Cheese Curds: Green Bay Packers News and Links for April 7, 2014

Welcome back to the work week, everyone, and let's take a quick spin around the world of the Green Bay Packers before we dive into more draft coverage later today. In today's curds we have a pair of stories centered around new Packer Julius Peppers - he apparently has one of the team's other defensive linemen extremely excited to share the field with him.

We also have a Q&A with the head of the organization, a mock draft, and more. Enjoy!

Mike Daniels: 'Julius Peppers is by every means of the word a freak of nature' - JSOnline
There will be more from Daniels on his new teammate: "You're going to hear me talking about Julius Peppers all off-season."

Julius Peppers gives Packers draft flexibility - ESPN
Keep an eye out for the impact we'll project - our APC mock draft will be starting shortly and we'll be up in the SB Nation mock draft soon as well.

Better or worse? Assessing Packers roster | Packersnews
Mike McCarthy didn't hesitate when recently asked if he thinks his 2014 team will be better than last year. Then again, there are no injuries on paper.

Sportsmanship and respect key issues at NFL Annual Meeting | Packers.com
One of the great things about Packers' CEO Mark Murphy is his openness with fans. Here he is answering a handful of questions submitted by people like you and me.

2014 NFL mock draft: The cost and risk of trading the No. 1 pick - SBNation.com
Here's the MTD mock for this week, which has the Falcons trading up to number 1 and Ted Thompson trading back two spots to still get C.J. Mosley. The second-round pick for Green Bay is Notre Dame tight end Troy Niklas.

The Notebook: Anthony Barr and the importance of effort - SBNation.com
SB Nation's former NFL defensive end Stephen White breaks down the tape on the UCLA linebacker.

Tennessee Titans Release Chris Johnson - Music City Miracles
I'm going to say it right now: NOPE.