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Mitch Widmeier
Mitch Widmeier covers the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Timberwolves for Zone Coverage. Before arriving in Minneapolis, Mitch was the Sports Director at KATE 1450 AM in Albert Lea and later hopped aboard with iHeartRadio in Des Moines. Mitch also streams a sports talk show on Twitch three days a week. Follow him at twitch.tv/honey_dubs on Twitch and @m_widmeier on Twitter.
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Green Bay Packers
Are the Packers All-In or Hedging For the Future?
By Mitch Widmeier - Mar 19, 2021
So far this offseason, the Green Bay Packers have made one big splash by re-signing Aaron Jones to an extension to keep him in the green and […]
Timberwolves
Kendrick Perkins Makes a Bold Statement About the Wolves Roster
By Mitch Widmeier - Mar 17, 2021
After a 137-121 defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves fell to 9-31. They gave up over 30 points every quarter in […]
Green Bay Packers
Packers Enter a Win-Win Situation with Robert Tonyan
By Mitch Widmeier - Mar 17, 2021
The Green Bay Packers placed a second-round tender on tight end Robert Tonyan yesterday. Tonyan burst onto the scene in 2020, tying Travis Kelce for a league-leading […]
Green Bay Packers
Would Doing Nothing with Aaron Rodgers Contract Make Things Awkward?
By Mitch Widmeier - Mar 15, 2021
The free agency season has begun … sort of. The legal tampering period is underway, and players are agreeing to terms on deals left and right with […]
Green Bay Packers
Aaron Jones’ Return Changes Everything
By Mitch Widmeier - Mar 14, 2021
Aaron Jones will be staying with the Green Bay Packers on a 4-year, $48 million deal. Aaron Jones has reached agreement with the Packers on a 4-year deal […]
Green Bay Packers
What About Robert Tonyan?
By Mitch Widmeier - Mar 12, 2021
The time to franchise tag players has come and gone, and free agency in the NFL gets going next week. The most notable names being talked about […]
Timberwolves
No, The Wolves Absolutely Shouldn’t Trade D’Angelo Russell
By Mitch Widmeier - Mar 10, 2021
The NBA trade deadline is just 15 days away, but there are no moves the Minnesota Timberwolves could make to salvage this season. All they can do […]
Green Bay Packers
Ranking Green Bay’s Last 5 First Round Picks
By Mitch Widmeier - Mar 10, 2021
With free agency starting next week and the Green Bay Packers in salary cap hell, it has become clear how critical the 2021 NFL Draft will be […]
Green Bay Packers
Is There a Trade Market for Preston Smith?
By Mitch Widmeier - Mar 8, 2021
It was just last week that general manager Brian Gutekunst said the Green Bay Packers “certainly expect” to have Preston Smith back for the 2021 season. The […]
Timberwolves
Everything Has to Be On the Table at the Trade Deadline
By Mitch Widmeier - Mar 3, 2021
The trade deadline never feels real until there’s a completed transaction involving a star or rumors begin circulating that a player on your team could be on […]
Green Bay Packers
What Brian Gutekunst Revealed About the Packers’ Offseason Plans
By Mitch Widmeier - Mar 3, 2021
It had been a while since we heard from Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst, who spoke to the media Monday occasionally provide answers of substance […]
Green Bay Packers
Watt Was Never Going to Green Bay
By Mitch Widmeier - Mar 1, 2021
What a roller coaster ride we were taken on this morning by J.J. Watt. It started with a Peloton profile discovery. J.J. Watt has updated his Peloton […]