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Bakhtiari, Bulaga look to become Packers' bookends

In Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers has been harassed, hurried and hit more than any NFL quarterback in the past six seasons. Since becoming the starter in 2008, he has been sacked 34, 50, 31 36, 51 and 21 times. Last season, Rodgers endured a career-low 21 sacks, but only because he missed seven games with a broken right collarbone. That must stop if Green Bay expects to return to the Super Bowl.

Rookie weekend a honeymoon period, reality check all in one

It was early June in 1992 and the Green Bay Packers were conducting their version of today’s offseason minicamps. After the first practice I approached Edgar Bennett, a rookie running back from Florida State, and asked if he’d be willing to do an interview. Bennett, who is about as polite as they come, was eager to please. “Sure,” he said. “Stop by the hotel and we’ll do it.”

Packers fill immediate needs with an eye on future

It is at once tempting and foolish to assign a letter grade to the Green Bay Packers’ 2014 NFL draft. Therefore I give it an I for incomplete. It is impossible for even the most experienced, insightful NFL writers to dispense meaningful letter grades on individual picks, much less an entire draft class. The saying, “Time will tell,” has endured for a reason.