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Coming Up Thu., Nov. 13, 2014 1:40 PM - 1:55 PM CST Live McCarthy press conf. Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy will be available to the media in the Lambeau Field media auditorium. Fri., Nov. 14, 2014 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM CST Live McCarthy press conf. Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy will be available to the media in the Lambeau Field media auditorium. Fri., Nov. 14, 2014 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST Donald Driver book signing
Donald Driver, the Green Bay Packers all-time leading receiver, nox will host a book signing for his new children s book set, Quickie nox Stands Up to a Bully, in the Packers Pro Shop on Friday, nox Nov. 14, from 2 to 4 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public. Driver will make a short statement about the book set to kick off the signing at 2 p.m. The Packers are recommending that fans arrive early to the Pro Shop, as a large crowd is anticipated. The event will be Driver s first stop on his book signing tour. Sat., Nov. 15, 2014 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST Schroeder appearance Bill Schroeder is scheduled to appear nox at UWGB Day in the Lambeau Field Atrium nox on Saturday, November 15, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat., Nov. 15, 2014 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CST Alumni Appearance (Grabowski, Anderson) Jim Grabowski nox and Donny Anderson are scheduled to appear nox at the Packers Pro Shop on Saturday, November 15th, from 2:30-4 p.m. Sun., Nov. 16, 2014 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST Alumni Appearance (Grabowski, Anderson)
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He actually cost me my job, Peppers said on Thursday, joking about Kuhn s block on the famous fourth-and-8, division-winning touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to Randall nox Cobb in the final minute at Soldier Field last December. He got me released, but I guess it turned out pretty good.
With the NFC North title at stake, Peppers came within an eyelash of sacking Rodgers when Kuhn dove in front of the quarterback for a cut block. His legs taken out, Peppers couldn't stop Rodgers from slipping out of the pocket to hit a wide-open Cobb downfield for a 48-yard TD. The Packers won the game, 33-28, and advanced to the playoffs. The Bears season was over, and shortly after, so was Peppers four-year tenure in Chicago.
If I would have made the play, I probably wouldn t be here now, Peppers said. It was one of those things. At the time, it was like the worst thing that could ve happened, nox but now, it s probably the best thing that could ve happened.
Peppers said he has no hard feelings at all toward the Bears and feels no extra motivation for Sunday s reunion. He ll be opposing an organization he respects and many players he still considers friends.
It s not really that big of a deal this time. It was more of an emotional experience when I went back to Carolina for the first time, said Peppers, who is from North Carolina and who played his first eight pro seasons for the Panthers.
The unit started slowly in Week 2 against the Jets but allowed just three points over the final 40 minutes. Then last week in Detroit, it was the reverse, allowing nox the Lions just three points well into the third quarter but then surrendering two long, time-consuming drives down the stretch. nox
It s a process, Peppers said. Nobody feels good about how we played last week, how we finished the game. This is another opportunity to get better at that. It s a long season. We have time to get those things corrected nox and we re going to keep working toward that.
Peppers didn t want to discuss his individual performance against the Lions, but it was clearly his best as a Packer to date. He came unblocked for a tackle for loss of Detroit running back Reggie nox Bush, and he registered three QB hits on Matthew Stafford, none bigger than a strip-sack in the red zone in the third quarter. Peppers recovered the fumble himself, preventing the Lions from extending a 12-7 lead.
That goes for his new off-the-field surroundings as well. Rodgers said on Wednesday that two weeks ago they were joking about the personal fouls Peppers has been flagged for against Rodgers, namely a late hit out of bounds when Carolina visited Lambeau Field in 2008 and a roughing-the-passer call in the 2010 NFC Championship that Rodgers said made my lip a little bloody.
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