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Thirty Sundays to NFL football: 30 reasons why we love the Green Bay Packers

By Raymond Rivard

Don Majkowski with the guy who succeeded him as Packers quarterback. Raymond T. Rivard photograph
Don Majkowski with the guy who succeeded him as Packers quarterback. Raymond T. Rivard photograph /
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Sep 28, 2015; Green Bay, WI, USA; General view of Lambeau Field prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 28, 2015; Green Bay, WI, USA; General view of Lambeau Field prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

Sterling Sharpe

If there is one Packers player, other than Jerry Kramer, who could be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, it’s Sterling Sharpe.

For eight years, Sharpe dominated the league playing with Brett Favre for only a couple of seasons. During that time, Favre found Sharpe continuously in the offense and one can only wonder what may have been possible had his career not been shortened by injury.

Though the Packers went on to dominate the conference in the mid-1990s and to participate in two Super Bowls – winning one – we can only imagine what the Packers may have done if Sharpe could have stuck around for at least a couple of more years.

His ability to get open, to possess the ball and to gain significant yards after the catch was beyond reproach.

Though his insistence on not talking to the local media was well-known at the time, he was certainly a guy with plenty to say.

He was one of the Packers greats … and for that, he makes our list.

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