FanHouse Packers Notebook

Welcome again to "Packers Notebook." The purpose of Packers Notebook is to keep all of you hardcore fans up-to-date with Green Bay's goings on without littering FanHouse will three or four posts per day. With that said, let's check out what's happening in Packers land.

Former Packer gets robbed: Frank Winters, who played for the Packers from 1992 to 2002, recently had his home broken into. Thieves stole both his 1997 NFC Championship ring and his 1997 Super Bowl Ring, as well as autographed photos of Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Brett Favre and Bart Starr and his Jeep SUV.

Packers donate to charity: The Green Packers, doing what they do best, donated over $5,790 to the Boys & Girls Club of Green Bay this week. The funding came from the Packers FanTiXchange.

Green Bay locks up a rookie: The Packers and fourth-round draft pick Allen Barbre reached a contract agreement this past week. The deal will be for four-years and $2.1 million. Barbre was the fifth Packers rookie to sign a contract.

Welcome again to "Packers Notebook." The purpose of Packers Notebook is to keep all of you hardcore fans up-to-date with Green Bay's goings on without littering FanHouse will three or four posts per day. With that said, let's check out what's happening in Packers land.

Special prosecutor has been named in Barnett case: The district attorney in the Nick Barnett battery case has been officially changed. After it was revealed that Carrie Schneider's husband was a potential witness, she was forced to drop the case. Door Country district attorney Ray Pelrine will now handle it instead.

No beer here: Legendary Lambeau Field will open its doors to thousand of Christians this Saturday, the 7th. Over 6,000 people have signed up (out of 45,000 available seats) to attended what will be called "Leap of Faith Lambeau;" a night filled with music, prayer and teaching.

Packers may use defensive tackle rotation: Due to significantly improved depth at defensive tackle, Green Bay may opt to use a rotation this season. Although Justin Harrell, Ryan Pickett and Corey Williams will all be playing for a starting nod, all three could see significant time throughout the year within the rotation.

Welcome again to "Packers Notebook." The purpose of Packers Notebook is to keep all of you hardcore fans up-to-date with Green Bay's goings on without littering FanHouse will three or four posts per day. With that said, let's check out what's happening in Packers land.

Packers promote two: The Green Bay Packers have promoted both Sarah Quick and Adam Woullard to assistant director of public relations. Quick has been with Green Bay since 2002; Woullard since 2003.

Jerry Babb released: The Packers officially released rookie quarterback Jerry Babb (Lousiana-Lafayette) on Thursday. He had signed on with the team as an undrafted rookie free agent shortly after the NFL Draft and had taken part in all of the OTAs and camps.

Harlan's successor could be named earlier than expected: The search for Bob Harlan's successor could end much sooner than was originally expected. The team recently stated that a replacement could be found as early as August. They have also decided to take their time before letting John Jones go.

"Packers Notebook" is a new feature here on NFL FanHouse. The purpose of it is to keep all of you hardcore fans up-to-date with Green Bay's goings on without littering FanHouse will three or four posts per day. With that said, let's check out what's happening in Packers land.

Favre preparing for a record-breaking season: It's going to be a big year for quarterback Brett Favre, as long as he can stay healthy. He is poised to break Dan Marino's all-time touchdown record (420), attempts record (8,358) and yards passing record (61,361). He is also two victories away from breaking John Elway's all-time wins record (148).

George Koonce jets Green Bay: Former linebacker and director of player development George Koonce (1992-1999) has left the Packers front office to assume the position of senior associate athletic director /athletics major gifts at Marquette University.