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Green Bay Packers To Celebrate 90 Years

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PackersLP21
07:22 PM ET 06.16

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It all started when George Calhoun had a talk with Earl "Curly" Lambeau at a street corner in downtown Green Bay. In the Summer of 1919, these two men discussed starting a football team. A few weeks later, on Aug. 11, the two called in a group of young athletes together to organize a team. This marked the beginning of the Green Bay Packers. This summer will be the 90th birthday of the Packers, and the organization will celebrate the occasion with a "90 Years" logo, an online trivia contest, and other fan activities. "As the team marks its 90th…

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Pro Bowl Diary -- Nick Collins

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PackersLP21
07:36 PM ET 02.18

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In his fourth season, Nick Collins earned Pro Bowl recognition to become the first Packers safety to receive that honor since Darren Sharper in 2002. Collins and teammate Charles Woodson (also a Pro Bowl selection) tied for the NFC lead with seven interceptions, which was a career high for Collins. Collins was the only player in the league to return three interceptions for touchdowns this season, and led the league with 295 interception return yards, the sixth-most in a single season in NFL history. Collins started at free safety for the NFC as they topped the AFC, 30-21. He was credited with…

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Packers' Defensive Transition

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PackersLP21
07:23 PM ET 02.08

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The transition to the Packers' new 3-4 defensive scheme officially began on Tuesday, and it truly is a new beginning. Tuesday was the first day Head Coach Mike McCarthy and new defensive coordinator Dom Capers had their entire defensive coaching staff together. They talked about the upcoming season and about the new defensive scheme. It's a process that Capers, who has led previous transitions from a 4-3 to 3-4 alignment up front, characterized as "starting from scratch," and one McCarthy likened to when he first arrived as head coach three years ago, except that it's…

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