Growing up in Wisconsin there was one team that united the state, the Green Bay Packers. Watching Brett Favre gun sling all over the field helped me fall in love with football, as well as everyone else in the state. I can remember going to church on Sundays and half of the congregation was wearing the packer’s green and gold. I can remember being 8, it was Jan. 4, 2004 and the packers and Seahawks were going to overtime. Matt Hassleback said “we want the ball, we’re going to score” then immediately got picked off by Al Harris. It’s one of my favorite football memories. I remember my whole family cheering as Hassleback dove for Harris’ feet. My grand parents even bought shares for my sister and I back in 1997, so we could be shareholders for life.
But even the greatest relationships fail, and after the ugly breakup with Favre played itself out a new young gun showed up, Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers turned out to be good at football, and did a pretty great job replacing Favre. Rodgers took a beat-up team and won a superbowl. While we all know that the Lombardi trophy is no Ultimus it’s still a big deal. Rodgers has had a few MVP caliber seasons, and has kept Wisconsin believing in the packers. This team is not only my sport role model, but the whole state’s role model.
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But even the greatest relationships fail, and after the ugly breakup with Favre played itself out a new young gun showed up, Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers turned out to be good at football, and did a pretty great job replacing Favre. Rodgers took a beat-up team and won a superbowl. While we all know that the Lombardi trophy is no Ultimus it’s still a big deal. Rodgers has had a few MVP caliber seasons, and has kept Wisconsin believing in the packers. This team is not only my sport role model, but the whole state’s role model.
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