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posted 03/18/99
Ray Rhodes will make his on-field debut as Green Bay's new head coach Saturday night, August 14, when he leads the Packers against Bill Parcells and the New York Jets at Lambeau Field in their preseason opener on national television (CBS).
The game will mark the first of back-to-back nationally televised appearances for the Packers on the National Football League's preseason schedule. They will follow the Jets contest with a "Monday Night Football" matchup against the reigning Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos at the University of Wisconsin's Camp Randall Stadium Monday night, August 23.
The Packers, who will play three of their four non-league games on Wisconsin turf, will close out their preseason agenda against the Miami Dolphins in Lambeau Field Thursday night, September 2.
Their only road assignment will take them to New Orleans for an encounter with Mike Ditka's Saints Saturday night, August 28.
All four games have 7 o'clock (Central Daylight Time) scheduled kickoffs.
The New Orleans and Miami games will be televised over the Packers' state preseason network, with both telecasts to be originated by WBAY-TV, the network's flagship station.
The August 23 contest against the Broncos will serve as something of a "preview," since the Packers will be visiting Denver for a regular season meeting with the Coloradans, the date of which will be made known when NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue announces the 1999 regular season schedule, expected to be out in early April.
The Jets game has been designated as the 50th annual Midwest Shrine Game and the Miami contest as the 39th annual Bishop's Charities Game.
In the Jets contest, the Packers will be making their latest preseason start since 1987, when they launched their non-league schedule on August 15, taking on the Denver Broncos in Phoenix.
1999 GREEN BAY PACKERS PRESEASON SCHEDULE
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV |
| Sat., Aug. 14 | NEW YORK JETS (Gold Pkg.)
(Midwest Shrine Game) | 7:00 p.m. | CBS |
| Mon., Aug. 23 | DENVER BRONCOS (at Madison, Wis.) | 7:00 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Aug. 28 | at New Orleans Saints | 7:00 p.m. | state |
| Thurs., Sept. 2 | MIAMI DOLPHINS
(Bishop's Charities Game) | 7:00 p.m. | state |
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| Bernardo Harris |
On the Packers personnel front, linebacker Bernardo Harris has been signed to a three-year contract extension that will take him through the season of 2001, Executive Vice President/General Manager Ron Wolf announced today.
Harris, a fifth-year professional, in 1998 was the Packers leading tackler for the second year in a row with 121 stops, including 79 solo, after posting 119 in 1997 as a first-year starter. He also was credited with three passes defensed.
Wolf also announced that veteran safety Pat Terrell has been placed on waivers. A nine-year pro who joined the Packers for the 1998 season as an unrestricted free agent, Terrell posted 34 tackles while appearing in all 16 games and starting three.