February 23
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Rather than get caught up in a long, drawn-out struggle to get a long-term deal done, the Packers and tight end Jermichael Finley have agreed on a two-year deal, an NFL source said Wednesday night. The deal will net Finley $5.75 million in 2012 and $8.25 million in '13. The two sides were facing the possibility of going to arbitration over a franchise designation and a possible long holdout during the off-season until a shift in negotiations occured and Finley agreed to go for a short-term deal that will allow him another bite at free agency at age 26. Finley's agent, Blake Baratz, presented the Packers with a compromise deal Tuesday, according to an NFL source familiar with the"
December 29
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Greg Jennings is out, Ryan Pickett is back, Randall Cobb is iffy, Bryan Bulaga is close and Jermichael Finley is a bit of a sore subject. That, in a nutshell, is the Green Bay Packers' injury situation heading into their game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Lambeau Field. Coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday that Jennings was a no-go even though the injured receiver ran vigorously along the sideline during practice. He did not do any cutting or full-out sprints, so it's clear he's still in the process of building strength in his sprained left knee. Pickett returned to practice for the first time since suffering a concussion against Oakland on Dec. 11 and is cleared to play. Cobb, who"
December 23
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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There isn't a bigger target than Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley. Not on the field or off it. At 6-5, 247 pounds, Finley continually attracts the eye of quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who last week against Kansas City directed 10 passes in his direction, twice as many as he did any other receiving option. Flamboyant and über-confident, the 24-year-old Finley also attracts the wrath of fans who think he ought to let his play speak for itself, and worry less about his next contract and more about the seven passes thrown at him that weren't completed."
December 7
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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There are parts of tight end Jermichael Finley's game you can identify with no difficulty at all. There are the catches (42), the yards (600) and the touchdowns (six). There are the drops (nine), the false-starts (four) and the lapses in blocking (occasional). There are the complaints to the officials (a few too many) and the brash statements (fewer than in previous years). There are all those things that make Finley as recognizable on the field as any member of the Green Bay Packers. Then there are the things you probably don't see at all. Like the incredibly long list of plays he has to run from one of five positions he plays for the NFL's fourth-leading offense. Like the attention"
October 6
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Tight end Jermichael Finley had a little more bounce to his step Wednesday after having a discussion with coach Mike McCarthy. Finley, the Green Bay Packers' budding star, was frustrated after the Denver game Sunday that he was double-teamed a lot and had only three catches for 28 yards. He said he was happy the team rolled up 500 yards of offense, but reiterated that it is important quarterback Aaron Rodgers gets the ball in his playmakers' hands. Finley said he felt better about things after speaking with McCarthy. "He just told me to keep running my routes hard, that the ball was going to come my way," Finley said. "It's going to come.""
August 27
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Maybe it was fitting that coach Mike McCarthy would turn Aaron Rodgers loose in the no-huddle offense Friday night in the same city in which Peyton Manning turned the no-huddle into an exquisite form of football art. Rodgers more than did his part, providing a worthy facsimile of the spread attack in the Green Bay Packers' 24-21 exhibition victory over the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Packers won it with their shock troops, scoring a touchdown on an 11-yard pass to tight end Ryan Taylor with 35 seconds left, a 2-point conversion on another pass to Taylor and a field goal from 50 yards by Mason Crosby as time expired. Green Bay improved to 2-1 this summer and 14-16 in its"