National freelance sports journalist for @SCDmagazine, @SBJ and @FOS. I write about cardboard for a living. #Packers coverage for @AP.

Green Bay, Wis.
Joined March 2012
According to a press release I just received, Congressman @RepPatRyanNY demands the FTC investigate Collectors’ attempt to monopolize in the grading space. This could get interesting. #thehobby @Paul_Lesko @stalegum
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The #Colts are trading 3x Pro Bowl DT DeForest Buckner to the #49ers for a 4th-round pick. Buckner was drafted by the 49ers as a 1st-round pick in 2016 and is now going back to SF.
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The Brewers social media team just dropped the sickest edit you’ll see all year
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certified baller. 🐜
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Other teams that checked in on Quenton Nelson:
The Packers, Bears and Eagles were among teams that showed varying levels of interest in Quenton Nelson, per source. His market was strong.
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Breaking: The Colts have agreed to send eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to the Seahawks, sources tell @AdamSchefter and @RapSheet.
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If you’re starting to wonder No team has swept both the LCS and World Series since the LCS became best-of-7 in 1985 Yet
THE BREWERS ARE 1 WIN AWAY FROM THEIR 1ST WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP 💍
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35 years ago today: The Twins are gonna win the World Series ... The Twins have won it! It's a base hit. It's a 1-nothing, 10-inning victory! #Poetry
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‘Can't Trust Anyone in Hobby:’ Victims of FedEx heist at PSA struggle with loss of card collections, Gem Mint 10s. sportscollectorsdigest.com/c…
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Packers signed Mekhi Becton to the active roster. Jacob Monk to IR.
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"And we'll see you tomorrow night!" Kirby Puckett walked off the Braves and forced Game 7 on this day in 1991
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From ESPN Research: The Packers' 419 yards rushing (59.9 per game) are the second-fewest by any team in the first seven games of a season in the last 35 years. Only the 2019 Bengals had fewer (372) in their first seven games. That Bengals team finished 2-14.
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#Packers C Sean Rhyan, who left Sunday’s game with an ankle injury, is believed to have suffered a high-ankle sprain, sources say. X-Rays were negative, and he has an MRI today. But high-ankle sprains are often 4-6 week injuries.
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FIRST DUB AT HOME
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Matt LaFleur said Trey Smack will be the kicker going forward. Still has faith in the rookie because of what he’s seen from him.
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The Green Bay Packers find themselves at 4-3 after their loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday. How exactly did the Packers get here? 🏈Ranking last in Pass Block Win Rate (31%) 🏈Averaging a league-low 59.9 Rush YPG 🏈Leading the NFL with 18 drops 🏈Missing 7 FG/PAT, tied for most in the NFL
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Matt LaFleur treaded lightly with the officials but players in the locker room didn’t hold back. No one more outspoken than Xavier McKinney, who said “it’s kinda fucking up the game.” “I would rather get fined trying to help my team.”
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You will never guess which one was a flag These NFL refs are somehow getting worse each week
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Replying to @NFL
@NFL @NFLOfficiating let’s just go to flag football if everytime a qb gets touched it’s roughing the passer!
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Going into the season, the last thing on the minds of the #Packers’ brass was looking for a new kicker after Week 7. But here they are.
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#Packers have been inside the #Lions’ 15-yard line on three first-half drives. They have scored just seven points.
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