Packers Reportedly Sign Free-Agent Kicker
The word on social media is that the Packers have signed street free agent kicker Giorgio Tavecchio.
If you're to believe the Twitter account of Packers wide receiver Jeremy Ross and other social media scuttlebutt, the Packers have apparently signed a kicker to provide competition to Mason Crosby.
@aaronrodgers12 we got another Cal Bear coming to Green Bay bruh, Giorgio Tavecchio Kicker, we takin over #CaliSwagg #GoBears
— Jeremy Ross (@J_Ross_10) March 26, 2013
Tavecchio was a former teammate of Ross's at California. He was a street free agent.
Zach Kruse has more on his background and statistics from college.
K Giorgio Tavecchio, who is rumored to have signed with the #Packers, was 48/64 (75 %) at Cal. Missed 9 XPs. Was in camp in 2011 w/49ers.
— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) March 26, 2013
Tavecchio was born in Italy, according to his online profile at Cal.
Comments (33)
March 25, 2013 at 11:30 pm
missed 9 extra points?? should be a good competetion!! unless of course they are bringing him in to compete at inside linebacker!
March 26, 2013 at 02:35 am
What a name. I'm in.
March 26, 2013 at 03:25 am
Great find Ted
March 26, 2013 at 05:28 am
Wow, what a find. First he passes on Jenkins, Canty, and Jackson. All of those players signed cheaper deals than Brad Smith who he keeps whom he keeps at almost 4 million a year. But hey, we have 7 inside linebackers. Last year he failed to draft a D-Lineman who fit better in a 3-4 than a 4-3. Yesterday he kept one of the biggest head cases I can remember that played for the Packers for 8.25 million. All around the NFL teams lose a player and the GM goes out and gets a replacement. I'm sorry but I'm having a hard time with this in Ted we trust when we still have AJ Hawk, Mason Crosby and. GM that's failed to draft a decent RB in 8 years.
March 26, 2013 at 06:44 am
apparently one prefers a running back to a ring... Wonder if Lion fans would agree with that BS. (Barry Sanders)
March 26, 2013 at 08:09 am
Never mind the fact that his medical staff failed Canty on his physical. Sign him anyway Ted! Rabble rabble rabble!
(rollseyes)
March 26, 2013 at 10:54 am
we'll see how sarcastic you still are when the Pack goes 7-9 or 6-10 next season.
with this roster and next year's schedule the coaches are going to have to outdo themselves.
and i have zero faith in this staff.
March 26, 2013 at 09:06 am
To be fair to Ted, he did draft a RB in the 6th round who helped us win a Super Bowl. He also found a guy selling cars in Florida who has some promise.
That said, I wanted Jackson too. And I'll be bitter if the Falcons go farther than we do.
March 26, 2013 at 09:22 am
I put the probability at 75% that Cow42, Rocky70, and Nick Perry are the same person.
At least I'm hoping they are...that way I'd only have to deal w/ one irrational poster using 3 names than dealing w/ 3 irrational posters.
March 26, 2013 at 10:51 am
yup - agree with thompson at all times or get called irrational.
got it.
March 26, 2013 at 07:50 am
I woulda traded all of em but hawk n bishop for elvis.
March 26, 2013 at 07:51 am
All I wanna say is this. Perry better not suck like I think he does when he comes back this year. I was not impressed with him at all last year.
March 26, 2013 at 08:21 am
Were you immediately impressed with Clay Matthews? If you say you were you're lying.
March 26, 2013 at 10:56 am
but matthews wanted to be a linebacker.
perry - not so much. and he shouldn't because HE ISN'T A LNEBACKER!
March 26, 2013 at 07:53 am
Who's Brad Smith?
March 26, 2013 at 04:05 pm
Brad Smith is an 06' graduate of the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. Good guy. Hung out a bunch at the Bodega.
March 27, 2013 at 04:54 am
rofl
I think he also will be brought in to put heat on Crosby.
March 26, 2013 at 08:03 am
I think he meant Brad Jones,
March 26, 2013 at 08:36 am
Impossible to judge a guy based on Cal numbers which are over two years old. He could also be in and out of the Don Hutson center in a week if they don't like what they see. Definitely not time to get worked up about anything. It's still March.
March 26, 2013 at 08:56 am
This is it the signing that definitely puts Green Bay in the super bowl!!!
March 26, 2013 at 09:04 am
My guess, Ted's gonna keep 3 kickers, rotate them and keep-em fresh!
March 26, 2013 at 10:59 am
i have never heard of this player or watched him play...
but
...i still think he's better than crosby.
has to be, right?
March 26, 2013 at 11:08 am
Giorgio Tavecchio... Wasn't he Doogie Howsers neighbor?
GBP 4 LIFE
March 26, 2013 at 11:55 am
I hope this means they're not drafting a K.
March 26, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Maybe an UDFA.
March 26, 2013 at 12:44 pm
But not draft, aka BJ Sanders; albeit he was a punter.
March 26, 2013 at 12:00 pm
cow42 and his "glass half empty" outlook on life saddens me deeply. But I'm betting I'll get over it.
March 26, 2013 at 12:02 pm
I'm not sure why so many get off on Cow. He said that the Pack did better when he was negative, so he's doing his part. Humor him! Frankly, he reminds me EXACTLY of my Dad in the late 70's, which got me off my butt and doing something more productive than watching that poor semblance of a football organization.
Cow is right, the Pack could go 6-10 next year. If Rodgers gets hurt, we'd be fortunate to get six wins; but would then know if Harrell and Coleman have futures or not. Who knows, maybe Coleman puts up 14 wins, and we let ARodg do a Joe Montana!
What I appreciate about Cow is that he names the positions that he thinks need drafting; sometimes even specific players, so he's definitely a fan. Some posters just P&M without trying to understand or articulate their point of view.
March 26, 2013 at 12:18 pm
Saying we need better players at every position including backup QB, all the while saying Kaepernick has revolutionized the game isn't articulating a POV. Its called complete negativism and flat out being a 9ers fan!
March 26, 2013 at 03:01 pm
nope.
only think they need better players at...
LT
C
RB
TE
ILB
DE
S
... other than that they're good.
and - nope.
hate the '9ers.
hate that coach.
but, yes - i do think kprnk's will change the game.
and , yes - i believe that they will be gathering multiple rings within the next couple of years.
March 26, 2013 at 01:36 pm
Oh, and Mr. Ross, how about your next hash-tag be "field the punt"... Bruh.
Carry on.
March 27, 2013 at 04:44 am
TT signed him ONLY because they saw Crosby sitting on the sidelines talking to himself!
March 27, 2013 at 04:57 am
A kicker should be one...not two...