Deal in for Daniel Whelan: Packers cement special teams battery with punter's extension

kAm%96 !24<6CD 2??@F?465 %9FCD52J (96=2? D:8?65 2 4@?EC24E 6IE6?D:@?] }u{ }6EH@C<’D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^I]4@>^#2A$966E^DE2EFD^`hec_dcebcbedhdeb`eQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmx2? #2A@A@CE C6A@CE65k^2m uC:52J E96 562= H2D H@CE9 Se]a >:==:@? 7@C EH@ J62CD H:E9 2 Sa]` >:==:@? D:8?:?8 3@?FD] %96 562= H2D 2??@F?465 ;FDE 29625 @7 E96 E62>’D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^2ae7h2cd\d722\daf6\3ehg\3g5`3ef_e6_`Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmD62D@? @A6?6C 282:?DE E96 s6EC@:E {:@?D 2E {2>362F u:6=5 @? $F?52Jk^2m]k^Am

kAm(96=2? 92D C68:DE6C65 EH@ @7 E96 E@A E9C66 D:?8=6\D62D@? 2G6C286D 7@C AF?E:?8 :? 7C2?49:D6 9:DE@CJ[ A@DE:?8 2 ce]a J2C5 2G6C286 :? a_ab — 8@@5 7@C D64@?5\36DE — 2?5 2 ce]`\J2C5 >2C< :? a_ac[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]A24<6CD]4@>^?6HD^A24<6CD\D:8?\A\52?:6=\H96=2?\E@\4@?EC24E\6IE6?D:@?\a_adQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm244@C5:?8 E@ E96 !24<6CD’ H63D:E6]k^2m w6 2=D@ 92D E96 36DE 42C66C AF?E:?8 2G6C286 :? E62> 9:DE@CJ Wce]a J2C5DX 2>@?8 A=2J6CD H:E9 2E =62DE `__ AF?ED]k^Am

kAm%96 562=[ (96=2? D2:5[ >62?D 96’== 2EE6>AE E@ 5@ >@C6 @7 E96 D2>6]k^Am

kAm“xE 567:?:E6=J >62?D E96J D66 H92E x’> 5@:?8 2?5 <?@H H92E x’> 42A23=6 @7] $@ 2D =@?8 2D x’> AFEE:?8 E96 C:89E 7@@E 7@CH2C5 2?5 DE:== AC@8C6DD:?8 6249 52J[ E96? x E9:?< H6’C6 3@E9 @? E96 D2>6 A286[” k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]A24<6CD]4@>^G:56@^52?:6=\H96=2?\E2=<D\23@FE\9:D\:?4C62D65\4@?7:56?46\D6AE\d\a_adQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm(96=2? E@=5 C6A@CE6CDk^2m uC:52J :? 2 G:56@ A@DE65 @? E96 !24<6CD’ H63D:E6]k^Am

kAm%9:D 6IE6?D:@? D64FC6D E96 :>>65:2E6 7FEFC6 7@C (96=2?[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]A24<6CD]4@>^?6HD^E96\:C:D9\@C:8:?\:D\@?=J\@?6\F?FDF2=\A:646\E@\E9:D\A24<6CD\DE@CJQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmH9@D6 ;@FC?6J :?4=F565 DF49 @55:E:6D 2D AC24E:4:?8 9@=5:?8 <:4<D :? 9:D <:E496? H:E9 9:D >@E96Ck^2m 2>@?8 @E96CD] xE 2=D@ =@4<D FA 2 DF446DD7F= EC:@ @7 DA64:2= E62>D A=2J6CD]k^Am

kAm%96 @77D62D@? 925 2=C625J D66? E96 !24<6CD C6\D:8? <:4<6C qC2?5@? |4|2?FD 2?5 6IE6?5 =@?8 D?2AA6C |2EE ~CK649[ 3@E9 F?E:= a_af]k^Am

kAm#:49 q2D244:2[ vC66? q2J’D 2DD:DE2?E 4@249 2?5 DA64:2= E62>D 4@@C5:?2E@C[ =2F565 (96=2? 7@C E96 562=] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]A24<6CD]4@>^G:56@^C:49\3:D244:2\@?\DE2EFD\@7\DA64:2=\E62>D\H6\C6\6I4:E65\23@FE\E96\8FJD\H6\92G6\D6AE\c\a_adQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmw6 E@=5 C6A@CE6CD :? 2 G:56@ @? E96 E62>’D H63D:E6k^2m E92E 96’5 366? :>AC6DD65 H:E9 (96=2? 7@C D@>6 E:>6 2?5 92D D66? EC6>6?5@FD 8C@HE9]k^Am

kAmr9:67 2>@?8 (96=2?’D D<:==D[ q2D244:2 D2:5[ :D 9:D 23:=:EJ E@ 5:C64E AF?ED :? E96 C65 K@?6 E@ A:? @AA@D:?8 E62>D 324<]k^Am

kAm“x E9:?< E96 3:8 E9:?8 7@C 9:> – 2?5 96 H@F=5 D2J E96 D2>6 E9:?8 – :D 7@C 9:D 4@?D:DE6?4J =6G6= E@ :>AC@G6 @? 2 AF?E\:? 2?5 AF?E\@FE 32D:D E9C@F89@FE E96 82>6] p?5 H6’C6 6I4:E65 23@FE E96 5:C64E:@? 96’D 8@:?8 :?[” q2D244:2 D2:5]k^Am

kAm}@H H:E9 E96 562= 7:?2=:K65] xE’D C2C6[ 32D65 @? DF49 2DA64ED 2D A=2J6C 286D[ 4@?EC24E 2?5 A6C7@C>2?46[ E92E 2 E62> 42? <66A 2 DF446DD7F= EC:@ — @C 32EE6CJ 2D q:D244:2 42==D :E — E@86E96C 7@C D6G6C2= J62CD] xE’D 2 3=6DD:?8[ 96 D2:5[ E@ 92G6 @?6 =@4<65 FA 7@C 2 76H D62D@?D]k^Am

kAm“~C82?:K2E:@?2==J[ H6’C6 6I4:E65 23@FE 92G:?8 E9@D6 8FJD] (6’C6 ?@E C62==J H@CC:65 23@FE E96 7FEFC6 E@ D@>6 568C66[ H6’C6 H@CC:65 23@FE 86EE:?8 36EE6C[” q:D244:2 D2:5]k^Am

kAm(96=2? 649@65 E96 D6?E:>6?E[ 255:?8 E92E H@C<:?8 H:E9 |4|2?FD 2?5 ~CK649 92D :?4C62D65 9:D 23:=:E:6D 2?5 4@?7:56?46]k^Am

kAm“(6 567:?:E6=J 92G6 E96 A@E6?E:2= E@ 36 E96 36DE :? E96 =628F6] p?5 x E9:?< :7 H6’C6 E@86E96C 7@C 2 4@FA=6 >@C6 J62CD[ 2D H6==[ H6’== 36 ;FDE 2D 7:?6[” (96=2? D2:5] “%92E ;FDE D9@HD E96 4@?7:56?46 E96J 92G6 :? FD E9C66]”k^Am