“That attractive stadium, I don’t know if you can call it a stadium anymore, that handsome symbol of Packers football, Lambeau Field and all the new things, Ron Wolf has said, ‘Brett Favre built it, ‘” McCarren said.
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FILE – In this August 3, 2010, file photo, the Brett Favre Pass street sign is seen in front of a large replica of the Lombardi Trophy in Green Bay, Wisc.
Thousands of fans are expected to join the Packers in Canton for the induction and the Hall of Fame game against the Colts Sunday night.
“I think it’ll just be incredible because I think that Brett Favre has taken this generation of Packer fans and made them who they are at this point in time”, Darci Hall said while visiting Lambeau Field from Indiana.
Ryan couldn’t stop smiling as he met coach Mike McCarthy and his favorite player, quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
“It’ll be great”, Rodgers said. So, no, Favre himself did not put that Vikings jersey in his locker. But just as the players work themselves into prime condition for the start of the “real” season, preseason games, especially the Hall of Fame game and the full week one schedule, you might want to just stick your toes into the water rather than do a full belly flop off the diving board.
The Packers are staying in Cleveland and must organize travel to Canton for the ceremony.
Aaron Rodgers” preseason “workload’ still to be determined – ESPN The question, of course, is whether Mike McCarthy will ask Rodgers to play. “Obviously, I played with Brett for three years and Kevin was coaching here for a long time (five years)”. Rodgers jokingly lobbied for leeway on one rule.
“I just closed with saying ‘Go Pack, ‘” Ryan recounted to reporters after practice. “We’ve got five preseason games”. He gave them hope that, you know what, we’re back.
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Ditto for four other players on the PUP list: starting center Corey Linsley, receiver Ty Montgomery, tight end Jared Cook and linebacker Sam Barrington.
