth-rounder Terrell Manning .

Packers linebacker Erik Walden spent last Thanksgiving weekend in jail after he was arrested for battery following an incident with his girlfriend.

We're Black and Blue All Over: The details of the Green Bay Packers' renegotiated deal with receiver Donald Driver suggest the team has every intention of keeping him on the roster in 2012.

The vast majority of roster turnover has already happened. There might be a few players not yet on the roster who squeeze out one of the 90, but by & large, this is the group who will face cuts down to 80 on the 28th of August & the final cutdown to 53 on the 2nd of September.

If this weekend's rookie mini-camp is any indication, Dom Capers and the Packers coaching staff appear poised to move Clay Matthews III back to the right side, his primary position in his rookie year of 2009.

Nick Perry was the first player picked by the Packers in last month's draft, but he was the last one to sign a contract with the team.