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Kampman makes
AP All-Pro 2nd team
The Associated Press
Green Bay Packers defensive end Aaron Kampman was named to the AP All-Pro second team announced today. Kampman led the NFC with 15 1/2 sacks and finished third overall in the voting for defensive ends. Miami’s Jason Taylor and Carolina’s Julius Peppers were named to the first team at defensive end. Donald Driver was fifth in voting for wide receivers behind Marvin Harrison of Indianapolis, Chad Johnson of Cincinnati, Torry Holt of St. Louis and Andre Johnson of Houston. Roookie A.J. Hawk received one vote at outside linebacker. The AP team is selected by a national panel of media members.



Ex-Packers player Brown
to get Red Smith Award
Gilbert Brown, known as “The Grave Digger” before retiring as a Green Bay Packers defensive lineman, will receive the Red Smith Award during the Red Smith Banquet on Jan. 16, at Radisson Paper Valley Hotel. The honor is given annually to an individual who has contributed or continues to contribute to sports either on or off the field in Wisconsin. The presentation will be made during the banquet, which begins at 6:30 p.m., according to banquet chairman Mike Reese. Brown was drafted in the third round (79th overall) in 1993 by the Minnesota Vikings. However they waived him on the last cut down of training camp. The Packers signed him and Brown quickly established himself as one of the most dominate nose tackles in the game. Along with Reggie White, Shawn Jones and Santana Dotson they formed one of the greatest defensive lines the NFL has ever seen. During his 10 seasons with the Packers (1993-1999, 2001-03) Brown played in 125 games, started 103 games, registered 292 tackles, 186 of which were unassisted, sacked quarterbacks seven times, deflected four passes and forced three fumbles. He helped the Packers to victory in Super Bowl XXXI and return the following year to Super Bowl XXXII.






Crunching the numbers
A look back at interesting 2006 Packers statistics
By BOB McGINN / journalsentinel.com
Posted: Jan. 8, 2007
PICK OF THE LITTER
This season started for cornerback Charles Woodson much the same way that his last five had gone in Oakland, with the team losing and him not making many plays. Counting the 58 games that he played for the Raiders from 2001-'05 and his first five in Green Bay, Woodson had merely seven interceptions in those 65 games. Less than a minute into the second half of the Week 6 game in Miami, Woodson reacted quickly when a bootleg pass bounced off the hands of tight end Randy McMichael. Little did anyone know it but his 23-yard interception return for a touchdown was the start of a spectacularly productive span of 10 weeks that stamped Woodson as one of the premier playmakers in recent club annals. Woodson finished with eight interceptions, tying for third place in the National Football League. It was the highest total by a Packers cornerback since Mark Lee had nine in 1986; in the previous 19 seasons, the highest total was six by MikeMcKenzie in '99 and Dave Brown in '89. Since the dawn of the Lombardi era in 1959, the only cornerbacks with as many or more interceptions were Bob Jeter, who had eight in 1967, and Willie Buchanon, who had nine in '78. "I thought Charles, like a number of individuals, started slow at the beginning," coach Mike McCarthy said. "But I think as he got comfortable with his teammates and the scheme, he was exceptional. He's probably the most instinctive defensive back that I've seen or worked with." -- More




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