Never Forget Those Who Gave All

Dick Deschaine Dies

Richard “Dick” Deschaine, 87, a punter for the Green Bay Packers from 1955-57, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 20, 2018. Deschaine had a four-year NFL career, three with the Packers and one with the Cleveland Browns. He punted 181 times for the Packers, averaging 42.6 yards. In his four years in the NFL, he finished second in the league twice and sixth twice, but during a time when NFL rosters were limited to 33 players, it was hard for teams to keep specialty players. Deschaine also was a receiver, but did not catch a pass in the NFL. 

Gathering of family and friends will be held from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at St. Bernard Catholic Church 2040 Hillside Lane. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 3:00 P.M. with Rev. Mark VanderSteeg officiating, followed by a Life Celebration at his favorite supper club, Wally’s Spot. Complete Details will appear on Sunday, May 27, 2018.
Sources: Packers.com; Green Bay Press-Gazette

Sideline Scene at City Stadium

Spotted on an auction site — with so many interesting things to see in the image: “1940s Curly Lambeau Green Bay Packers Vintage Photograph. Legendary coach Curly Lambeau is photographed here on the sidelines of Green Bay’s City Stadium seemingly disputing a call by one of the game’s referees while assistant coach, and Hall of Famer, Don Hutson calmly takes a drag from his cigarette to the left of the head man. Light wear shown throughout the 8"x10" image with moderate creasing in the left two corners. Reverse is blank.”

Interested parties can bid here.

Offseason Updates

UPDATED: 06/01
ROSTER NEWS FROM GREEN BAY

2018 DRAFTED PLAYERS:
Rd. 1 — CB Jaire Alexander*, Louisville (5-10; 196)
Rd. 2 — CB Josh Jackson*, Iowa (6-1; 192)
Rd. 3 — LB Oren Burks*, Vanderbilt (6-3; 230)
Rd. 4 — WR J'Mon Moore*, Missouri (6-3; 205)
Rd. 5 — G Cole Madison*, Wash. State (6-5; 308)
Rd. 5 — P JK Scott*, Alabama (6-5; 208)
Rd. 5 — WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling*,
              S. Florida (6-4; 206)
Rd. 6 — WR Equanimeous St. Brown*,
              Notre Dame (6-5; 214)
Rd. 7 — DE James Looney*, California (6-2; 287)
Rd. 7 — LS Hunter Bradley*, Miss. State (6-2; 241)
Rd. 7 — LB Kendall Donnerson*, Mo. State (6-3; 249)
*Signed

2018 DRAFTED PLAYERS CONTRACTS:
The Packers signed all 11 of their draft picks in advance of this week's OTA practices. They used 93.96 percent of their rookie salary pool ($8,245,687) on those 11 picks.

Here's a breakdown of the contracts for all the Packers draft picks:

Jaire Alexander, CB, first round: Four years, $12,050,734 ($6,844,168 signing bonus) plus team option for fifth year. Total guaranteed: $12,050,734. Base salaries, all fully guaranteed: $480,000 (this season), $1,027,761 (2019), $1,575,522 (2020), $2,123,238 (2021).

Josh Jackson, CB, second round: Four years, $6,256,100 ($2,629,892 signing bonus). Total guarantees: $3,874,260. Base salaries: $480,000 (this season, fully guaranteed), $764,368 (2019, fully guaranteed), $1,048,736 (2020), $1,333,104 (2021).

Oren Burks*, LB, third round: Four years, $3,431,555 ($820,756 signing bonus/only guaranteed money). Non-guaranteed salaries: $480,000 this season, $606,500 (2019), $697,500 (2020), $775,000 (2021). Workout bonuses: $25,000 each season from 2019 to 2021.

J'Mon Moore*, WR, fourth round: Four years, $2,912,368 ($452,359 signing bonus/only guaranteed money). Non-guaranteed base salaries: $480,000 this season, $570,000 (2019), $660,000 (2020) and $750,000 (2021).

Cole Madison*, OL, fifth round: Four years, $2,784,332 ($324,331 signing bonus/only guaranteed money). Non-guaranteed base salaries: $480,000 this season, $570,000 (2019), $660,000 (2020) and $750,000 (2021).

J.K. Scott*, P, fifth round: Four years, $2,677,552 ($217,553 signing bonus/only guaranteed money). Non-guaranteed base salaries: $480,000 this season, $570,000 (2019), $660,000 (2020) and $750,000 (2021).

Marquez Valdes-Scantling*, WR, fifth round: Four years, $2,677,552 ($217,553 signing bonus/only guaranteed money). Non-guaranteed base salaries: $480,000 this season, $570,000 (2019), $660,000 (2020) and $750,000 (2021).

Equanimeous St. Brown*, WR, sixth round: Four years, $2,578,400 ($118,408 signing bonus/only guaranteed money). Non-guaranteed base salaries: $480,000 this season, $570,000 (2019), $660,000 (2020) and $750,000 (2021).

James Looney*, DT, seventh round: Four years, $2,549,428 ($89,429 signing bonus/only guaranteed money). Non-guaranteed base salaries: $480,000 this season, $570,000 (2019), $660,000 (2020) and $750,000 (2021).

Hunter Bradley*, LS, seventh round: Four years, $2,537,464 ($77,342 signing bonus/only guaranteed money). Non-guaranteed base salaries: $480,000 this season, $570,000 (2019), $660,000 (2020) and $750,000 (2021).

Kendall Donnerson*, OLB, seventh round: Four years, $2,530,956 ($70,955 signing bonus/only guaranteed money). Non-guaranteed base salaries: $480,000 this season, $570,000 (2019), $660,000 (2020) and $750,000 (2021).

— Source: ESPN

*Signed
NOTE: All have minimum non-guaranteed base 
salaries: $480K, $570K, $660K, $750K.

2018 UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS:
TE Damon Gibson, Minn. State-Morehead (6-3; 240)
TE Kevin Rader, Youngstown State (6-4; 250)
G Jacob Alsadek, Arizona (6-7; 325)
C Austin Davis, Duke (6-4, 301)
T Alex Light, Richmond (6-5; 287)
LB Clarence Johnson, E. Texas Baptist (6-0; 226)
LB Naashon Hughes, Texas (6-3½; 259)
DT Tyler Lancaster, Northwestern (6-3½; 313)
DT Filipo Mokofisi, Utah (6-3; 283)
CB Chris Seisay, Portland State (6-1; 197)
S Raven Greene, James Madison (5-11; 197)
ILB Marcus Porter, Fairmount (6-0; 229)
T Kyle Meadows, Kentucky (6-5; 301)
ILB Parris Bennett, Syracuse (6-0; 233)
QB Tim Boyle, Eastern Kentucky (6-4; 232)
LB Greer Martini, Notre Dame (6-3⅜; 232)
TE Ryan Smith, Miami (Ohio) (6-4; 257)

NEW PLAYERS ADDED:
T Byron Bell — 1 year; $1,600,000
TE Marcedes Lewis — 1 year; $2,100,000
CB Tramon Williams — 2 Years; $10,000,000
TE Jimmy Graham — 3 Years; $30,000,000
DL Muhammad Wilkerson — 1 Year; $5,000,000
QB DeShone Kizer — 4 Years; $2,893,776
WR Jake Kumerow — 1 Year; $480,000
WR Colby Pearson — 1 Year; $480,000
TE Robert Tonyan — 1 Year; $480,000
LS Zach Triner  — 1 Year; $480,000
WR DeAngelo Yancey — 1 Year; $480,000
G Kofi Amichia — 1 Year; $480,000
LB Ahmad Thomas — 1 Year; $480,000
RB Joel Bouagnon — 1 Year; $480,000

PLAYERS RE-SIGNED:
FB Joe Kerridge — 1 Year; $630,000
WR Geronimo Allison — 1 Year; $630,000
G Justin McCray — 1 Year; $550,000
S Jermaine Whitehead — 1 Year; $550,000
C Lucas Patrick — 1 Year; $550,000
LS Taybor Pepper — TBA
CB Donatello Brown — 1 Year; $550,000
WR Michael Clark — 1 Year; $550,000
G Adam Pankey — 1 Year; $550,000
WR Herb Waters — TBA
CB Davon House — 1 Year; $1,005,000

UNSIGNED FREE AGENTS:
OLB Ahmad Brooks — TBA
G Jahri Evans — TBA
LS Brett Goode — TBA
DE Quinton Dial — TBA
T Ulrick John — TBA
CB Demetri Goodson — TBA

FREE AGENTS LOST (NEW TEAM):
CB Damarious Randall (Cleveland Browns)
S Morgan Burnett (Pittsburgh Steelers)

ILB Joe Thomas (Dallas Cowboys)

WR/KR Jeff Janis (Cleveland)
Richard Rodgers (Philadelphia Eagles)

PLAYERS RELEASED (NEW TEAM):
LB David Talley 
WR Jordy Nelson (Oakland Raiders)
QB Joe Callahan (Philadelphia Eagles)
P Justin Vogel (Cleveland Browns)

Jerry Kramer — Hall of Fame Media Guide

Looking ahead to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction weekend in August, we thought we’d share some of the historic organization’s 2018 Media Guide. This year, of course, is when Green Bay Packers’ legendary G Jerry Kramer finally gets to join his Lombardi Era teammates (and coach) into the hallowed institution. The ceremonies will be held August 2-5, 2018 in Canton, Ohio, home off the Hall of Fame. We attended Brett Favre’s induction weekend back in 2016, but will not be going this year.


Here is the biography and stats section on Jerry Kramer in the 2018 Hall of Fame Media Guide.








This section tells the history (above) and the future (following two pages) of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.






Finally, this is the section about the Hall of Fame selection process — explaining how the yearly inductees are chosen.

2018 Green Bay Packers Draft

We’re back from a self-imposed “vacation of isolation” from all news, social media, etc. to re-set the brain after a particularly stressful and trying year. Unfortunately, it coincided with the 2018 NFL Draft. This post is not news to anyone who wasn’t isolated last week, but serves as a quick reference to the new players chosen by the personnel staff at 1265 Lombardi Avenue in Green Bay, Wis.






















All graphics courtesy of the Green Bay Packers