Nick Perry

USC football: Seven former Trojans to attend NFL scouting combine

2012-02-10 10:26:12

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Opportunity knocks for Packers' rookie offensive linemen

2013-05-13 00:00:00

When Green Bay Packers offensive line coach James Campen spoke with Texas A&M center Patrick Lewis, the sales pitch was simple: Sign and you won't be camp fodder or a candidate for the practice squad. The door to the 53-man roster is as open to you as...

Packers saw something in Illinois State's Nate Palmer

2013-04-30 00:00:00

The plan was to meet up with as many assistant coaches as possible about the art of pass rushing. Spence Nowinsky looked at the map, counted the number of NFL teams within seven hours of Bloomington, Ill., and the Illinois State defensive line coach...

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...

Even by playing it safe, there are no sure things in the NFL Draft

2013-04-24 00:00:00

They say there is no surer commodity in the NFL Draft than a premiere left tackle, so by that logic the Chiefs are in a terrific position to make the first overall pick Thursday. You know the parameters by now. Many scouts believe Luke Joeckel and Eric...

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...

McClellin ranks near middle of class

2012-12-01 14:15:00

With the 15th pick of the NFL draft in April, the Seahawks chose defensive end Bruce Irvin. Four picks later, the Bears chose defensive end Shea McClellin. If the Bears had picked 15th and the Seahawks 19th, it's possible Irvin would be a Bear and...

Scoreboard -- Nov. 3, 2012

2012-11-03 22:23:00

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals, Noon (CBS); Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks, 3 p.m. (FOX); Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Giants, 3:25 p.m. (CBS); Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...

Scoreboard -- Nov. 2, 2012

2012-11-02 22:48:00

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Manchester United, 7:30 a.m. (ESPN2); MLS Playoffs, 7 p.m. (NBCSN) College Football--Oklahoma at Iowa State, 11 a.m. (ABC); Texas A&M at Mississippi State, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Temple at Louisville,...

Scoreboard -- Oct. 24, 2012

2012-10-24 22:30:00

|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball--World Series, Detroit Tigers at San Francisco Giants, 6:30 p.m. (FOX) College Football--Clemson at Wake Forest, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN); Delaware State at Morgan State, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) NFL Football--Tampa Bay Buccaneers at...

Scoreboard -- Oct. 12, 2012

2012-10-12 23:23:00

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| College Football--Louisville at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. (ESPNU); Texas vs. Oklahoma, 11 a.m. (ABC); Iowa at Michigan State, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Northwestern at Minnesota, 11 a.m. (ESPN2); Alabama-Birmingham at Houston, 11 a.m. (FXSP);...

Scoreboard -- Sept. 22, 2012

2012-09-22 22:29:00

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Kansas City Chiefs at New Orleans Saints, Noon (CBS); San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings, Noon (FOX); Houston Texans at Denver Broncos, 3:25 p.m. (CBS); New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens, 7:20 p.m. (NBC)...

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