NFL news...

the Minnesota legislature adjourned last week without passing bill for state financing,for the Vikings' new stadium,in Arden Hills,Minnesota... in a related story,Zygi Wolf's management,and the stadium development team,was spotted talking to LA Live honcho Tim Letweke,and his AEG team,who is considering a team,in Los Angeles,at W Hotel,in downtown Minneapolis,on Tuesday night...

pre-NFL Packers' history...

on September 14,1919,The Packers had their first game,against Menominee North End A.C. they won the game,53-0...

Scandal 101...

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel resigned today,amid NCAA sanction talk,over $250 K,of illegal benefits,to his players,from a tattoo parlor owner... just like Pete Carroll did,at USC,and to USC,Tressel got out of town,before Ohio State got hit with NCAA sanctions,and probation... what a crook!!!!!!!

Packers' history...

on September 29,1957,the Packers opened,and dedicated City Stadium(renamed Lambeau Field,after Earl "Curly" Lambeau,who was coach of Packers,from 1919-1949(31 seasons),in 1965),with Vice-President Richard Nixon,and NFL commissioner Bert Bell,in attendance(who died in 1960,of heart attack,during a Philadelphia Eagles' game)... Packers beat Chicago Bears,21-17,when QB Babe Parelli threw a six yard touchdown pass,to Gary Knafelc,in fourth quarter,to clinch victory... Packers just won three games all of the 1957 season,and only that one stadium dedication day victory,at City Stadium,against the Bears...

NFL history...

St. Louis Cardinals' Larry Wilson played 13 years,in NFL,from 1960-1972... he was one of the hardest hitters in NFL history,as a defensive back... he had fifty-two interceptions in his Hall of Fame career,and he had ten of those interceptions,in 1966... he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame,in 1978...

NFL news...

Packers' players will receive Super Bowl rings,June 16th,under a special exemption,by the NFL,because under the rules,there is supposed to be very limited(except an emergency),or no contact,between players,coaches,or owner of NFL teams,during a lockout...

NFL news...

Detroit Lions' QB Matthew Stafford says that his shoulder is coming along fine,and he has high hopes for the Lions,next season... let us see if he can stay healthy...