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The Green Bay Packers claimed CB David Long Jr. off waivers from the Carolina Panthers, signed RB Kenyan Drake to the practice squad and released RB James Robinson from the practice squad. The transactions were announced Tuesday by General Manager Brian Gutekunst.

Long Jr. (5-11, 196), a fifth-year player out of the University of Michigan, was originally selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the third round (No. 79 overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. He played four seasons for the Rams (2019-22) before joining the Las Vegas Raiders this past offseason. He played in eight games with one start for the Raiders this season before being released on Nov. 2. Long was then claimed by Carolina, where he appeared in three contests with one start. For his career, he has played in 63 regular-season games with 12 starts, recording 94 tackles (81 solo), an interception, eight passes defensed and two tackles on special teams. Long appeared in six postseason contests with one start for the Rams (2020-21), posting 12 tackles (11 solo), a tackle for a loss and an interception returned for a touchdown. He will wear No. 30 for the Packers.

Drake (6-1, 210), an eighth-year player out of the University of Alabama, was originally selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round (No. 73 overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. He has played for the Dolphins (2016-19), Arizona Cardinals (2019-20), Las Vegas Raiders (2021) and Baltimore Ravens (2022-23). In 2023, Drake spent training camp with the Indianapolis Colts and was on the Cleveland Browns' practice squad. He has played in 103 regular-season games with 44 starts and also appeared in a postseason contest in 2016. Overall, Drake has posted 3,866 rushing yards on 868 carries (4.5 avg.) with 33 TDs as well as 218 receptions for 1,655 yards (7.6 avg.) with eight TDs. He has returned 41 kickoffs during the regular season for 964 yards (23.5 avg.) and a TD and three kickoffs in the postseason for 101 yards (33.7 avg.). Drake will wear No. 32 for the Packers.

Thought I would put this here. Listened to Nine to Noon as I was driving today.   They had a clip from some podcast with Jonathan Owens.  He was asked how he ever got with Simone Biles. He revealed they hooked up due to a private dating app.  Who would have thought Biles needed to be on a dating app.

It turns out, the couple met on Raya, the private dating app used by celebrities and influencers, but it wasn't until they went to a Houston hotspot that Owens realized what a big deal she really was.

Owens said heโ€™d been in Houston just seven months after spending most of the 2019 season on the Texans' practice squad when a friend told him he should try to get an account on Raya. Owens found Biles on the app, but didnโ€™t know anything about her athletic history.

โ€œI literally had been on the app for a couple days and she pops up. I was like, 'Oooh, let me see who this is. Gymnastics? ' I had never really paid attention to gymnastics so it piqued my curiosity,โ€ Owens said.

Owens swiped right on Biles and later got a match when Biles also swiped right on him. Owens said he got back from a workout when he saw that Biles had liked several of his photos on Instagram. Wanting to be chill about the whole thing, he didnโ€™t message her right away, but Biles took things into her own hands by firing off a message of her own.

โ€œI was thinking it had to be fake,โ€ Owens said. โ€œI didnโ€™t know who she was at the time but the first thing I saw was that she had a bunch of (Instagram) followers, so the first thing I thought was she has to be good.โ€

Biles, who wasnโ€™t officially a guest on the podcast but clearly was nearby, approached the microphone to clear things up, pointing out that although she sent the first message, he was the one who swiped right first.

โ€œWe matched, but I was the first to message,โ€ Biles said. โ€œI was not scared. I know what I like and I know what I want, period.โ€

Owens said the couple met in person for the first time just three days after that initial message, and although he wasnโ€™t looking to settle down, he knew Biles was different.

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