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Cheese Curds: Green Bay Packers News and Links for January 23, 2015

We recap the news affecting the Green Bay Packers from Thursday.

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While Pro Bowl and Senior Bowl practices roll along, so does the NFL's coaching carousel as teams look to solidify their staffs for the 2015 season.

On Thursday, the Packers lost their first assistant coach to another team, and we may see some additional changes in the coming weeks. One other area where we know there will be personnel changes is in the secondary, where a pair of key players hit free agency and have some big decisions to make.

Keep it here for more Packers news, and keep an eye out starting on Monday as we will begin our position-by-position look at the Packers' roster.

Offseason changes loom for secondary | Packersnews.com
With a pair of players set to hit free agency, the Packers' crop of cornerbacks will likely look very different in 2015.

Packers sign nine free agents | Packers.com
We're a bit behind on this news, but it's nothing that wasn't expected; the nine players signed to futures contracts were all members of the team's practice squad at the end of the season, and include names like Adrian Hubbard, Rajion Neal, and Myles White.

Green Bay Packers losing as least one assistant coach - ESPN
The Jets have hired assistant offensive line coach Steve Marshall. Stay tuned for more coaching news.

John Fox, Gary Kubiak, Marc Trestman ride three-team carousel - NFL.com
Unfortunately, it appears that the Bears got the best end of this deal.

Can Adam Gase help fix Jay Cutler and the Bears offense? | numberFire.com
What's fascinating is that according to NumberFire's analysis, Cutler's presence on the field actually took away points from the Bears this season.

Report: Packers Meet with Top Prospects Shelton, Perryman at Senior Bowl | Cheesehead TV
Those Packers fans clamoring for an inside linebacker to be taken early in the draft will be happy, as reports say that Denzel Perryman of Miami was among the players to meet with Packers officials this week.

Bad Lip Reading makes the NFL even more fun - SBNation.com
Aaron Rodgers to Eddie Lacy: "Go pick up that penny!"