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The Packers’ Wild Week That Was: Day by Day Tracker
Green Bay Packers 2011 Training Camp
This was certainly a week like no other in the Packers Universe. A full off-season’s worth of activity was compressed into a time period of seven days. Here’s a day by day account of the week’s events:
Monday: July 25th, 2011
- The NFL lockout ends and the players approve the new agreement.
- Packers immediately start reaching unofficial agreements with Undrafted Rookie Free Agents (UDFA)
Tuesday: July 26th, 2011
- Nick Barnett comes to Lambeau Field, meets with Ted Thompson and leaves with only memories of his 8-year Packers career. Packers save 5 million in cap space.
- Packers Announce the signing of UDFAs:
Diondre Borel, QB, Utah State (6-0, 199)
Anthony Bratton, S, Delaware (6-2, 200)
Ray Dominguez, G/T, Arkansas (6-4, 334)
Sampson Genus, C, South Florida (6-1, 315)
Tori Gurley, WR, South Carolina (6-4, 216)
Jon Hoese, FB, Minnesota (6-2, 238)
M.D. Jennings, S, Arkansas State (6-0, 185)
Elijah “Peanut” Joseph, ILB, Temple: (6-1, 243)
Elisha “Eli” Joseph, NT, Temple (6-2, 290) (officially signed on Friday)
Jamari Lattimore, OLB, Middle Tennessee State (6-2, 230)
Brandian Ross, DB, Youngstown State (6-0, 191)
Brandon Saine, RB, Ohio State (5-11, 220)
Theo Sherman, G, James Madison (6-3, 302)
Antoine “Shaky” Smithson, WR, Utah (5-11, 202)
Vic So’oto, DE/OLB, BYU (6-3, 265)
Kerry Taylor, WR, Arizona State (6-0, 198)
Chris Donaldson, DE, Oklahoma State (6-1, 300) (officially signed on Friday)
- Packers players start arriving in Green Bay. Meet with trainers, coaches and are given their playbooks.
Wednesday: July 27th, 2011
- Packers announce the signing of free agent kicker Mason Crosby to a 5-year contract worth 14.75 million dollars.
- Rumors fly about other Packers that will or won’t be back. Some player agents respond. Colledge’s agent says he’s surely gone. Poppinga’s agent is doubtful he’ll be released.
Thursday: July 28th, 2011
- Packers Shareholders Meeting – Ted Thompson greeted with standing ovation.
- Daryn Colledge signs a 5 year deal with the Arizona Cardinals.
- Justin Harrell released, saving 1.25 million of cap space.
- Brady Poppinga released, saving 2.3 million of cap space.
- Players check into St. Norbert for start of training camp.
- Brandon Jackson signs a 2-year deal with the Cleveland Browns.
- Jason Spitz signs a 3-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- Packers sign four of their draft choices, Caleb Schlauderaff, Ryan Taylor Ricky Elmore and D.J. Williams
- Mike McCarthy’s wife gave birth to a baby girl, Isabella.
Friday: July 29th, 2011
- Brandon Chillar, recovering from a shoulder injury, reports with a serious hamstring injury. The Packers release Chillar, saving 2.6 million in cap space.
- Packers release Tackle Mark Tauscher
- Packers release linebacker Matt Wilhelm.
- Korey Hall signs with the New Orleans Saints.
- Packers release practice squad players S Michael Grieco and LB Curtis Young.
- Packers sign five of their draft choices, Derek Sherrod, Randall Cobb, D.J. Smith, Lawrence Guy and Davon House. Only Alex Green remains unsigned.
Saturday: July 30th, 2011
- Cullen Jenkins signs a 5 year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Packers announce signing of Alex Green – all draft choices and UDFAs are now under contract.
- Packers sign free agents Spencer Havner and Brett Swain.
- Packers hold their first practice of training camp (helmets and shorts only)…
- Derek Sherrod starts with the 1s in Daryn Colledge’s old spot, left guard. T.J. lang mans LG with the 2s.
- No. 2 OL left to right was Newhouse, Lang, McDonald, Schlauderaff and Campbell
- Frank Zombo starts with the 1s at ROLB. Walden with the 2s.
- Brad Jones with the 2s at LOLB.
- Mike Neal worked with the 1s at RDE, with Howard Green in that spot with the 2s.
- Alex Green was given uniform #20, but there was no announcement of the release of the former owner, Atari Bigby.
- Cobb, Williams, Shaky and Shields taking turns fielding punts.
- Mathsay 3 of 4 at 38yd field goals (in Crosby’s absence)
- John Kuhn, James Jones, Atari Bigby and Anthony Smith remain as unsigned free agents.
Sunday: July 31st, 2011
Packers sign free agent receiver James Jones.
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Thanks Scott!
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James Jones is reportily gone to that no-name team to the west of Green Bay.
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Holy crap, Ted is all in with the draft and develop philosophy. As a supporter of that stategy I’m at a dichotomy relating to the Eagles signing of Jenkins. On one hand, sticking with and properly executing “the plan” (acquiring new young talent and great coaching) insures long-term success but if the Pack could have resigned CJenkins with the same terms as the Eagles did, well it would have seemed like a good deal to me.
I’m going to have to fend off the co-workers who believe Ted is still to frugal with FA’s(especially if Jones leaves); even after he won a SB.
I do think TT would have made a heck of a poker player.
Maybe its the short window under which they’re operating, but man what a number of changes!
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None of the changes are earth-shattering, thanks to the system of building depth Ted has in place. This is going to be a great decade to be a Packers fan.
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Mojo, I agree with you. Hopefully all these youngster will catch on quickly.
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i think the packers should keap most of the vets. other teems seen some thing in them. but resigning jones and kuhn was very good.
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Can’t do that after winning a Super Bowl. They will get offers you just can’t justify matching…
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Instead of thinking about the Packers inactivity in the free agent market, just think about getting back Grant and Finley.
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