"It's always tough when you have to release a player like Rian Lindell," coach Doug Marrone said. "A true professional that's obviously been with the organization for quite some time and I have a lot of respect for him even though I wasn't here with him in the past. One of the things when I saw him from the film last year and I was looking at and evaluating just kickoffs and long field goals, when he came back he worked extremely hard and was much much better than what I saw in the year's past.Back in 1997, the last time the Packers offered stock, thenteam president Bob Harlan was looking for ways to cover stadium renovation costs. He recalled that other owners balked, worried that the Packers would use the money to compensate their coaches or improve their roster in a way other teams couldn't. It was only after Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney argued in favor of the idea that the proposal passed.

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