PACKERS.COM eNews -- July 27, 2006

PACKERS.COM eNews -- July 27, 2006


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- Packers And American Family Insurance To Fight Heart Disease
- Green Bay Signs Colledge, Martin; Releases Roman
- McCarthy: Run Game Requires Commitment
- Green Bay Is First Stop On NFL Network's Summer Training Camp Tour
- Download The Packers Training Camp Dope Sheet
- Kids Can Meet Players In Special Post-Practice Area
- Lights For Night Practices To Be Installed Thursday

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PACKERS AND AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE TO FIGHT HEART DISEASE
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The Green Bay Packers and American Family Insurance Thursday announced the theme
of this year's Packers cap campaign, the Packers Heart Cap, to raise money for
the fight against heart disease.

This is the second joint campaign for the two organizations. Last year's
effort, the Packers Breast Cancer Cap, raised more than $1 million for the
fight against breast cancer.

Through sales of the Packers Heart Cap, a red baseball-styled cap featuring the
Packers' 'G' on the front, with an American Family Insurance logo and green and
gold heart on the side, the two organizations will raise money to be
distributed to statewide charities focusing on heart disease research,
prevention and support.

"We're once again proud to join with American Family Insurance in support of
such a worthy cause," Packers Chairman and CEO Bob Harlan said in making the
announcement. "The statistics about heart disease and how many people it
affects are staggering. The good news is that most of the contributing factors
can largely be prevented through lifestyle changes. This effort will help raise
awareness and contribute money to charities engaged in the fight."

More - http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2006/07/27/1/

Purchase a Packers Heart Cap online at www.PackersProShop.com.




GREEN BAY SIGNS COLLEDGE, MARTIN; RELEASES ROMAN
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On the eve of training camp, the Green Bay Packers Thursday signed draft choices
Daryn Colledge and Ingle Martin, and released safety Mark Roman.

Colledge, a 6-foot-4, 299-pound guard/tackle out of Boise State, was the
Packers' first of two selections in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft.

Martin, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound quarterback from Furman, was Green Bay's first of
two choices in the fifth round (148th overall, eighth quarterback).

More - http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2006/07/27/2/



MCCARTHY: RUN GAME REQUIRES COMMITMENT
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Head Coach Mike McCarthy believes the Packers have the right personnel and
scheme to effectively run the football this season.

He also believes they don't have a choice but to make it work in order to be
successful over the long haul.

McCarthy intends to be fully committed to the ground game in his first year as
head coach in Green Bay, and he knows that's going to mean sticking with it
during some of the tougher times.

More - http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/07/27/2/



GREEN BAY IS FIRST STOP ON NFL NETWORK'S SUMMER TRAINING CAMP TOUR
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NFL Network is planning a summer tour the Rolling Stones would be proud of... 12
NFL training camps in 24 days on the returning series Inside Training Camp.

On Monday, July 31 at 7:00 PM CT, ITC visits Green Bay Packers training camp at
St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin. The show features head coach Mike
McCarthy wearing a wireless microphone, an interview with Packers general
manager Ted Thompson and is be hosted by Derrin Horton with analyst Brian
Baldinger.

More - http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/07/26/5/



DOWNLOAD THE PACKERS TRAINING CAMP DOPE SHEET
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Earlier this summer, Milwaukee's Summerfest, the nation's largest music
festival, brought to Wisconsin Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mary J. Blige,
Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails and Alan Jackson. And this month's Experimental
Aviation Association (EAA) "AirVenture," the most spectacular airshow on earth,
will bring the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels to nearby Oshkosh.

But in this state, the most anticipated event on most family calendars is
Friday - when the Green Bay Packers open training camp. Many homes look forward
to it as an annual vacation.

Packers training camp, now in its 61st year, brings an estimated 111,000
visitors to Lambeau Field and the Packers' nearby practice fields, according to
the Packer Country Visitor and Convention Bureau. Many of those visitors travel
more than 150 miles to Green Bay. RVs with license plates from all over the
country line the Lambeau parking lot each week during camp.

More - http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2006/07/26/1/



KIDS CAN MEET PLAYERS IN SPECIAL POST-PRACTICE AREA
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Young fans of the Green Bay Packers will have a new opportunity to see their
favorite players up close during training camp.

The new "Future Lambeau Leapers" area will give children ages 12 and younger
the chance to meet players, shake their hands, and potentially get autographs
after practice.

The new area will replace the formal autograph tables the Packers had used in
recent years. It will be located on the south side of the Oneida Nation Gate at
Lambeau Field.

More - http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/07/26/4/



LIGHTS FOR NIGHT PRACTICES TO BE INSTALLED THURSDAY
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Clarke Hinkle Field needs a little extra work to get ready for Friday evening's
opening training camp practice.

It needs lights.

The lights will be installed and tested on Thursday to assure everything is in
working order prior to Friday's 6:30 p.m. practice, the first of eight
prime-time sessions during the first three weeks of training camp.

More - http://www.packers.com/news/stories/2006/07/26/3/


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