Mike Daniels

Packers' draft pick Jones ready to make a point

2013-05-18 00:00:00

The demand seems simple enough. In today's NFL, teams need large, athletic defensive linemen. As the spread offense proliferates, defenses must dot the field with multiple defensive backs. And more players on the back end means fewer players up front....

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel On Golf column

2013-05-15 02:34:03

It's tempting to say Mason Crosby took on more responsibility with the Vince Lombardi Golf Classic and ran with it, but given his position with the Green Bay Packers, perhaps that's not the best choice of words. At the risk of pushing the pun envelope,...

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel On the Packers column

2013-04-29 00:00:00

Ted Thompson has had some excellent drafts in Green Bay over the years, but it could be argued that 2009 was his finest. Yes, 2009, when the gnashing of teeth from National Football League general managers over the paucity of top-rated players was...

NFL: Keenan Davis to Cleveland & other deals

2013-04-28 07:04:02

Cedar Rapids native and Iowa wide receiver Keenan Davis will have the opportunity to play in the NFL. Davis was undrafted Saturday, but the 22-year-old agreed to terms with the Cleveland Browns on Saturday night. He will leave later this week for mini-...

Hawkeyes would love spring's Carl Davis this fall

2013-04-28 07:04:02

I don't know if Iowa can flip its 4-8 record of 2012 to an 8-4 this year. Don't know if the Hawkeyes have three capable quarterbacks, or one. Don't know if the offense will be considerably more vertical than horizontal, something that once was a...

Bob McGinn: Packers badly in need of linemen

2013-04-25 00:00:00

GREEN BAY, Wis. _ With each passing year, National Football League teams are drafting for need because the pressure to win right now has never been more intense. That's what general manager Ted Thompson and the Green Bay Packers will be doing, at...

Defensive end Datone Jones in a rush to be good

2013-04-24 00:00:00

He saw the wreckage J.J. Watt left behind. It didn't matter how many blockers tilted Watt's direction. His 2012 season was a crime scene of batted balls, sacks and salutes. In one year, Watt broke the mold of a 3-4 defensive end. So Datone Jones, a...

Rodgers torches Bears' secondary

2012-12-17 18:18:00

It didn't take Aaron Rodgers long to notice Tim Jennings wasn't playing. The Packers quarterback went at Jennings' replacement at left cornerback, Kelvin Hayden, and Hayden's replacement at nickel back, D.J. Moore, repeatedly. Neither made a play in...

Draft: Round Four Pick-By-Pick Analysis

2012-04-28 16:53:00

The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: Includes all fourth-round picks Draft: Round Four pick-by-pick analysis 96.St. Louis Rams: WR Chris Givens, Wake Forest -- Givens' speed should make him the deep threat the Rams' offense was lacking, and gives Sam...

Scoreboard -- April 28, 2012

2012-04-29 01:05:36

TV SPORTS SUNDAY Auto Racing-Indy Racing League, IndyCar, Sao Paulo Indy 300, 10 a.m. (NBCSN); Drag Racing, NHRA Spring Nationals, same-day tape, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) NBA Basketball-Playoffs, Utah Jazz at San Antonio Spurs, Noon (ESPN); Denver Nuggets...

NFL draft preview: Defensive tackles

2012-04-19 15:38:00

Ninth in a series exploring the April 26-28 NFL draft. Next: Safeties. This is not a bad crop of defensive tackles. There are several players who should have productive careers at every level of the draft, including in the first round. As many as six...

Ravens draft preview: defensive line

2012-04-20 05:00:00

Every weekday through Wednesday, the day before the first round of the NFL draft, The Sun will examine where the Ravens stand at each position, the likelihood that they will address that spot early in the draft and some of the prospects that they may...

Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions dives for the ball he fumbled as Mike Daniels #76 of the Green Bay Packers closes in at Lambeau Field on December 9, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Green Bay won 27–20.

2012-12-09 19:47:14

Packers defensive end Mike Daniels finishes off a 43-yard fumble return for a touchdown against the Lions in the first half Sunday night in Green Bay. Green Bay defeated Detroit 27-20.

2012-12-09 00:00:00

With Aaron Rodgers and arguably the NFL's elite receiving corps, the Packers knew their offense was in good hands so general manager Ted Thompson focused on defense. Nick Perry (above) has the athleticism to complement another former USC Trojan, Clay Matthews, coming off the edge.

2012-04-26 00:00:00