Football

According to the NFL, 205,000 fans attended the first night of the three-day NFL draft in Green Bay. Business was great near the stadium, but was slower downtown.

For the first time since 2002, the Green Bay Packers have selected a wide receiver in the first round of the NFL draft. They made the pick in front of thousands of fans in their city.

The NFL draft will put the national spotlight on Lambeau Field and Green Bay. Hundreds of fans were out roaming the streets around the stadium ahead of the event.

The Brown County Board awarded $20,000 to Awaken Wisconsin to combat potential increased human trafficking during the NFL Draft in Green Bay.

With the NFL’s largest offseason event coming to its smallest city in just days, local leaders say Green Bay is ready to welcome tens of thousands of visitors.

Thanks to a partnership with the NFL and the Minnesota Vikings, UW-Stout formed a new women’s flag football league with other Midwest colleges.

The NFL draft is expected to draw close to 250,000 people to Green Bay. But a little more than a week out from the event, multiple Airbnb properties near Lambeau Field still had availability.

The NFL’s smallest city is gearing up to host the league’s largest offseason event. Green Bay expects so see an influx of tens of thousands of visitors next month when the NFL draft comes to Lambeau Field.

The Green Bay Packers’ all-time leading scorer is officially retiring from the NFL as a member of the Packers, the team announced Wednesday. 

A former Wisconsin Badgers football player’s decision to leave the program could have wide-ranging implications for the future of college athlete compensation.