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The only major change to the NFL 2011 Preseason schedule after theNFL lockout shenanigans was the cancellation of the 2011 Hall Of FameGame between the Chicago Bears and the St. Louis Rams,but I still thought it would be good to post the preseason schedulehere, since this seems like a thing we all want to be informed about.Here's a quick refresher on all of the 2011 Preseason dates for the Green Bay Packers, finalized and set in stone on Tuesday.
Green Bay at Cleveland Browns - Saturday, August 13, 7:30 pm ET. Local television.
Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay - Friday, August 19, 8:00 pm ET. Local television.
Green Bay at Indianapolis Colts - Friday, August 26, 8:00 pm ET. Broadcast nationally on CBS.
Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay - Thursday, September 1, 8:00 pm ET. Local television.
You can find a schedule of the entire 2011 NFL Preseason here. And of course, Packers Family Night takes place at Lambeau Field on August 7.
The Green Bay Packers’ net income more than tripled to $17.1 million in the fiscal year ending March 31, as the National Football League team won a Super Bowl title, club officials said.
Mark Murphy, chief executive of the NFL’s only publicly traded franchise, said today in a conference call that investment gains accounted for most of the increase from last year’s $5.2 million, though the championship run increased apparel sales and visits to the Wisconsin team’s Lambeau Field and Hall of Fame.
The NFL’s four-month lockout, which ended yesterday, offset some of the gains from the Super Bowl, which were limited because the team played its postseason games on the road, Murphy said.
“We think that winning the Super Bowl has had a bigger impact on us in a positive way than the lockout has,” he told reporters. “We saw a pretty big jump in our atrium business, particularly our pro shop, where we saw significant increases in apparel sales.”
The Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in the NFL’s title game, attracting the largest television audience in U.S. history, about five weeks before the league locked out players.
Operating revenue rose to $282.6 million from $258 million, with local revenue increasing to $119.3 million from $100.4 million and national revenue rising to $163.3 million from $157.6 million. Television money rose to $96.5 million from $95.8 million.
The Packers’ operating expenses rose to $270.5 million from $248.2 million. Murphy said player costs fell about $2 million, mostly because the lockout eliminated at least one month in which the team would have signed players.
Local Sponsorships
The lockout’s biggest impact was on local sponsorships, Murphy said.
“We haven’t taken a big hit, but we lost some sponsors simply because they couldn’t make the commitment to activate special programs or sponsorships not knowing whether or not we’d have a full season,” Murphy said.
Green Bay Packers Inc. has been a publicly owned non-profit corporation since August 1932, according to the team’s website. More than 110,000 people own about 4.8 million shares, without receiving a dividend. Shares cannot be resold, except back to the team for a fraction of the original price.
Mark Murphy, chief executive of the NFL’s only publicly traded franchise, said today in a conference call that investment gains accounted for most of the increase from last year’s $5.2 million, though the championship run increased apparel sales and visits to the Wisconsin team’s Lambeau Field and Hall of Fame.
The NFL’s four-month lockout, which ended yesterday, offset some of the gains from the Super Bowl, which were limited because the team played its postseason games on the road, Murphy said.
“We think that winning the Super Bowl has had a bigger impact on us in a positive way than the lockout has,” he told reporters. “We saw a pretty big jump in our atrium business, particularly our pro shop, where we saw significant increases in apparel sales.”
The Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in the NFL’s title game, attracting the largest television audience in U.S. history, about five weeks before the league locked out players.
Operating revenue rose to $282.6 million from $258 million, with local revenue increasing to $119.3 million from $100.4 million and national revenue rising to $163.3 million from $157.6 million. Television money rose to $96.5 million from $95.8 million.
The Packers’ operating expenses rose to $270.5 million from $248.2 million. Murphy said player costs fell about $2 million, mostly because the lockout eliminated at least one month in which the team would have signed players.
Local Sponsorships
The lockout’s biggest impact was on local sponsorships, Murphy said.
“We haven’t taken a big hit, but we lost some sponsors simply because they couldn’t make the commitment to activate special programs or sponsorships not knowing whether or not we’d have a full season,” Murphy said.
Green Bay Packers Inc. has been a publicly owned non-profit corporation since August 1932, according to the team’s website. More than 110,000 people own about 4.8 million shares, without receiving a dividend. Shares cannot be resold, except back to the team for a fraction of the original price.
Tarvaris Jackson is in as the Seattle Seahawks next quarterback and Matt Hasselbeck is reportedly looking elsewhere. Aperson with knowledge of the situation told The Associated PressTuesday that Jackson has agreed to terms with the Seahawks and isexpected to sign a contract Friday. The person spoke on the conditionof anonymity because free agents aren't allowed to sign contracts untilFriday. The Seattle Times first reported Jackson's agreement.
Reports surfaced Tuesday afternoon that the Seahawks told Hasselbeck he was no longer in their future plans. Yahoo! Sports first reported the Hasselbeck decision on Twitter. Hasselbeck and his agent did not return messages left by the AP.
Thedecision to move on from Hasselbeck contradicted Seattle coach PeteCarroll's pronouncement in January that re-signing Hasselbeck wasSeattle's No. 1 priority. The two sides could not reach an agreementbefore the NFL lockout.
Hasselbeckspent the past 10 seasons in Seattle and for much of that time was theface of the franchise. He took the Seahawks to their only Super Bowlappearance and captained Seattle to five division titles. He leaves asthe team's all-time leader in numerous passing categories.
Butthe signs that Hasselbeck's time in Seattle could be coming to a closestarted a year ago when the team acquired Charlie Whitehurst from SanDiego. Whitehurst was supposed to challenge Hasselbeck for the jobbefore the 2010 season, but his only two starts last season came ingames Hasselbeck was injured. One of those starts was the season finalewhen Seattle beat St. Louis 16-6 to wrap up the NFC West title with a7-9 record.
Hasselbeck thenseemed to affirm his importance to the franchise by leading Seattle toa stunning NFC first-round playoff upset of New Orleans before theSeahawks lost to Chicago in the NFC divisional playoff. After thatloss, Carroll said the Seahawks' No. 1 priority was re-signingHasselbeck.
But it won't be Hasselbeck back under center when the season begins on Sept. 11 at San Francisco. Whitehurstwas one of the first Seahawks to arrive at their training facility onTuesday morning after catching a late flight back to the Northwest andnot getting to his apartment until about 1 a.m. Still, he was drivingthrough the gates of Seahawks headquarters shortly after 8 a.m. readyto pick up his playbook.
"You'remore experienced; it goes for all of us. There were a bunch of new guysthis past season," Whitehurst said. "I think everybody is probablyfeeling pretty confident about this season." Insteadof Whitehurst battling Hasselbeck for the starting job, it'll beJackson. Later in the day, after learning the reports of Hasselbeck'sdeparture, Whitehurst seemed to realize his chance. "It's as good an opportunity as I'm going to get and I'm looking forward to it," he said.
InMinneapolis, Jackson was ushered aside most of the last two seasons infavor of Brett Favre. Now he'll get a fresh start in Seattle and bereunited with offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, who is in charge ofrevamping Seattle's passing game. Bevell spent the previous fiveseasons as Minnesota's offensive coordinator.
Rustmight be a problem for Jackson. He's played in just 11 games andstarted only once the past two seasons after making 17 starts duringthe 2007 and `08 seasons. Hasselbeckhad been instrumental in organizing offseason workouts for players inthe Seattle area and working with the University of Washington on usingtheir facilities. Some players had been extremely outspoken on Twitterin urging the Seahawks to re-sign the veteran QB.
"Gottasay thanks for giving me a chance to get my career rolling," Seahawksreceiver Mike Williams wrote to Hasselbeck on Twitter Tuesdayafternoon. "U'll always Rep the 12th, see u in the Ring of Honor sir." RichMoran, the agent for Seahawks offensive lineman Stacy Andrews,confirmed Tuesday his client has been informed he will be released.Andrews was scheduled to make $5.25 million this season, but was likelyto be a backup after Seattle drafted linemen James Carpenter and JohnMoffitt.
The Seahawks alsoagreed to terms with 19 undrafted free agents on Tuesday. Highlightingthe list was Boise State safety Jeron Johnson, Nebraska safety RickeyThenarse and Nebraska defensive end Pierre Allen.