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Middle linebacker Nick Barnett will undergo surgery Thursday for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

Barnett suffered the season-ending injury in the Packers' 28-27 loss at the Minnesota Vikings on Nov. 9.

"I'm trying to get back on the field next year," Barnett said after Green Bay snapped a two-game losing streak with a 37-3 rout of the visiting Chicago Bears on Sunday.

Barnett, who was walking with crutches, watched the game from a private box at Lambeau Field. He said he faces at least six to eight months of recovery.

Barnett came away impressed with how A.J. Hawk played in his first pro start at middle linebacker Sunday after he was moved from the weak-side spot in the starting lineup.

"He came in and stepped up and did his...

Hello, Ryan Grant. Goodbye, "Soldier Field North." Grant finally hit his stride -- and justified his big contract -- for the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, rushing for 145 yards and a touchdown in a dominant 37-3 victory over the Chicago Bears. The win boosts the Packers (5-5) into a three-way tie with the Bears and Minnesota Vikings atop the muddled NFC North.

A federal jury on Monday ordered the NFL Players Association to pay $28.1 million to retired players after finding the union failed to properly market their images. The jury said the union owed the retirees $7.1 million in actual damages for failing to include them in lucrative marketing deals with Electronic Arts Inc., the maker of the popular "Madden NFL" video games, sporting card companies and...

Adrian Peterson was fired up as always, so determined to beat Green Bay he stormed to the sideline at one point in the fourth quarter with a demeanor that could be described, politely, as angry. Success for Minnesota's star running back, though, came as usual through patience. Peterson rushed for 192 yards and reached across the goal line with 2:22 left to lift the Vikings to a 28-27 victory on...