SPOTLIGHT:
The open practices will be three organized team activities (OTAs) and two mandatory minicamp workouts. The open OTA practices are slated for three Tuesdays — May 21, May 28 and June 11 — and will begin at 11:30 a.m. CT. The two mandatory minicamp practices are scheduled for June 4 and 5 with a start time TBA.
Due to ongoing preparations on Ray Nitschke Field for training camp, the OTA and minicamp workouts will be held on Clarke Hinkle Field this year. Viewing of the open practices will be standing-room only along the Oneida Street side of Hinkle Field.
"Ask Vic Day" will include a tour of Lambeau Field, a Packers Hall of Fame visit, lunch, an “Ask Vic Live,” and a few other surprises along the way. The event will be held on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Lambeau Field. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. with an 11:30 a.m. lunch. Door prizes will be awarded during the reception.
Cost per person is $30 (tax included).
The Green Bay Packers 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held Wednesday, July 24, at 11 a.m., at Lambeau Field. The meeting will take place rain or shine.
The Green Bay Packers announced today that ‘Packers Family Night, presented by Bellin Health,’ will take place Saturday evening, Aug. 3. The event will benefit the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids foster care adoption program, a signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
Pro Highlights:
2011 SEASON: Played in all 16 games for the first time in his career, including a career-high 13 starts…Also started in the playoff contest vs. the N.Y. Giants…Ranked No. 3 on the team with a career-high 55 receptions (also ’09), the second most in franchise history by a TE...Posted a career-high 767 receiving yards, also the second most in team annals by a TE…Finished No. 3 in the league with a career-high eight TD catches and ranked No. 3 among NFL tight ends (min. 40 receptions) with a 13.9-yard receiving average…Of his 55 receptions, 44 went for first downs, an 80.0 percentage that ranked No. 1 on the team and No. 2 in the league among tight ends (min. 32 receptions)…At Chicago (Sept. 25): Caught seven passes for 85 yards (12.1 avg.) and a career-best three TDs. Became just the second TE in franchise history to catch three TDs in a game, joining Jackson (at Tampa Bay, Sept. 1, 1996)…At Atlanta (Oct. 9): Posted 67 yards receiving on four catches (16.8 avg.), with three of the grabs coming on third down and picking up first downs…At San Diego (Nov. 6): Caught five passes for 44 yards (8.8) and his career-high-tying fifth TD grab of the season…Vs. Minnesota (Nov. 14): Paced the team with 67 receiving yards on three catches (22.3 avg.)…At N.Y. Giants (Dec. 4): Posted a season-high 87 receiving yards on six catches (14.5 avg.), along with his sixth TD reception of the season, a career high…At Kansas City (Dec. 18): Led the team with 83 yards receiving on three catches (27.7 avg.). That receiving average was tied for No. 3 in franchise history (min. three receptions) by a tight end…Vs. Detroit (Jan. 1): With only three WRs active on gameday, caught seven passes for 64 yards (9.1) and his eighth TD grab of the season. Caught the game-winning 4-yard TD from QB Matt Flynn to cap an eight-play, 80-yard drive with 1:10 remaining that put the Packers ahead, 45-41, the game’s final score.
2010: Started the first five games, but lasted just two snaps in the fifth game when he injured his knee and was lost for the season…Through four contests, led the Packers in receiving yards (301) and per-catch average (14.3), as seven of his 21 receptions went for 20-plus yards…Had already tied Coffman’s 1979 single-season team mark for TEs with two 100-yard games, and his yardage total ranked second in the league behind Gates (386) among all TEs through four games…Vs. Buffalo (Sept. 19): Had four catches for 103 yards, a 25.8-yard average that was the second-best single-game outing in team history by a TE (min. four receptions), trailing only Coffman’s 30.5-yard mark on four catches at Chicago on Dec. 18, 1983…At Chicago (Sept. 27): Tied his career high and the franchise mark for TEs with nine receptions, and posted his second straight 100-yard game (115) to join Coffman in ’79 as the only TEs in club history to achieve the feat. His third regular-season 100-yard game put him second to Coffman’s six in the team record books for TEs…At Washington (Oct. 10): Injured his knee attempting to tackle Redskins S Kareem Moore, who had recovered TE Donald Lee’s fumble on the second snap of the game. Left the game, was inactive the following week and was placed on injured reserve Oct. 18.
2009: Played in 13 games with nine starts and ranked third on the team with 55 catches for 676 yards (12.6 avg.) despite missing three games due to injury...Tied for second on the team with a then-career-high five TD catches...Reception total was one shy of Coffman’s single-season team record for a TE (’79), tying him with Coffman (’81) and Jackie Harris (’92) for No. 2…Yardage total was then the fifth most by a Green Bay TE and most since Chmura’s 679 in ’95…Set a team record for a TE with seven or more receptions in three games, matched Coffman (’79) with six or more catches four times, and had eight 50-yard games to top Coffman’s mark of seven (’81, ’83)...After returning from knee injury in Week 11, ranked third in the league among TEs with 37 receptions in that seven-game span, trailing only Dallas’ Jason Witten (45) and Atlanta’s Tony Gonzalez (39)...Inactive for games vs. Minnesota (Nov. 1), at Tampa Bay (Nov. 8) and vs. Dallas (Nov. 15) with sprained knee sustained at Cleveland in Week 7…At Minnesota (Oct. 5): Led the team with six catches for a career-best 128 yards (21.3 avg.), tying the single-game franchise mark for a TE; Harris posted the same number vs. Denver on Oct. 10, 1993. Broke open down the right sideline and caught a 62-yard TD pass from QB Aaron Rodgers, making a move to elude S Tyrell Johnson. The catch was the longest of his career and the longest reception by a Packers TE since Harris’ 66-yarder in the ’93 game against the Broncos…At Cleveland (Oct. 25): Caught a 16-yard pass over the middle on the Packers’ opening drive, but sustained a sprained left knee on the play and did not return. Was sidelined for the next three games…Vs. Baltimore (Dec. 7): Started and posted seven receptions for 79 yards (11.3 avg.) and two TDs, the first multi-TD game of his career…At Pittsburgh (Dec. 20): Started and led the team with a career-high nine catches for 74 yards (8.2 avg.), matching the single-game franchise mark for receptions held by three other TEs…At Arizona (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 10): Led the team with a team playoff-record 159 yards receiving on six receptions (26.5 avg.), breaking the previous high of 148 yards set by Jefferson (Jan. 8, 1983, vs. St. Louis). His yardage total was also No. 2 in NFL playoff history by a TE at the time behind only Winslow (166 yards, Jan. 2, 1982), and his 26.5-yard average was a league playoff record for TEs (min. five receptions).
2008: Played in 14 games, second most among the team’s rookies (Jordy Nelson, 16), with one start…Caught six passes for 74 yards (12.3 avg.) and one TD…Recorded six special teams tackles, the most among Packers rookies…On the field for 54.9 percent of special teams plays, which ranked fourth on the team and first among rookies…Inactive for opening two games, vs. Minnesota (Sept. 8) and at Detroit (Sept. 14) as a healthy scratch…Vs. Dallas (Sept. 21): Made NFL debut, seeing time on special teams and getting some snaps on offense…At Tennessee (Nov. 2): Caught first NFL pass when he hauled in 6-yard reception from Rodgers in the second quarter…At Minnesota (Nov. 9): Posted a career-high three special teams tackles…Vs. Carolina (Nov. 30): Started first career game with Packers opening in a two-TE set…Vs. Detroit (Dec. 28): Caught first TD pass of his career when he hauled in 3-yarder from Rodgers in the back right corner of the end zone late in the first quarter. Also had a 26-yard reception deep down the left sideline in the second quarter…2008 Draft: Selected in the third round (91st overall), the seventh TE taken. Highest pick used on a TE by the Packers since Bubba Franks was selected in the first round (14th overall) in 2000. Became the first player drafted by the Packers from the University of Texas since WR Johnny Walker was picked in the eighth round in 1991. Highest selection used by Green Bay on a UT player since HB Duke Carlisle in 1964 (60th overall selection). Was the first player from UT to ever enter the draft following sophomore season.
COLLEGE: Productive player in his two seasons with the Longhorns, catching 76 passes for 947 yards (12.5 avg.) and five TDs in 26 games…His 76 receptions ranked third in school history among TEs despite playing only two years, and his 947 yards ranked sixth in school annals…Caught four or more passes 10 times during his career…Majored in kinesiology…Sophomore season (2007): Started all 13 games and earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors from the league’s coaches…Named UT’s Outstanding Tight End…Caught 45 passes (second on UT’s single-season TE list) for 575 yards (third on single-season TE list) and two TDs…Posted a reception in 12 of 13 games and three or more grabs in nine of 13 contests…Helped Longhorns average 462.0 yards of total offense, which ranked 13th in the NCAA…Caught four passes for a career-high 149 yards (37.3 avg.) and a TD, including catches of 58 and 55 yards, vs. No. 10 Oklahoma (Oct. 6) in 28-21 loss. The 149 yards was the school record by a TE…Redshirt freshman season (2006): Played in all 13 games and started four contests when the Longhorns opened in a two-TE set…Earned honorable mention Freshman All-America honors from Sporting News…Named one of UT’s Outstanding Newcomers as he set freshman TE records for receptions (31, fifth on UT’s single-season TE list), receiving yards (371) and TDs (three)…Caught a pass in 10 of 11 games…Posted a career-high eight receptions for 46 yards vs. Iowa (Dec. 30) in Alamo Bowl win.
PERSONAL: Given name Jermichael Decorean Finley…Born in Lufkin, Texas…Married, wife’s name is Courtney…Couple has a son, Kayden, 4…Raised by his grandmother, Clara Mitchell…Half-brother is former Texas A&M fullback Jorvorskie Lane, the school’s all-time leading scorer with 50 career TDs who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins…Offered scholarships in both football and basketball to the University of Arizona…High school: Four-year starter at TE for Diboll (Texas) High…Earned first-team 3A all-state honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association and second-team all-state honors from The Associated Press…Owns school career records with 316 receptions, 30 TD catches and 2,217 receiving yards…Played DE, WR, S, P and K during his high school career…Caught 36 passes for a school-record 876 yards (24.3 avg.) as a senior…Named first-team all-district as a junior…Named District Offensive Player of the Year in football and District MVP in basketball as a sophomore…Community involvement: Signed autographs, took photos and interacted with children during the annual Kids Day for the City of Green Bay…Was a guest at fundraising dinners for the Donald Driver Foundation and Boys and Girls Club of Green Bay, and has participated in the Donald Driver Celebrity Softball Game and the Edgar Bennett Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon to benefit Families of Children with Cancer…Also signed autographs to help raise money for the annual Jerry Parins Cruise for Cancer…Hobbies/interests: Has used boxing training methods as part of his offseason workouts…Enjoys playing basketball, watching television and going to baseball games…Worked out with Cardinals Pro Bowl WR Larry Fitzgerald each of the last two offseasons…Has vacationed at Playa del Carmen in Mexico…Residence: Dallas, Texas.
Pro Highlights:
2011 SEASON: Played in all 16 games for the first time in his career, including a career-high 13 starts…Also started in the playoff contest vs. the N.Y. Giants…Ranked No. 3 on the team with a career-high 55 receptions (also ’09), the second most in franchise history by a TE...Posted a career-high 767 receiving yards, also the second most in team annals by a TE…Finished No. 3 in the league with a career-high eight TD catches and ranked No. 3 among NFL tight ends (min. 40 receptions) with a 13.9-yard receiving average…Of his 55 receptions, 44 went for first downs, an 80.0 percentage that ranked No. 1 on the team and No. 2 in the league among tight ends (min. 32 receptions)…At Chicago (Sept. 25): Caught seven passes for 85 yards (12.1 avg.) and a career-best three TDs. Became just the second TE in franchise history to catch three TDs in a game, joining Jackson (at Tampa Bay, Sept. 1, 1996)…At Atlanta (Oct. 9): Posted 67 yards receiving on four catches (16.8 avg.), with three of the grabs coming on third down and picking up first downs…At San Diego (Nov. 6): Caught five passes for 44 yards (8.8) and his career-high-tying fifth TD grab of the season…Vs. Minnesota (Nov. 14): Paced the team with 67 receiving yards on three catches (22.3 avg.)…At N.Y. Giants (Dec. 4): Posted a season-high 87 receiving yards on six catches (14.5 avg.), along with his sixth TD reception of the season, a career high…At Kansas City (Dec. 18): Led the team with 83 yards receiving on three catches (27.7 avg.). That receiving average was tied for No. 3 in franchise history (min. three receptions) by a tight end…Vs. Detroit (Jan. 1): With only three WRs active on gameday, caught seven passes for 64 yards (9.1) and his eighth TD grab of the season. Caught the game-winning 4-yard TD from QB Matt Flynn to cap an eight-play, 80-yard drive with 1:10 remaining that put the Packers ahead, 45-41, the game’s final score.
2010: Started the first five games, but lasted just two snaps in the fifth game when he injured his knee and was lost for the season…Through four contests, led the Packers in receiving yards (301) and per-catch average (14.3), as seven of his 21 receptions went for 20-plus yards…Had already tied Coffman’s 1979 single-season team mark for TEs with two 100-yard games, and his yardage total ranked second in the league behind Gates (386) among all TEs through four games…Vs. Buffalo (Sept. 19): Had four catches for 103 yards, a 25.8-yard average that was the second-best single-game outing in team history by a TE (min. four receptions), trailing only Coffman’s 30.5-yard mark on four catches at Chicago on Dec. 18, 1983…At Chicago (Sept. 27): Tied his career high and the franchise mark for TEs with nine receptions, and posted his second straight 100-yard game (115) to join Coffman in ’79 as the only TEs in club history to achieve the feat. His third regular-season 100-yard game put him second to Coffman’s six in the team record books for TEs…At Washington (Oct. 10): Injured his knee attempting to tackle Redskins S Kareem Moore, who had recovered TE Donald Lee’s fumble on the second snap of the game. Left the game, was inactive the following week and was placed on injured reserve Oct. 18.
2009: Played in 13 games with nine starts and ranked third on the team with 55 catches for 676 yards (12.6 avg.) despite missing three games due to injury...Tied for second on the team with a then-career-high five TD catches...Reception total was one shy of Coffman’s single-season team record for a TE (’79), tying him with Coffman (’81) and Jackie Harris (’92) for No. 2…Yardage total was then the fifth most by a Green Bay TE and most since Chmura’s 679 in ’95…Set a team record for a TE with seven or more receptions in three games, matched Coffman (’79) with six or more catches four times, and had eight 50-yard games to top Coffman’s mark of seven (’81, ’83)...After returning from knee injury in Week 11, ranked third in the league among TEs with 37 receptions in that seven-game span, trailing only Dallas’ Jason Witten (45) and Atlanta’s Tony Gonzalez (39)...Inactive for games vs. Minnesota (Nov. 1), at Tampa Bay (Nov. 8) and vs. Dallas (Nov. 15) with sprained knee sustained at Cleveland in Week 7…At Minnesota (Oct. 5): Led the team with six catches for a career-best 128 yards (21.3 avg.), tying the single-game franchise mark for a TE; Harris posted the same number vs. Denver on Oct. 10, 1993. Broke open down the right sideline and caught a 62-yard TD pass from QB Aaron Rodgers, making a move to elude S Tyrell Johnson. The catch was the longest of his career and the longest reception by a Packers TE since Harris’ 66-yarder in the ’93 game against the Broncos…At Cleveland (Oct. 25): Caught a 16-yard pass over the middle on the Packers’ opening drive, but sustained a sprained left knee on the play and did not return. Was sidelined for the next three games…Vs. Baltimore (Dec. 7): Started and posted seven receptions for 79 yards (11.3 avg.) and two TDs, the first multi-TD game of his career…At Pittsburgh (Dec. 20): Started and led the team with a career-high nine catches for 74 yards (8.2 avg.), matching the single-game franchise mark for receptions held by three other TEs…At Arizona (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 10): Led the team with a team playoff-record 159 yards receiving on six receptions (26.5 avg.), breaking the previous high of 148 yards set by Jefferson (Jan. 8, 1983, vs. St. Louis). His yardage total was also No. 2 in NFL playoff history by a TE at the time behind only Winslow (166 yards, Jan. 2, 1982), and his 26.5-yard average was a league playoff record for TEs (min. five receptions).
2008: Played in 14 games, second most among the team’s rookies (Jordy Nelson, 16), with one start…Caught six passes for 74 yards (12.3 avg.) and one TD…Recorded six special teams tackles, the most among Packers rookies…On the field for 54.9 percent of special teams plays, which ranked fourth on the team and first among rookies…Inactive for opening two games, vs. Minnesota (Sept. 8) and at Detroit (Sept. 14) as a healthy scratch…Vs. Dallas (Sept. 21): Made NFL debut, seeing time on special teams and getting some snaps on offense…At Tennessee (Nov. 2): Caught first NFL pass when he hauled in 6-yard reception from Rodgers in the second quarter…At Minnesota (Nov. 9): Posted a career-high three special teams tackles…Vs. Carolina (Nov. 30): Started first career game with Packers opening in a two-TE set…Vs. Detroit (Dec. 28): Caught first TD pass of his career when he hauled in 3-yarder from Rodgers in the back right corner of the end zone late in the first quarter. Also had a 26-yard reception deep down the left sideline in the second quarter…2008 Draft: Selected in the third round (91st overall), the seventh TE taken. Highest pick used on a TE by the Packers since Bubba Franks was selected in the first round (14th overall) in 2000. Became the first player drafted by the Packers from the University of Texas since WR Johnny Walker was picked in the eighth round in 1991. Highest selection used by Green Bay on a UT player since HB Duke Carlisle in 1964 (60th overall selection). Was the first player from UT to ever enter the draft following sophomore season.
COLLEGE: Productive player in his two seasons with the Longhorns, catching 76 passes for 947 yards (12.5 avg.) and five TDs in 26 games…His 76 receptions ranked third in school history among TEs despite playing only two years, and his 947 yards ranked sixth in school annals…Caught four or more passes 10 times during his career…Majored in kinesiology…Sophomore season (2007): Started all 13 games and earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference honors from the league’s coaches…Named UT’s Outstanding Tight End…Caught 45 passes (second on UT’s single-season TE list) for 575 yards (third on single-season TE list) and two TDs…Posted a reception in 12 of 13 games and three or more grabs in nine of 13 contests…Helped Longhorns average 462.0 yards of total offense, which ranked 13th in the NCAA…Caught four passes for a career-high 149 yards (37.3 avg.) and a TD, including catches of 58 and 55 yards, vs. No. 10 Oklahoma (Oct. 6) in 28-21 loss. The 149 yards was the school record by a TE…Redshirt freshman season (2006): Played in all 13 games and started four contests when the Longhorns opened in a two-TE set…Earned honorable mention Freshman All-America honors from Sporting News…Named one of UT’s Outstanding Newcomers as he set freshman TE records for receptions (31, fifth on UT’s single-season TE list), receiving yards (371) and TDs (three)…Caught a pass in 10 of 11 games…Posted a career-high eight receptions for 46 yards vs. Iowa (Dec. 30) in Alamo Bowl win.
PERSONAL: Given name Jermichael Decorean Finley…Born in Lufkin, Texas…Married, wife’s name is Courtney…Couple has a son, Kayden, 4…Raised by his grandmother, Clara Mitchell…Half-brother is former Texas A&M fullback Jorvorskie Lane, the school’s all-time leading scorer with 50 career TDs who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins…Offered scholarships in both football and basketball to the University of Arizona…High school: Four-year starter at TE for Diboll (Texas) High…Earned first-team 3A all-state honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association and second-team all-state honors from The Associated Press…Owns school career records with 316 receptions, 30 TD catches and 2,217 receiving yards…Played DE, WR, S, P and K during his high school career…Caught 36 passes for a school-record 876 yards (24.3 avg.) as a senior…Named first-team all-district as a junior…Named District Offensive Player of the Year in football and District MVP in basketball as a sophomore…Community involvement: Signed autographs, took photos and interacted with children during the annual Kids Day for the City of Green Bay…Was a guest at fundraising dinners for the Donald Driver Foundation and Boys and Girls Club of Green Bay, and has participated in the Donald Driver Celebrity Softball Game and the Edgar Bennett Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon to benefit Families of Children with Cancer…Also signed autographs to help raise money for the annual Jerry Parins Cruise for Cancer…Hobbies/interests: Has used boxing training methods as part of his offseason workouts…Enjoys playing basketball, watching television and going to baseball games…Worked out with Cardinals Pro Bowl WR Larry Fitzgerald each of the last two offseasons…Has vacationed at Playa del Carmen in Mexico…Residence: Dallas, Texas.