Have you noticed?

[Zero2Cool]

The Packers seem to have a lot of feel good story players?

Aaron Rouse
Shaun Bodiford

and there were a few others too that came from a really tough background.



dunno, maybe its not as much as I think it is, but just seems like it. Not saying its bad or anything, just wondering if anyone else has noticed it and can add to it.

 

[Greg C.]

Donald Driver is another one. I can't think of any others offhand. There was Antonio Chatman, but he's gone now of course. I have no idea whether other teams have many players with those hard luck stories.

 

[Zero2Cool]

It could just be me too, but it seems like every time I read an article about a Packer its someone who had a tough upbringing.

 

[retiredgrampa]

I'm sure that there are many more since so many are minorities w/o solid family backgrounds. Way too many come from one parent households where poverty is the norm. Luckily, sports gives a relatively few of them a way out. Some handle it well, some don't.

 

[pack_in_black]

James Jones.

 

[agopackgo4]

I always liked the Donald Driver story!

 

[millertime]

James Jones used to bounce in and out of homeless shelters with his single mother.

 

[Zero2Cool]

I wonder if this is going to make this team closer and more seemingly of a family.

 

[all about da packers]

I wonder if this is going to make this team closer and more seemingly of a family.

I think so, absolutely.

I think it'll also make this team stronger in the face of adversity.

 

[Zombieslayer]

Donald Driver is another one. I can't think of any others offhand. There was Antonio Chatman, but he's gone now of course. I have no idea whether other teams have many players with those hard luck stories.

Yes, Donald Driver is another one. The magical thing about Driver is Driver gives back to the community. to this day, he's helped set up over a few dozen single mothers with homes. He's the type of person who leaves the Earth a better place than how he found it. If everyone was like Driver, the world would be a better place.

 

[Raider Pride]

The Packers seem to have a lot of feel good story players?

Aaron Rouse
Shaun Bodiford

and there were a few others too that came from a really tough background.



dunno, maybe its not as much as I think it is, but just seems like it. Not saying its bad or anything, just wondering if anyone else has noticed it and can add to it.

Great point Zero. I heard some of the stories watching the game yesterday on the local broadcast. Too often, we only hear about the negative side of NFL players.

I also think Green Bay is a great atmosphere for any player who has family values. keeps a kid who may be on the edge away from the big urban cesspools and the evil opportunities that lurk there.

R.P.