With Bakhtiari and Jenkins both out, it was up to former undrafted free agent Yosh Nijman.Įntering this season, Nijman had never started an NFL game. The last was a season-ending knee injury he suffered in Week 11 against the Minnesota Vikings. Packers standout offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins stepped in but suffered several injuries. His return this season is still up in the air.
Bakhtiari is still rehabbing from the knee injury he suffered last season. However, they weren’t banking on being down to their third left tackle.īut that was what the Packers were dealt. From Third String to First StringĮntering this season, the Packers knew they would be without the services of their standout left tackle David Bakhtiari for part of the season.
The Packers have missed Alexander, but the way Douglas has played, he has made many forget about King. When the Packers needed secondary help, it was Douglas that shored up the position for the Green Bay Packers roster. Both games were victories for the Packers. The most recent was this past weekend against the Los Angles Rams, an interception that was returned for a touchdown. The first was a game-sealing interception against his former team the Cardinals in week eight. To go along with that, he has hauled in two interceptions. During that time, he has registered 30 tackles and forced a fumble. Since arriving, Douglas has played in seven games, starting four of them. As they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. With injuries to star cornerback Jaire Alexander and constantly-injured Kevin King, Douglas has stepped in and the Packers defense hasn’t missed a beat. Since joining the Green Bay Packers roster, Rasul Douglas has become a major part of the Packers secondary. Many Packers fans felt that signing Rasul Douglas was a poor consolation prize after missing out on Gilmore.īut that is why Gutekunst is the general manager and fans are the fans. A member of the Arizona Cardinals practice squad, general manager Brian Gutekunst signed Douglas to the Packers active roster. While Packers fans were hoping for Gilmore, instead, they were given Rasul Douglas. He shut down most opposing tight ends and brought an edge to the Packers defense. Linebacker Wayne Simmons did the dirty work for the Packers defense. In 1996, Bruce Wilkerson, a little-known offensive tackle, was the starting left tackle for the Packers in the Super Bowl. But along with those standout players, they both had role players who became unsung heroes. On defense, the Packers had standout defensive back, Charles Woodson.Įach team possessed standout players. But along with Rodgers, the Packers offense had wide receivers Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson. In 2010, the Packers were led by current Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Favre, Reggie White, LeRoy Butler, and Antonio Freeman are names that many Packers fans will remember.
When talking about the 1996 Super Bowl-winning Green Bay Packers, there are several players that come to mind. Rasul Douglas and Yosh Nijman Stepping up for Green Bay Packers Unsung Heroes of the Past Cornerback Rasul Douglas and offensive tackle Yosh Nijman are leading the current group of unsung heroes for the Green Bay Packers. But the current roster has several role players who can be considered unsung heroes. This year’s Packers team hasn’t won a Super Bowl, yet. But each team also had role players, players that were the unsung heroes of each team. Each team was led by head coaches with offensive backgrounds in Mike Holmgren and Mike McCarthy. The offenses were led by franchise quarterbacks, Brett Favre in 1996 and Aaron Rodgers in 2010. Of course, both teams won the Super Bowl. The 19 Green Bay Packers have a lot in common.
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