The Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson is expected to put on his Packers jersey and play for the team in Sunday’s playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals-at least it is Coach Mike McCarthy’s expectation.
Woodson is currently dealing with a shoulder strain and McCarthy said his practice schedule will remain similar to recent weeks, a schedule that will give some rest to Woodson, who has been playing with a sore shoulder for at least a month and had to leave the game just before halftime of Sunday’s 33-7 victory over the Cardinals.
Woodson has been the Packers’ best and most versatile player on defense this season. Despite the shoulder strain, he just made last Sunday’s game the same good as he usually did, intercepting a pass from Matt Leinart and running back 45 yards for a touchdown. It seems that McCarthy’s strategy of playing to win despite injuries just works although it from times to times caused fans to worry about injuries of key players.
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Friday, November 6, 2009
Three Packers were fined, $5,000 each
The Green Bay Packers Coach Mike McCarthy is not happy with last weekend’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings, nor with the fines his players received from the league. Three players of the team were fined $5,000 dollars each for actions in the loss, making the team ranking top in numbers of players being fined.
The three are defensive tackle Johnny Jolly, cornerback Al Harris an rookie defensive tackle B.J. Raji. Jolly was fined on Friday for unnecessary roughness for head-butting running back Chester Taylor, who was wearing Vikings jersey; Harris was fined for unnecessary roughness for grabbing a helmet-opening to make a tackle; and Raji was fined $5,000 for a major facemask violation.
“Not very smart,” McCarthy said. “We had them stopped. Personal fouls in that situation and the way it happened, from my understanding, it’s unacceptable, to extend the drive like that and it cost us four points.”
Because of Jolly’s head-butting to Taylor, the Vikings had an automatic first down at the Packers 7 and scored a touchdown four plays later. But Jolly refused to tell what caused his aggressive act, only saying that he was playing on edge.
The three are defensive tackle Johnny Jolly, cornerback Al Harris an rookie defensive tackle B.J. Raji. Jolly was fined on Friday for unnecessary roughness for head-butting running back Chester Taylor, who was wearing Vikings jersey; Harris was fined for unnecessary roughness for grabbing a helmet-opening to make a tackle; and Raji was fined $5,000 for a major facemask violation.
“Not very smart,” McCarthy said. “We had them stopped. Personal fouls in that situation and the way it happened, from my understanding, it’s unacceptable, to extend the drive like that and it cost us four points.”
Because of Jolly’s head-butting to Taylor, the Vikings had an automatic first down at the Packers 7 and scored a touchdown four plays later. But Jolly refused to tell what caused his aggressive act, only saying that he was playing on edge.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Packers and Raji reached agreement in principle
According to reports by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Thursday, the Green Bay Packers and their first-round draft pick B.J. Raji had reached an agreement in principle on contract terms. The news was somewhat confirmed by coach Mike McCarthy who said that the two sides were close to a deal.
As a former Boston College defensive tackle, Raji was taken by the Packers as the No. 9 overall pick. However, the team has not given him a contract since they reported to training camp July 31 and that caused a holdout lasting nearly two weeks.
Raji is considered to be a rare combination of size, power and quickness and he can play both as a natural nose tackle and defensive end in the 3-4 defense being installed by new defensive coordinator Dom Capers. His absence will mean losing one of Capers’ defense’s cornerstones.
Even if a contract is signed before the preseason opener, it is still unlikely to see Raji playing in Saturday night’s game against the Browns. McCarthy acknowledged that it will take some time for Raji to get in shape and it is hard to say whether he will be ready by the Sept. 13 season opener.
As a former Boston College defensive tackle, Raji was taken by the Packers as the No. 9 overall pick. However, the team has not given him a contract since they reported to training camp July 31 and that caused a holdout lasting nearly two weeks.
Raji is considered to be a rare combination of size, power and quickness and he can play both as a natural nose tackle and defensive end in the 3-4 defense being installed by new defensive coordinator Dom Capers. His absence will mean losing one of Capers’ defense’s cornerstones.
Even if a contract is signed before the preseason opener, it is still unlikely to see Raji playing in Saturday night’s game against the Browns. McCarthy acknowledged that it will take some time for Raji to get in shape and it is hard to say whether he will be ready by the Sept. 13 season opener.
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