Packers TE Jimmy Graham hosts charity cornhole tournament over weekend

The Jimmy Graham Charity Cornhole Challenge was held on Sunday at Badger State Brewing Company in Green Bay.Graham Green Bay Packers Hoodie , in town a few days before the Packers start training camp on July 26, hosted the event to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project and Angel Flight. 52 teams and 104 people participated in the tournament. There were several silent auction items available to bid on including signed Jimmy Graham jerseys and helmets, a signed Clay Matthews jersey, and tickets to games against the Bears and Vikings. Graham really wanted to get to know the fans and have the fans get to know him and what his passions are. Graham spoke candidly with fans and spent plenty of time having conversations with anyone who approached him.The former Seattle Seahawk signed a three-year, $30 million deal with the Packers this past spring. Being a longtime Packer and Brett Favre fan, Graham decided on Green Bay when looking at three things: scheme Customized Green Bay Packers Jerseys , quarterback and the team’s hunger to win. It’ll be exciting to see how Graham meshes with the rest of the offense. Graham is predicting a well-balanced offense with a surprising running game and can’t wait to start playing with the other pass-catching weapons. I’ll take Graham one-on-one over just about every linebacker in the league. He has size, speed, athleticism, and his health could be better than it has been over the past two seasons. Having Mercedes Lewis (whom Graham says is a shockingly big dude) on the roster will help keep Graham active in the passing game. The Packers start training camp on Thursday, July 26.Cheese Curds, 7/31: Packers have options to replace Jake Ryan www.authenticsgreenbaypackers.com , Kentrell Brice Sooner or later, it was bound to happen.Every team suffers injuries in training camp. It’s just the way of the world in the National Football League.The Green Bay Packers, true to form with their recent bad injury luck, suffered two potentially long-term losses on defense during Monday’s practice.Safety Kentrell Brice and inside linebacker Jake Ryan both suffered knee injuries, with Ryan apparently on the ground “screaming in pain” according to The Athletic’s Michael Cohen and the injury being called “serious.”Losing one or both of the two long term will hamper the defense. Ryan was slotted to once again be one of the starting inside linebackers and Brice was potentially in the mix to replace Morgan Burnett opposite Ha Ha Clinton-Dix. Thankfully, the Packers have both internal and external options to replace both players should the miss the season or at the very least several games. With general manager Brian Gutekunst at the controls Green Bay Packers T-Shirt , one would think the Packers will seriously explore outside avenues whether than solely rely on inexperienced help within the building.You can read more on these injuries and what the Packers can do to replace them in today’s cheese curds.Packers overflowing with young candidates to replace Jake Ryan—PackersNews.comWhomever replaces Ryan will likely have to come from within given the lack of experienced help available, barring some kind of trade. Pettine has options, including moving a safety to hybrid role.INTs, injuries sum up defense’s day—Packers.comWhile the injuries obviously cast a pall over everything, the defense did make some nice plays and showed an aggressiveness that has to give fans optimism even if it is just training camp.Free Agent S Eric Reid could help solve Packers’ new problems—Packers WireThere’s no way Ted Thompson would have pulled the trigger on this one given Reid’s involvement in the anthem debate, but could Gutekunst? Anthem controversy aside Green Bay Packers Hats , Reid brings solid credentials to the team and would make a ton of sense in Pettine’s scheme.Green Bay Packers’ Titletown District off to sensational start—ForbesIf you haven’t seen the Titletown District in person yet, it is something to behold. Plus with phase one coming to a close and phase two entering development, it’s only going to get better.Report: Stefon Diggs signing five-year extension with Vikings—Daily NorsemanThe division rival Minnesota Vikings signed a key piece to their offense long-term. Reported annual salary is $14 million a year. By comparison, the Packers recently gave Davante Adams an extension at $14.5 million per year.