Flower mound resident donald driver, retired nfl super bowl xlv champion and. Packers wr donald driver makes an incredible catch and run avoiding tackles on his way into the end zone on a 61yard reception from qb aaron rodgers. Donald driver, the packers alltime leader in receptions and receiving yards, is calling it quits. How one devastating injury killed the seahawks super bowl chances. However, when partygoers get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle after consuming too much alcohol at a super bowl party, the results can be catastrophic and sometimes deadly if you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident caused by a drunk driver. Adam rank gets an exclusive interview with former green bay packers wide receiver donald driver on nfl. Greg jennings caught a pass from aaron rodgers and even though his leg was broke he was able to outrun the entire saints defense i was playing a joke name gumbyboutdatlif final score 4920 aaron. After playing college football for alcorn state university, driver was picked by the green bay packers in the seventh round of the 1999 nfl draft. Pro bowl c alex mack will play super bowl li with fracture in left leg, sources tell espn.
Donald driver was drafted by the green bay packers in the 7th round of the 1999. Super bowl xlv quickly becoming wasteland of injuries for. For nflers, it doesnt get much more painful than suffering an injury in the super bowl. At the moment of truth sunday night in super bowl xlv, the packers overcame the firsthalf departures of charles woodson and donald driver. The steelers, meanwhile, are nothing less than a headinjury pro bowl team.
Atlanta falcons center alex mack has a fracture in his left fibula, according to espn, but he is expected to play through the injury in super bowl li against the new england patriots. Patriots brandin cooks ruled out of super bowl lii with. Despite all of his individual accolades, donald hadnt achieved his ultimate goal of winning a super bowl championship. The philadelphia eagles released their third and final official injury report on friday in advance of their super bowl lii game against the new england patriots. Greg jennings broken leg scores on the saints youtube. Injuryplagued packers down steelers, 3125, to win super bowl nj. How one devastating injury killed the seahawks super bowl. Here is a brief recap of all of the injuries in the first half of super bowl xlv.
Adams pitched behind a protective screen following the injury to matthews, who did. Donald jerome driver born february 2, 1975 is a former american football wide receiver. As driver watched from the sidelines at cowboys stadium, he soaked in the final moments of the packers 3125 victory over the pittsburgh steelers. Find out all of the player trades, signings and free agency information at fox sports. The packers will now be without two of their biggest leaders on the field, woodson and now donald driver, who had two receptions for 28 yards before leaving with an ankle injury. If they do start talking about brain scans in the super bowl runupand. But thompson and the packers have failed miserably in providing favre with the key to any quarterbacks success a running back and. And sunday night, they lost two more when woodson broke his clavicle and driver suffered a highankle sprain, while cornerback sam shields. Nelson was overshadowed by more established receivers like donald driver and greg jennings. So you can bet anyone else thats even close isnt going to use whatever injury they have as an excuse.
Donald driver breaks multiple tackles on days best. Jordy nelson becomes aaron rodgers goto receiver in. Driver finished super bowl xlv with two receptions for 28 yards. The packers have won nfl titles during that time, including four super bowl crowns. Driver was a member of the packers team that won super bowl xlv over the pittsburgh. A while back, the internet had its fun with a mildly nsfw video of greg jennings scoring a touchdown in madden. Donald driver might have made his last vault into the lambeau field stands. Share this article 150 shares share tweet text email link cameron dasilva. The falcons are certainly looking good on the injury report heading into super bowl 51. Cooks took a helmettohelmet shot from philadelphia eagles safety. By his twelfth year in the nfl, donald driver already had been to multiple probowls, earned the respect of his peers and held multiple alltime team records. On february 6, 2011, driver was injured on his second reception of super bowl xlv.
Driver helped green bay win the 45 th super bowl and was named to three. Wide receiver donald driver in action as a green bay packer. Donald driver, wr round 7, 1999 driver is green bays alltime leader in receptions 743 and receiving yards 10,7. Brett favre broke dan marinos alltime record mark of 61,361 career passing yards. He spent his entire 14season nfl career with the packers and holds the franchises alltime records for most career receptions and receiving yards.
Matthews confirmed that he suffered a broken nose when he. Everyone likes to have a good time while watching the super bowl, and super bowl parties typically involve alcoholic drinks and good food. The thirdyear player out of kansas state responded with big plays and. It is the thirdoldest franchise in the nfl, dating back to 1919, and is the only nonprofit, communityowned major league professional sports team based in the united. Arlington, texas donald driver didnt get to finish the game, but that didnt make the veteran wide receiver enjoy the green bay packers victory in super bowl xlv any less. Donald driver breaks several tackles for touchdown vs. The green bay packers overcame the firsthalf departures of charles woodson and donald driver to vanquish the steelers, 3125, in super bowl xlv.
Brett threw hard every pass, he said, displaying a finger broken during his. Donald driver breaks tecmo elite single game yards record. Packers beat steelers to win the super bowl cbs news. Still, his best years coincided with favres mvp run from 1995 to 1997, making him a key component of several prolific offenses and a super bowl champion. Woodson and donald driver to vanquish the steelers, 3125, in super bowl xlv. Charles woodson, donald driver suffer injuries, but super. In the super bowl, however, it was the former kansas state wildcat who shined. The green bay packers started their illustrious history in the nfl in 1921.
The packers defeated the steelers by the score of 3125. The green bay packers went into halftime at the super bowl without. In this thrilling online tecmo super bowl game i break the single game yardage record for a wr in tecmo elite. Super bowl when injuries flared, packers had able spares the. The game was played on february 6, 2011 at cowboys stadium in. Aaron donald will miss pro bowl due to injury, replaced by mike daniels. In 1997, he won the comeback player of the year award after his 1996 season was cut short due to a devastating knee injury and he missed the packs super bowl victory over the patriots. May 7 upi the nfl revealed its 2020 regularseason schedule thursday, with the kansas city chiefs kicking off their super bowl title defense against the houston texans in week 1. Packers wide receiver donald driver talks about the super bowl win. The prolific green bay packers wide receiver is leaning toward retirement after a limited 2012 campaign. Every player on final super bowl injury report is probable.
The green bay packers are a professional american football team based in green bay, wisconsin. Justin sablich in related news, the packers just dropped another rodgers pass that would have converted a. Donald driver left the game after getting his legs caught under him. The agony of injuries was replaced by the unrestrained joy of a longawaited championship for the 34yearold woodson and 36yearold donald driver, both of whom were knocked out of super bowl xlv. Brandin cooks head has been ruled out for the game. Freeney has been clear that super bowl li could be the end of the line for his nfl career, so expect the falcons defensive lineman to play through any lingering pain hes still experiencing. Donald driver, selected in the seventh round of the 1999 nfl draft, played in. Were you injured by a drunk driver on super bowl sunday. Aaron donald to miss pro bowl due to injury, replaced by. Atlanta falcons center alex mack will play in the super bowl with a broken left fibula, espns adam schefter reports there was question whether. Our head captain goes down, emotional in the locker room. Nelson rose to the occasion after donald drivers ankle injury forced him out of the game for good in the second quarter. Super bowl xlv was an american football game between the american football conference afc champion pittsburgh steelers and the national football conference nfc champion green bay packers to decide the national football league nfl champion for the 2010 season. Take a look back at some of the more gruesome and significant injuries that happened in the nfls biggest.
Packers clay matthews suffers broken nose after being hit. The game has been hosted by brett favre, donald driver and jordy nelson over the years. Donald driver didnt get to finish the game, but that didnt make the veteran wide receiver enjoy the green bay packers victory in super bowl. Professional physical therapy clinical director joseph trani looks at a couple injuries that could affect the outcome of super bowl li. The two braindamaged quarterbacks wholl be starting super bowl xlv. Pro bowl cornerback charles woodson went down with a broken collarbone before. Packers survive injuries to beat steelers in super bowl xlv. New england patriots, philadelphia eagles injury report update thursday, jan.
No team has ever endured so many injuries and won a super bowl. Brandin cooks injury update as major rule change suggested after knockout blow a major rule change has been suggested following the savage knockout of. Minneapolis patriots wide receiver brandin cooks will not return to super bowl lii after leaving the game with a concussion. Having both jones and mack getting in solid practices is reassuring that they will be prepared for the big game. The packers compete in the national football league nfl as a member club of the national football conference nfc north division. Determination, discipline drive driver cross timbers gazette.
Thomas davis is playing in the super bowl with a broken arm. Donald drivers amazing story never gets old green bay packers. Packers linebacker clay matthews is probably wishing he had worn his helmet at a charity softball game today. Super bowl when injuries flared, packers had able spares. Packers players have put on a softball game annually at the home of the wisconsin timber rattlers, a minor league affiliate of the milwaukee brewers. Not only that but the last catch is a game winner with no time left. Donald driver born february 2, 1975 in houston, texas is a former wide receiver for the green. Driver finally broke the packers alltime receiving yardage record on. The final nfl injury report before super bowl li fox sports. Falcons star will play super bowl with a broken leg.
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