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Womens Nick Perry Jersey , Matt LaFleur explains that he isn’t thinking about the recent reports of past turmoil in Green Bay."It has been a sad weekend for members of the 1960s-era Green Bay Packers. One of the best and most crucial members of the Vince Lombardi championship teams from that era passed away a few days ago. Forrest Gregg, the team’s stalwart right tackle for over a decade, dealt with Parkinson’s Disease for many years and has passed at the age of 85.Gregg was every bit as important to those championship teams as anyone else, and his impact can be felt best by hearing what his teammates have to say about him. And while some of those teammates had to wait years before getting the call to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Gregg’s career put him there in his first year of eligibility.While we remember a legend, Packers fans also are looking ahead to the 2019 season. So too is new head coach Matt LaFleur, who finally weighed in for the first time on the recent drama surrounding his team, his quarterback Dean Lowry Jersey White , and his predecessor. If LaFleur is worried about any of that, he certainly isn’t showing it and he certainly won’t say so. Instead, he’s saying exactly what one would expect: that he’s focused on his own relationship with Aaron Rodgers rather than worrying at all about what happened in the past.Packers great Forrest Gregg dies at 85 | Packers.comGregg, the Hall of Fame right tackle for Vince Lombardi's teams in the 1960s, passed away on Friday. He and Bart Starr played nearly their entire careers together, and Gregg even served as the Packers' offensive line coach during his final two years playing for the team.Forrest Gregg earned respect, confidence of Packers teammates | Green Bay Press-GazetteSeveral of Gregg's teammates, including Jerry Kramer and Dave Robinson http://www.packerslockerroom.com/authentic-jake-ryan-jersey , weighed in on the career of their teammate. Kramer in particular illustrates the near-perfect level of communication between the two on the right side of the line.Matt LaFleur, Aaron Rodgers begin their Packers partnership | SI.comLaFleur discusses the first speech that he gave to the Packers as a team last Monday (saying that it was "nerve-racking" at first), and he also talks about his early interactions with Rodgers. The two got dinner after the NFL Meeting in Arizona last month, and he says he "(doesn't) really care what happened" in the past, focusing on moving forward to 2019.How Zach Allen plans to be a pass-swatting menace like J.J. Watt in NFL - SBNation.comBoston College’s Zach Allen is an intriguing prospect, whose big 6-foot-4 frame offers him the length to get up and knock down passes. However, there’s much more to that ability than simply height -- there’s definitely an art to it.Packers should learn from the past, invest in edge depth early | Packers WireThis echoes what I have been saying for weeks now Womens Oren Burks Jersey , ever since the Packers signed the Smiths in free agency: EDGE should still be a priority in the draft, because you can never have enough good pass rushers.Mother, son arrested after chaos ensues in Eau Claire Walmart | WEAU.comThe woman did karate moves, the son took all his clothes off, and the dog stole cornbread mix. Just a regular day in Eau Claire, right? Green Bay Packers fans have been cheering against the New Orleans Saints all year long. Each Saints loss was a gain for the Packers, who acquired New Orleans’ first-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft on day one of the 2018 selection meeting.Those efforts did not go well, however Brett Favre Jersey , as the Saints finished 13-3 in the regular season, posting the best record in the entire NFL. A victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round of the playoffs sent them to the NFC Championship Game. However, on Sunday afternoon, the Saints finally fell, losing to the Los Angeles Rams 26-23 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Greg Zuerlein’s 57-yard field goal in overtime sent the Rams to the Super Bowl and ended the Saints’ season.The loss locks New Orleans’ first-round draft pick in at the #30 overall slot. That slot belongs to whichever losing team in the Conference Championship round has the better record; although the Chiefs-Patriots game is just getting underway as of publishing of this article, both teams had an inferior record this season.Thus, the Packers now hold picks number 12 and 30 overall in round one, which would be the first time since 2009 that they would pick twice in the draft’s first round. The Packers also have picks 44 (round two) and 75 (round three).The trade that sent the Saints’ pick to Green Bay came on the first day of the 2018 NFL Draft Womens Paul Hornung Jersey , with New Orleans trading up from 28 to the Packers’ 14th pick by sending a fifth-round pick in 2018 and their first-rounder in 2019. Green Bay then traded back up to the 18th overall selection, picking Louisville cornerback Jaire Alexander.