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Lacy and Johnathan Franklin . The reason? The Green Bay Packers haven't had a 1,000 yard rusher since 2009 when Ryan Grant rushed for 1,253 yards and 11 touchdowns.

I missed this one yesterday after the news surfaced that former-Husky free safety Justin Glenn had been signed by the Chiefs, but it's now clear that fullback Jonathan Amosa, who was a senior during the 2012 season, has been signed to a contract by the Green Bay Packers.

Both wide receiver Jarrett Boykin and tight end Brandon Bostick managed to stick around Green Bay after surviving rookie orientation as tryout players.

The odds aren't very good, but three of the 27 walk-ins who tried out with the Green Bay Packers this past weekend during the rookie orientation session were lucky enough to be noticed by the coaching staff.

After making 11 selections in April, general manager Ted Thompson has filled many of the holes on the Green Bay roster.

Our VIP sportscaster for Wednesday, May 8th, was Lindsey Kuhn, wife of Packers fullback John Kuhn.

Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson talks with head coach Mike McCarthy during last year's training camp at Ray Nitschke Field.

BloodCenter of Wisconsin locations are competing through Jan. 6 to win a party with Green Bay Packers fullback John Kuhn for all attempting donors from the winning location.

Green Bay Local 5 Sports Director Burke Griffin has revealed a list of area V-I-P's that will be filling in as guest sportscasters during Local 5 News at 6:00pm and 10:00pm weekdays on WFRV-TV. It all starts May 6. "People are always telling me how they'd love to do my job," Burke offered.

There are a few new faces in the Packers' backfield, but what kind of an impact will they make early on? In the second installment of our Post-Draft Roster Breakdown series, we have decided to assess where the Green Bay Packers stand at running back.

Aaron Rodgers' new deal didn't take up all the cap space but there's a lengthy list of free agents on the horizon.

The Colts held pre-draft visits with UCLA's Sheldon Price and Montana's Dan Moore.

The smell test failed every time. It was always difficult to imagine the Green Bay Packers selecting Alabama running back Eddie Lacy , or any other player at his position, in the first round of the 2013 draft.

April 24, 2013 By Laura Harvey The Green Bay Packers enter the 78th annual NFL Draft with a total of eight selections - one in each of the draft's seven rounds with an additional compensatory selection in the fifth round .

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

Just over one year removed from a torn knee ligament that cut his 2011 season short, While many have reservations about drafting the 21-year-old out of South Carolina - his draft stock slipped due to his injury history - there are several teams in desperate need of a potential feature back.

Could the Packers use a big time running back, the kind you usually get in the NFL Draft's first round? A guy like Eddie Lacey of Alabama? Of course they could, but that has been the story for years.

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.