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Nick Hill - QB - Packers

Packers waived QB Nick Hill and TE Cameron Ford.

A former Arena Football League star, Hill was no longer needed after the Packers drafted B.J. Coleman as a developmental project. Undrafted out of Wake Forest, Ford had signed with Green Bay earlier in the month.
Related: Cameron Ford
May 23 - 12:06 PM
Phillip Merling - DL - Packers

Packers signed DE Phillip Merling, formerly of the Dolphins.

The No. 32 pick in the 2008 draft, Merling was released last month after combining for just seven tackles over the past two seasons. He hasn't been the same since a 2010 Achilles injury. At age 27, Merling is worth a roll of the dice for a team seeking an upgrade at right end in Dom Capers' 3-4 defense.
Related: Dolphins
May 23 - 12:01 PM
Charlie Peprah - DB - Packers

Packers SS Charlie Peprah is sitting out OTAs after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery earlier in the offseason.

Peprah should be back in plenty of time for training camp. M.D. Jennings, who came out of nowhere to make the roster as an undrafted rookie last season, displayed good range while filling in on Tuesday. While Peprah remains the favorite to start, Jennings and rookie Jerron McMillian could push him by the end of the season.
Related: M.D. Jennings
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette
May 23 - 9:47 AM
Donald Driver - WR - Packers

Donald Driver has been named the champion of Season 14 of Dancing With The Stars.

A glorious achievement for the Super Bowl champion and three-time Pro Bowler. Now that Driver is finally finished dancing on television, he can go about resolving his Packers' contract status. He's expected to remain in Green Bay, though not at his currently scheduled $2.6 million salary.
Source: Packers on Twitter
May 22 - 11:34 PM
James Starks - RB - Packers

James Starks is handling all of the first-team tailback reps at Packers OTAs.

In a story that's generated surprisingly little fanfare, Starks has taken almost full control of the Packers' lead back duties with Ryan Grant still shopping his wares in free agency and not expected back. OC Tom Clements also mentioned Brandon Saine as a competitor for significant snaps, but he's a middling talent and Alex Green is coming off a torn ACL. It's clearly Starks' job to lose.
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
May 22 - 9:27 PM
Ryan Grant - RB - Packers

The Packers have given free agent Ryan Grant's locker to WR Diondre Borel.

The locker still had Grant's name on it at rookie camp. Green Bay has shown no interest in re-signing Grant. This move suggests he won't be brought back to the Packers regardless of his price tag.
Source: Rob Demovsky on Twitter
May 22 - 3:03 PM
Clay Matthews - LB - Packers

The Packers have moved Clay Matthews from left outside linebacker to the right side.

Matthews' responsibilities won't change; his primary job remains getting to the quarterback. Installed at left outside linebacker, first-rounder Nick Perry "will be given every opportunity to play early," said coach Mike McCarthy.
Related: Nick Perry
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette
May 22 - 2:46 PM
Donald Driver - WR - Packers

Donald Driver says he will be a Packer "for life."

He appears to mean it in more than a metaphorical sense. "My contract is not over with the Packers. I will be a Packer for life," Driver said. "You have to trust me, and you also have to trust the Packers that I will be a Packer for life." Driver insisted earlier this offseason that he would not retire if released, but appears to have adopted a more realistic view of his NFL future. The tea leaves are suggesting he'll remain with the Pack at a reduced salary.
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette
May 19 - 3:49 PM
Mason Crosby - K - Packers

Mason Crosby surpassed 80 percent in field-goal efficiency for the first time in his career last season.

Crosby was one of the NFL's most valuable kickers, converting 85.7 percent of his field goals while finishing third in the league with 49 touchbacks and fourth with 140 points. As a proven cold-weather kicker signed through 2015, Crosby's job security is as strong as it's ever been.
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette
May 18 - 9:02 AM
Donald Driver - WR - Packers

The player rep for Donald Driver expects to work out a restructured contract with the Packers once the receiver is finished with Dancing with the Stars.

"The Packers have always wanted Donald back and we have always planned on him playing there," the agent told Profootballtalk. "I discussed deal structure with the team a while ago and we will work out the details once Donald returns to Green Bay." One teammate told ESPN Milwaukee that he knew Driver would have to take a pay cut to return to the Packers this season.
Source: Profootballtalk on NBCSports.com
May 17 - 5:12 PM
Ahman Green - RB - Packers

Free agent RB Ahman Green now says he's not retired and is planning to make a comeback attempt.

Green retired last August after being cut by the CFL's Montreal Alouettes, but he's since had second thoughts. "I've got at least five years left in me to play football," said Green, 35. Green says he's willing to play special teams to get a look. "Just put me anywhere," he said. "I'm a football player first. ... If a team wants to call me and show serious interest, I'll be ready." It's not happening.
Source: FOX Sports Wisconsin
May 17 - 12:04 PM
Johnny Jolly, Jr - DL - Packers

Former Packers DE Johnny Jolly was granted his release from prison just six months into a six-year sentence.

The judge gave Jolly "shock probation," granted when a convict is released early after experiencing a wake-up call from the shock of prison. Jolly will remain on probation for 10 years after being arrested four times for illegal possession of codeine. He has been suspended indefinitely from the NFL.
Source: KTRK Houston
May 15 - 3:44 PM
Johnny Jolly, Jr - DL - Packers

Former Packers DE Johnny Jolly is seeking an early release from his six-year prison term.

Jolly has been in jail for just six months following his conviction on drug possession charges, but has applied for "shock probation." Shock probation allows first-time offenders to be released after experiencing the "trauma of being in jail." Already 29 and indefinitely suspended, it's doubtful Jolly will ever appear in another NFL game even if he earns his freedom.
Source: KTRK Houston
May 15 - 10:29 AM
Chris Campbell - T - Packers

Packers waived OT Chris Campbell.

Though there was some talk of Campbell emerging as a viable swing tackle in Green Bay, it obviously never happened. The Eastern Illinois product could resurface with a zone-blocking team like the Dolphins or Texans before camp.
May 14 - 4:20 PM
Sampson Genus - C - Packers

The Packers hope to develop second-year C Sampson Genus into Jeff Saturday's eventual successor.

Saturday is locked in as the 2012 starter, but he's 37 and not long for the league. Genus, a UDFA out of South Florida last year, is built low at 6-foot-1, 317 and "looks like a block of concrete on legs." A former college defensive tackle, Genus will likely be a game-day inactive for most of this season.
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
May 14 - 2:20 PM

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