We’re in the throes of the deadest of dead periods on the NFL calendar, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing interesting going on. Now is prime time for the human interest aspects of NFL reporting to surface.
There’s plenty to choose from this time of year. You always hear stories about how a certain player is going to be in the best shape of his life, or how a perhaps disappointing young player is taking a new approach to this season and is going to turn things around now.
Or, sometimes, you get
interesting reporting about some of the behind-the-scenes connections that make football go. This game, as Aaron Rodgers famously said, is about people, after all.
That’s the story for our first link today, and it’s worth calling out for a bit more attention. Christian Watson’s college wide receiver coach, Noah Pauley, has landed with the Packers, giving Watson another resource on which to draw after signing a big extension this offseason.
Getting Watson to perform at the peak of his powers is a huge priority for the Packers, obviously, and anything they can do to maximize their most explosive offensive player will be huge. If getting Pauley to Green Bay helps with that, so much the better.
But even if it doesn’t, it’s an interesting development. Connections mean everything in a sporting landscape as small as the NFL; it’s not about what you know as often as it’s about who you know. And Noah Pauley knows Christian Watson. Now we find out if he knows receivers, too.
Christian Watson and Noah Pauley grateful for ‘full circle moment’ | Packers.com
Watson reunites with his college wide receiver coach in Green Bay. Will prosperity follow?
2026 NFL offseason grades: Draft, trades, more moves by team | ESPN
This is one of the fairest shakes I’ve seen anyone give the Packers, and also one of the few I’ve seen that raises any kind of question about the decision to let Rasheed Walker go.
Packers C Sean Rhyan: Position Change Changed Career for No. 14 Player in 2026 | Sports Illustrated
Sean Rhyan’s career got off to a very rough start in Green Bay, but he seems to be on track now, and not a moment too soon. He’s a central figure on the Packers’ offensive line.
Four former Packers make the All-PFF team of last 20 years | Packers Wire
A fun exercise from PFF brought up some great players from recent Packers history.
Micah Parsons joins Jordan Love for pickleball tournament triumph | Packers News
Parsons is back to competition. Let’s get him back on the football field next.
Michigan kitten born with record-tying 28 toes | UPI
Okay, I’ll be the one to say it: this is too many toes.
