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2009 Green Bay Packers season

The 2009 Green Bay Packers season was the 90th season in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the 91st season for the team overall. The Packers finished with an 11–5 record but lost in the wild card round of the playoffs to the Arizona Cardinals. They scored a franchise record 461 points (currently the third best behind the 2011 and 2014 teams) besting the 1996 Super Bowl team's 456. They also became the first team in NFL history to have a 4,000 yard passer, a 1,200 yard rusher, and two 1,000 yard receivers. Charles Woodson was named Defensive Player of the Year for the season, leading the league with 9 interceptions. The defense ranked 2nd overall in the league (1st against the run; 2nd against the pass).

Offseason

2009 NFL Draft

After finishing the 2008 season with a 6–10 record, the Packers held the 9th selection in the 2009 NFL Draft. With the pick they selected defensive tackle B. J. Raji of Boston College. After selecting Raji, they then traded picks 2–41, 3–73 and 3–83 to the New England Patriots for picks 1–26 and 5–162. With pick 1–26, the Packers selected linebacker Clay Matthews of USC. After the rest of the first day of the draft had passed in which the Packers held no selections, the Packers started the second day of the draft by selecting OG/OT T. J. Lang of Eastern Michigan with pick 4–109. In the following round the selected FB Quinn Johnson of LSU with pick 5–145 and OT Jamon Meredith of South Carolina with pick 5–162. In the sixth round they selected DE Jarius Wynn of Georgia with pick 6–182 and CB Brandon Underwood of Cincinnati with pick 6–187. With their final pick of the draft they selected LB Brad Jones of Colorado with pick 7–218.

2008 Green Bay Packers season

The 2008 Green Bay Packers season was the 89th season in the National Football League for the Packers and their 90th overall. They looked to continue success after posting a 13–3 record in 2007, but finished the season with a losing 6–10 record and missed the playoffs.

Offseason

Draft

The Packers held Pick 1–30 in the NFL Draft but traded it to the New York Jets for picks 2–36 and 4–113. In the second round they selected wide receiver Jordy Nelson of Kansas State with pick 2–36, quarterback Brian Brohm of Louisville with pick 2–56 and cornerback Pat Lee of Auburn with pick 2–60.

During day 2 of the NFL Draft, The Packers started off their day pick tight end Jermichael Finley of Texas with pick 3–91.

In the fourth round, the Packers traded picks 4–113 and 5–162 to the New York Jets for pick 4–102. They then used that pick to select defensive end Jeremy Thompson of Wake Forest. The Packers then traded pick 4–128 to the St Louis Rams for picks 5–137 and 7–217. They then used pick 4–135 to select offensive guard Josh Sitton of the UCF Knights.