--Should the packers go to the Super Bowl, linebacker Nick Barnett won't be distracted by any legal matters.
A trial in Outagamie County (Wis.) Circuit Court for Barnett, who was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct for an alleged incident at a bar in June, was postponed from a scheduled start date of Jan. 29. A pretrial hearing will be held March 4.
Barnett pleaded not guilty to both charges in a court appearance Tuesday. He declared outside of court that his situation has been "blown out of proportion."
"My lawyer might be mad at me for saying this right now, but I don't feel that it warrants this charge," Barnett told reporters. "But, we'll see what happens.
"I think it's blown out of proportion, definitely. Not only just case-wise, but me being a Packer football player has a lot to do with it being blown out of proportion. If my name was Joe Rodriguez or something, you guys wouldn't be interviewing me -- no knock against Joe Rodriguez."
--Lee Remmel, whose knowledge about the Packers franchise is unrivaled, will ring in the new year in retirement.
The team historian and former public-relations director announced this week that he would end a 62-year relationship with the club. His last day on the job will be Dec. 31.
"It's time ... and then some," Remmel, 83, said.
He has been affiliated with every head coach in the Packers' 89-year history, starting with Curly Lambeau.
Remmel covered the team for 29 years with the Green Bay Press-Gazette and then worked the last 33 years in the Packers front office. He made the transition from PR director to team historian in 2004.
"Lee Remmel is a classic. I've never been around anybody like Lee," Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said. "People like Lee are so special because they have lived through so many decades and generations of this sport, especially with the history of the Green Bay Packers. He is someone special to this organization. A very unique individual."
--Linebacker Brady Poppinga is the team's selection as the 2007 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year.
Poppinga, along with 31 honorees from the rest of the teams, is up for the league award, which will be announced during Super Bowl week in Arizona. The winner will receive $25,000 to be donated to an organization of his choice.
Poppinga received $1,000 as the team recipient. He's donating the money to the Invisible Children organization, which supports school children in war-torn areas of Uganda.
--CB Will Blackmon was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week on Wednesday. He's the fourth player in league history to have a punt-return touchdown and a fumble-return touchdown in the same game. Blackmon scored on a 57-yard punt return and recovered a fumble in the end zone in the 38-7 win over Oakland on Sunday.
BY THE NUMBERS
9 -- Touchdown passes of at least 80 yards thrown by Brett Favre in his career, an NFL record. Favre has two such long strikes this season, both to Greg Jennings, who had an 80-yard score in Sunday's win over Oakland.
QUOTE TO NOTE
"I tell you, centers don't like me, man. Centers do not like me. It's just because they have to deal with me. I'm not saying I'm the greatest player in the world, but when you've got to deal with a guy that's running all over the field making your fat butt tired, I wouldn't like it, either. I might poke myself in the eye." -- Packers middle linebacker Nick Barnett, who accused Oakland center Jeremy Newberry of intentionally poking him in the left eye Sunday. Barnett and Detroit center Dominic Raiola had a verbal exchange in the tunnel before the teams' Thanksgiving Day game this season.
