Unser Chat » T.J. Lang’s favorite memories of Lambeau

ALLEN PARK http://www.bengalscheapstore.com/germaine-pratt-jersey-cheap , Mich. (AP) Field fit nicely with the stadium’s broader reputation. ”Those late-season games when it’s zero degrees outside and everybody’s freezing,” Lang said Thursday. ”I always took a great amount of joy in playing in those types of games, when the conditions are really, really bad. Just kind of makes it fun.” Games such as that are what Lambeau is famous for – and although it may be a bit early in the season for frigid, icy conditions when Lang and the Detroit Lions play at Green Bay on Monday night, this will still be a significant moment for the veteran offensive lineman. Lang played eight seasons for the Packers before returning to his native Michigan this year and joining the Lions. ”Obviously, I played there for eight years. Made some great friendships there Ryan Finley Jersey , great relationships with some people in Green Bay, and Lambeau is always a very special place for me and my family,” he said. Lang is plenty familiar with the Packers and their iconic stadium. He knows all about the team and the fans – and the turf that could occasionally cause players to slip. He started 94 games for Green Bay, and Packers coach Mike McCarthy still thinks highly of him. ”T.J. is playing good. I don’t like the colors he’s wearing, but he looks good out there,” McCarthy said. ”Frankly, in our breakdown with the personnel department and as a coaching staff http://www.bengalscheapstore.com/renell-wren-jersey-cheap , we feel he’s their best lineman and he’s having a good year.” It remains to be seen whether Lang will be welcomed back by the Green Bay fans or treated as just another opposing player. ”I don’t think it was a relationship that ended on bad terms – certainly not from my end,” Lang said. ”But you never know with fans. Obviously a division rival, they kind of forget pretty quick how long a guy played there. It is what it is. I don’t look for cheers, boos, it doesn’t matter to me. It’s not going to affect my mindset.” The Lions signed Lang this past offseason, bringing him back to the Detroit area where he was born. He played college football at Eastern Michigan but had spent his entire pro career with the Packers after being drafted by them in the fourth round in 2009. So there’s loyalty to both places, even if there’s no doubt which side Lang is on at the moment. ”I think the whole pregame might be a little different Michael Jordan Jersey , being on the opposing sideline, but … I’ve never been a guy that really gets enamored with the crowd and the noise,” Lang said. ”Just go out there and you focus on doing your job. But I’d be foolish to say that Green Bay wasn’t special for me.” NOTES: OL Taylor Decker, who has not played this season because of a shoulder injury, has resumed practicing. Coach Jim Caldwell was asked if Decker might be able to play Monday. ”We’ll see. I’m not putting any limitations on it,” Caldwell said. ”It could be two weeks from now. It could be three weeks from now. We’ll see.” … WR Kenny Golladay (hamstring) and T Greg Robinson (ankle) did not practice Thursday. T Emmett Cleary (ankle) participated in a full practice after missing last weekend’s loss to Pittsburgh . — FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Gregg Williams was hired Wednesday as the New York Jets‘ defensive coordinator http://www.raidersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-hunter-renfrow-jersey , the first major staff addition by Adam Gase since he became coach.The team also announced it has retained special teams coordinator Brant Boyer, whose unit had a standout season.The 60-year-old Williams went 5-3 as Cleveland’s interim coach this season after Hue Jackson was fired. At his introductory news conference Monday, the offensive-minded Gase said he was looking for a “head coach of the defense” while he focuses heavily on the other side of the ball.“We always appreciated competing against him,” Gase told SiriusXM NFL Radio. “It was always a challenge. Always loved the way his guys played, the intensity they played with. They defended every blade of grass. I mean, they would always get after it.”Williams is a controversial figure as he was suspended by the NFL for the entire 2012 season for his role in the “Bountygate” scandal in New Orleans. Saints defensive players were paid bonuses for injuring opposing team players.Williams has since worked with Tennessee, the Rams and Browns — the past two as defensive coordinator. He previously was the head coach of Buffalo for three seasons Zach Brown Jersey , and has also served as the defensive coordinator for the Titans, Washington and Jacksonville.The 47-year-old Boyer will be one of a likely few holdovers from former coach Todd Bowles’ staff. After the Jets struggled at times during his first two seasons with the team, New York’s special teams unit was an overwhelming bright spot. The analytics site Football Outsiders ranked the Jets first in the NFL, while Pro Football Focus placed them fifth.Kick returner Andre Roberts was selected to The Associated Press All-Pro Team and voted to the Pro Bowl after finishing first in the league with 14.1 yards per punt return and ranking second in kickoff return average at 29.4 yards. He also scored one touchdown each on kickoffs and punts.Jason Myers, who like Roberts was in his first season with the Jets, broke the NFL record for most field goals of 55 yards or more in a season with five and the franchise record for most field goals in a game with seven.