The Green Bay Packers are a successful professional football franchise in the National Football League. Since the beginning, the Packers have had success in winning games and acquiring new talent. Green Bay Wisconsin is a relatively small town located in north-eastern Wisconsin off Lake Michigan. Home to just over 100,000 residents, the Green Bay Packers are the pride and joy of the city. The Green Bay Packers are a history filled, successful franchise that continue stick to their values and success today. The Green Bay Packers are arguably the most storied franchise in the NFL. Created in Green Bay, Wisconsin on August 11, 1919, no one could possibly know what might become of the new organization sponsored by the Indian Packing Co. Giving …show more content…
According to Bleacherreport.com, the Packers are one of the best franchises in the NFL at developing talent from their roster. The Green Bay Packers are known for building their team through the draft and using very little trades and free-agent signing. The Packers have had many of the greats in their franchise; Bart Starr, Brett Farve, Charles Woodson, Aaron Rodgers and many more. Brett Farve, according to Packers.com, still holds 24 Packer records. Including most career passing yards, passing touchdowns, and passes completed along with many more. The summer of 2017, Brett Farve was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame. Farve is currently in second place for all-time passing yards in the NFL, just under 80 yards of Peyton Manning (Espn.com, 2017). The Packers acquired Brett Farve by trading the Atlanta Falcons a first-round pick for their third-string quarterback in 1992. The Packers helped develop their new third-string quarterback to be one of the best to ever play the game of …show more content…
Aaron Rodgers has been the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers for nine years now and continues to keep the Packers a successful franchise. In 2010, Aaron Rodgers led the Packers to win the Super Bowl and take home another Lombardi Trophy for Lambeau Field. Aaron Rodgers has been invited to six pro-bowls in the last eight of his seasons and is ranked number one in career passer rating (104.1), interception percentage (1.55), and interception ratio (297/72) (Packers.com, 2017). Aaron Rodgers is 34 years old and is likely to continue to play for the Packers for many more years to help lead them to another successful