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Jayrone Elliott is eating better

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"Once back home in Cleveland, Elliott began working with a nutritionist this offseason to improve his hydration and eating habits. It meant eating healthier and weaning off his favorite snack: Sour Patch Kids. Speaking honestly, Elliott said he hasn’t entirely scrapped them from his diet, but he’s on the right track with training camp a little more than a month away." --- Packers.com

Charlie Peprah joins Packers scouting staff

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"Peprah played in the NFL for seven seasons, starting 27 of 74 games played for the Packers (2006-08, 2010-11), Atlanta Falcons (2009) and Dallas Cowboys (2012). He was originally a fifth-round pick by the New York Giants out of the University of Alabama in 2006 and was claimed off waivers by Green Bay one week before the start of the regular season. In two separate stints, he played a total of 67 games with 26 starts for the Packers, recording 181 tackles (140 solo), seven interceptions, 147 interception return yards, an interception returned for a touchdown and a forced fumble." --- Packers.com

Aaron Rodgers earns respect from LeBron James

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""The Warriors are really the toughest team to go against when you’re up," James said earlier in the series, according to media reports, before the Cavs forced a Game 6 with a victory on Monday night while facing elimination. "When you’re up big on them, you’re really not up big. It’s almost like going against the Green Bay Packers. If you’re up a couple touchdowns versus Aaron Rodgers, you just know you can’t relax. Because one 60-yard bomb here and 70-yard connection here and now they’re right back in the game." --- [Packers.com]

The Packers went bowling

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"The Green Bay Packers traded in the footballs and cleats for bowling balls and glow-in-the-dark shoes during their annual impromptu team-building exercise on Tuesday morning. As has been customary, players were not warned ahead of time that they’d forgo the traditional workday during organized team activities in favor of an off-site event. To announce the change of plans, the coaching staff rolled a clip from the Coen Brothers’ cult-classic, "The Big Lebowski," during their usual morning meeting. The team quickly picked up on what it meant." --- Packers.com

How the Packers got their name

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"Team founder Earl "Curly" Lambeau’s employer, the Indian Packing Company, sponsored Green Bay’s football team and provided equipment and access to the field. The Indian Packing Company became the Acme Packing Company and later folded, but the nickname stuck." --- Mental Floss