The Green Bay Packers decided to create competition for former sixth-round pick kicker Anders Carlson, so they signed former Minnesota Vikings' veteran Greg Joseph.
The Green Bay Packers have decided to add a strong and real competition to Anders Carlson after the sixth-round pick struggled as a rookie. On Tuesday, the team signed veteran kicker Greg Joseph, according to his agent Brett Tessler.
The Green Bay Packers have had stability at kicker for a long time. Rookie Anders Carlson took over in 2023 and struggled with consistency. So, will Carlson be a one-season and done kicker for the Packers or can he bounce back and be the team’s next long-term solution at the position?
The Green Bay Packers don't seem to be happy with Anders Carlson. Whatsoever. According to Bill Huber, who covers the team for Packer Central, Green Bay was close to signing an undisclosed veteran kicker in free agency.
The Green Bay Packers almost signed a veteran kicker to serve as a true challenger to Anders Carlson, a league source told Packer Central. The identity of the kicker will be withheld for this story.
Being an NFL kicker is mostly a thankless job. It seems that most of the time kickers are remembered for their misses much more than their makes. That is exactly the case for Green Bay Packers kicker Anders Carlson following an inconsistent rookie season in 2023.
This is the last in a series of articles providing an in-depth analysis of each position group on the Green Bay Packers for 2023. Today we will analyze the special teams.
The Green Bay Packers went young at quarterback, receiver and tight end with great results. They went young on special teams with less-than-great results.
The Green Bay Packers surged at the end of the season and that rally allowed them to make the playoff after struggling throughout the majority of the season.
Anders Carlson had an 81.8% field goal accuracy and an 87.1% success rate on extra points in his rookie season. However, he struggled in the Green Bay Packers’ final five games, including a critical miss on a 41-yard field goal attempt against the No.
Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur explained during Monday's season-ending news conference why he was upset with Fox Sports reporter Tom Rinaldi.
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur may have lost faith in the football gods after his team’s 24-21 loss to the 49ers.
The Green Bay Packers played well and surprised a lot of people this season but ultimately fell short as they lost in the NFC Divisional Round to the San Francisco 49ers.
As much as Rich Bisaccia doesn’t want to talk about it – and he sure as heck doesn’t want to talk about it – the Green Bay Packers have a kicker problem entering Saturday’s NFC Divisional playoff game at the San Francisco 49ers.
Like most rookies in the NFL, Anders Carlson is experiencing some growing pains. The former Auburn kicker has been shaky over the last six weeks, converting only 11 of 14 field goals and 13 of 16 extra points.
Anders Carlson's trajectory since being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round last April has been shaky. Those are all natural growing pains for a toolsy kicker, who failed to have consistency during his college career.
The Packers should have beaten the Falcons in Week 2. That's no disrespect meant to Atlanta, either. It's just the truth about playing in the NFL. If you've got a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter, that's a game you have to win in order to be a good team.
There were a lot of positive takeaways for the Green Bay Packers from their Week 1 victory over the Chicago Bears. They went on the road to defeat a divisional rival 38-20 but most importantly, their young players stepped up.
Heading in to the 2023 offseason the Green Bay Packers had a question mark over the Kicker position. Would they retain their veteran kicker, and all-time franchise points leader, Mason Crosby?
One of the biggest storylines to come out of Green Bay Packers’ training camp has been the performance of rookie kicker, Anders Carlson. The Packers used a sixth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft on the Auburn product, handpicking him as their replacement for long-time kicker, Mason Crosby.
Packers rookie kicker Anders Carlson already finds himself on the hot seat, but the Packers gave him a vote of confidence Friday. After Carlson struggled during training camp and the team’s preseason opener, Brian Gutekunst said it’s natural for a young kicker to struggle, with the GM pointing to former kicker Mason Crosby.
Family Night Practice for the Green Bay Packers could be their biggest event of training camp. Not only is it a great experience for the fans, but the intensity of practice kicks up a notch in front of everyone under the lights at Lambeau Field.
For the first time since 2007, the Green Bay Packers will have a new placekicker. Mason Crosby, Green Bay’s kicker for almost 20 years, remains unsigned.
It’s easy to see why the Green Bay Packers like kicker Anders Carlson. It’s also to see why there’s perhaps a little worry within the organization. Before Thursday’s practice at training camp, the sixth-round draft pick drilled a 61-yard field goal with plenty to spare.
A lot of attention has been given to the Green Bay Packers changing quarterbacks for the first time since 2008 and rightfully so. Aaron Rodgers had been the starter since then after spending the first three seasons of his career backing up Brett Favre.
The Packers drafted Anders Carlson in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft to replace the franchise’s all-time leading scorer, Mason Crosby.
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