Zach Rapport

Albuquerque

Writer at Acme Packing Company

Good tea. Nice house. Go Packers. Host of @theUnPackPod on @frozentundrapod feed. Contributor @acmepackingco 🎤🦄💬🖖🫶🧀 🏈

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Friday Cheese Curds: Mark Murphy’s victory lap and what Day 2 of the draft has in store.

2 weeks ago | acmepackingcompany.com | Zach Rapport

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images With an almost WWE-like flair, Packers President & CEO Mark Murphy announced the Packers first round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft last night. “The Green Bay Packers, for the first time since 2002, draft a wide receiver: Matthew Golden, wide receiver, Texas.”And the crowd goes wild. That’s partially because there were tens of thousands of Packers fans in attendance, many of whom had been no doubt housing $17 cans of Bud Light since midday.
Thursday Cheese Curds: After a decade in the making, Green Bay’s day has arrived.

3 weeks ago | acmepackingcompany.com | Zach Rapport

Photo by Logan Bowles/Getty Images From almost the moment it was announced that the NFL draft would travel (way back in 2015), Green Bay Packers President & CEO Mark Murphy began lobbying to host the event. Now, as he’s set to age out of his prestigious post—there’s a 70-year age limit for the Packers’ top executive role—he’ll be ending on a high note.
Wednesday Cheese Curds: A quarter million NFL Draft spectators set to descend on Green Bay

3 weeks ago | acmepackingcompany.com | Zach Rapport

Set Number: X163912 TK`1 It’s not the 775,000 that took over Detroit for last year’s NFL Draft, but that’s not really a fair comparison. Green Bay, a city of just over 105,000 residents at last count, is set to welcome an estimated 250,000 visitors starting any minute now.
Thursday Cheese Curds: Matt LaFleur is looking for fresh ideas

1 month ago | acmepackingcompany.com | Zach Rapport

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Viewing this offseason as an opportunity to infuse new ideas into his system, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur has made some changes to his offensive coaching staff. Reporting for EPSN, Rob Demovsky outlined some of these moves.
Monday Cheese Curds: Packers yet to bring in WR. So, who’s left?

1 month ago | acmepackingcompany.com | Zach Rapport

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images First, there was DK Metcalf, a high quality big bodied receiver possibly still in his prime at 27 years old. Packers fans channeled their inner vein-kid meme watching him sign with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Then, there was Davante Adams: a Packers fan favorite departed too soon (thanks Gute). Adams, it seems, prefers to maintain a lifestyle with a constant ambient temperature of 76 degrees. Yuck.
Friday Cheese Curds: Will the Packers actually be buyers in free agency?

2 months ago | acmepackingcompany.com | Zach Rapport

Kara Durrette/Getty Images The Green Bay Packers’ potential approach to the 2025 free-agent class is the subject of some disagreement between both analysts and agents. Some suggest that the Packers are preparing to make a splash by acquiring a name-brand player like DK Metcalf or Davante Adams to bolster their wide receiver room.
Thursday Cheese Curds: Forgot about Tae?

2 months ago | acmepackingcompany.com | Zach Rapport

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images With all the hubbub surrounding the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf, including that which has been happily stoked by yours truly, another wide receiver candidate seems to have fallen under the radar: Former Packer Davante Adams.
Monday Cheese Curds: Are the Packers working to acquire DK Metcalf or not?

2 months ago | acmepackingcompany.com | Zach Rapport

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images To acquire or not to acquire? When it comes to the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf, that is the question. The answer, though, feels harder to find. There are those who have reported that the Packers are putting together a possible trade package in an effort to acquire the talented 27-year-old. Then there are those reporting that there has been absolutely no contact between the teams and that there is no fire under that smoke.
Friday Cheese Curds: Packers may have about $29 million in ‘effective cap space’

2 months ago | acmepackingcompany.com | Zach Rapport

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images As our own Justis Mosqueda wrote yesterday, the NFL announced an agreed $279.2 million salary cap for the upcoming season. After some napkin math to account for draft picks, practice squad, injured reserve, etc., Justis reckons the Packers actually have just a hair under $29 million in “effective cap space” to play with.
Green Bay Packers News: GMs and coaches meet with press ahead of NFL Combine

2 months ago | acmepackingcompany.com | Zach Rapport

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Coaches and General Managers endured their annual media scrums this morning, ushering in the start of the 2025 NFL Combine. While it’s easy to joke about the content those scrums produce being less than groundbreaking, Packers GM Brian Gutekunst is miles more transparent than his predecessor, Ted Thompson (RIP) — a fact this fan greatly appreciates. Perhaps his most notable comments came about the oft-injured cornerback, Jaire Alexander.