September 30, 2011 | Kareem Copeland | greenbaypressgazette.com Desmond Bishop has arrived — so it seems. He ranked No. 2 on the Packers with 121 tackles last season after being named a starter when Nick Barnett was lost for the season with a wrist injury. Bishop started 12 games, put up strong numbers, was a huge contributor to the Super Bowl run and was rewarded with a contract extension. Still, the fifth-year linebacker never opened an...

August 24, 2011 | Rob Demovsky | greenbaypressgazette.com It certainly was unusual to see inside linebacker Desmond Bishop working in the one-on-one pass rushing drill yesterday. That’s normally reserved for defensive ends and outside linebackers. Bishop and the rest of the inside linebackers are normally at the other end of the field doing 7-on-7 pass coverage drills during that period. But every once in a while during a game, Bishop will...

August 23, 2011 | Tyler Dunne | Journal Sentinel Green Bay – Maybe it was difficult to tell on the Jumbotron, but the Green Bay Packers’ Desmond Bishop literally scooped up dirt during his LeBron-esque entrance to Lambeau Field on Friday night. When his name was called over the loud speaker, Bishop slapped dirt into the air. No worries. Bishop promises this ritual runs deeper than that of King James. “It’s from...

Aug 8, 2011 | Kareem Copeland | greenbaypressgazette.com The Philadelphia Eagles have been anointed the clear-cut winners of the 2011 free agency period with the additions of CB Nnamdi Asomouga, DE Cullen Jenkins, RB Ronnie Brown and DE Jason Babin and a trade for CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. Many have them as the NFC favorites to reach the Super Bowl. All the while, the Packers sat back as defending champs and declined to sign a single...

Deuce Brand travels to northern California to check out Desmond Bishop of the world Champion Green Bay Packers, and his official football camp. Special appearances by Stevie Johnson and Taiwan Jones. DeuceBrandTV...

July 13, 2011 | Kareem Copeland | packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com Three Packers defenders made appearances on the NFL Network and its accompanying website Tuesday. Linebacker Desmond Bishop, safety Charlie Peprah and cornerback Jarrett Bush shot the segment with former defensive tackle Warren Sapp. Bishop discussed the transition that comes with a Super Bowl defense. “You get one, it’s good, but we know coming back this next year,...