D.J. Smith

The problem with the Bears offense in Thursday night's 23-10 loss to the Packers wasn't that pass rushers outnumbered pass protectors. It was that the rushers were superior to the protectors, and the extra blockers often were not where they were needed....

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT The real fun, as chaotic as it is at times, will start May 20 when as many as 90 players congregate on the practice fields across from Lambeau Field for the start of organized team...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT Since the establishment of the seven-round format in the NFL Draft in 1994, the Packers had taken only three running backs in the first three rounds and not once chosen two backs in...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT --The Packers kicked off the second day of the NFL Draft in groundbreaking fashion. An hour before the Jacksonville Jaguars made the first pick of Round 2 on Friday night, a...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT As long as Datone Jones is a quick study - and his new employers have every reason to believe he will be - the Packers defense just might be in a better position to quickly make...

The Sports Xchange 04/25/2013 NFL Note - Green Bay Packers Saine, Brandon RB Brandon Saine was waived by the Packers after failing a physical. ----------------------------------------------- NFL Note - Green Bay Packers Smith, D.J. LB D.J. Smith...

RB Brandon Saine was waived by the Packers after failing a physical. LB D.J. Smith was waived by the Packers after failing a physical.

The Sports Xchange NFL roundup: Haslam probe raising ownership fears On the day before the NFL Draft, the league has growing concerns that the Cleveland Browns have more serious issues than which players they will select. They may soon need a new owner....

The Sports Xchange Packers release RB Saine, LB Smith The Green Bay Packers have released running back Brandon Saine and linebacker D.J. Smith on Wednesday. Saine, who signed with the Packers as a nondrafted free agent out of Ohio State in July 2011,...

GREEN BAY -- The coaching adage is that a team is never as good as it might look in a victory and never as bad as it might appear in a defeat. Keeping that in mind, we’ll try to maintain perspective with 10 thoughts coming out of another ugly loss...

Archbishop Spalding's emotional football season will continue, thanks to its defensive stand against Loyola in overtime and a 1-yard scoring sneak by quarterback Brian Louck. Louck's touchdown gave the No. 9 Cavaliers a 20-14 victory over the visiting...

The first weekend of the high school football postseason features 25 games involving Baltimore-area teams in state regional semifinals and MIAA semifinals. (For the full schedule, click here.) Following is a look at the top five games to watch this...