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COMMUNITY<br />
ADMIN. &<br />
COACHES<br />
BLACKMON<br />
LAMBEAU RECORDS &<br />
DRAFT &<br />
MISC. FIELD HISTORY 2008 REVIEW FREE AGENTS<br />
VETERANS<br />
which ranked third on the team, and landed a spot as a returner<br />
on USA Today’s All-Joe Team, which recognizes productive<br />
players who receive little fanfare...Vs. Minnesota<br />
(Sept. 8): Earned ‘NFC Special Teams Player of the Week<br />
honors’ for the second time in his career as he returned a<br />
punt 76 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, a career<br />
long. Fielded the low kick from Chris Kluwe at the 24, started<br />
down the left sideline, just keeping his feet in bounds,<br />
before cutting across the field and running down the right<br />
sideline for the score...Vs. Dallas (Sept. 21): Saw time<br />
at nickel back after CB Al Harris left game in second quarter<br />
with spleen injury. Forced a fumble on a Marion Barber<br />
run in the fourth quarter and recovered the ball. Led team<br />
with three special teams tackles…At Tampa Bay (Sept.<br />
28): Posted a 17-yard punt return and a 36-yard kickoff<br />
return and tied for team lead with two special teams stops.<br />
Served as nickel back with Tramon Williams taking Harris’<br />
spot in the starting lineup and registered three tackles and<br />
a pass defensed…Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Posted seasonlong<br />
45-yard kickoff return in second quarter. Registered<br />
two tackles as nickel back and an additional stop on special<br />
teams…Vs. Indianapolis (Oct. 19): Started first game<br />
of season as team opened up in nickel package, matching<br />
up with WR Marvin Harrison much of the afternoon and<br />
holding him to just two receptions for 11 yards, his lowest<br />
yardage output of the season. Also recorded season-high<br />
four tackles…At Minnesota (Nov. 9): Returned Kluwe’s<br />
punt 65 yards for a touchdown with just over three minutes<br />
remaining in the third quarter to give the Packers their<br />
first lead of the game at 24-21. The touchdown was his<br />
second of the season and he became the first <strong>NFL</strong> player<br />
since Cowboys WR Wane McGarity (vs. Arizona, 2000) to<br />
post a punt return for a score against the same team in<br />
two different games in a season. Also had a 31-yard kickoff<br />
return out to the Green Bay 41 late in the fourth quarter…<br />
At New Orleans (Nov. 24): Returned three punts for<br />
50 yards, including a game-long 27-yard return down to<br />
the New Orleans 37 to set up Green Bay’s first touchdown<br />
of the contest. Had season-high eight kickoff returns for<br />
159 yards (19.9 avg.) and led team with two special teams<br />
tackles…Vs. Houston (Dec. 7): Served as nickel back<br />
with Williams starting and Charles Woodson at strong<br />
safety, and matched season high with four tackles. Tied for<br />
team lead with three special teams tackles and had 99-yard<br />
kick return for touchdown in the second quarter nullified<br />
by holding penalty…At Jacksonville (Dec. 14): Saw<br />
limited action as nickel back and forced a fumble on a run<br />
by QB David Garrard in the fourth quarter that Garrard recovered<br />
at the Green Bay 2...At Chicago (Dec. 22): Led<br />
team with a career-high four tackles on special teams and<br />
posted two 32-yard kickoff returns, including one out to<br />
midfield late in the fourth quarter with score tied at 17.<br />
2007<br />
run, and returned it 57 yards for his first career touchdown.<br />
On a third-quarter Packers punt, Jason Hunter forced PR<br />
Tim Dwight to fumble, and the ball was inadvertently kicked.<br />
Eventually landed on it in the end zone for his second score.<br />
It was the first time the same Packers player recorded two<br />
special teams touchdowns in a game since Travis Williams<br />
at Pittsburgh on Nov. 2, 1969…Vs. Detroit (Dec. 30):<br />
Made his first career start, filling in for Woodson (coach’s<br />
decision), recording one solo tackle. Left the game in the<br />
second quarter after aggravating his prior foot injury and<br />
was inactive for both playoff games.<br />
2006<br />
Spent the first 11 weeks on the 53-man roster,<br />
playing in four games while inactive for seven<br />
before being placed on injured reserve Nov. 25…Saw most<br />
of the action during his rookie season in ‘nickel’ and ‘dime’<br />
packages, in addition to special teams duty…Was in on 11<br />
snaps and posted one pass defensed, in addition to three<br />
special teams stops…Missed all of training camp after<br />
breaking his right foot during a May 21 mini-camp practice<br />
and was unable to practice until Sept. 4, three days after<br />
the preseason finale…Suffered additional setback in Week<br />
2 practice and remained inactive until returning to practice<br />
Oct. 10 during bye week…At Miami (Oct. 22): Made pro<br />
debut, seeing action mostly on special teams with 10 snaps<br />
at left cornerback, posting one pass defensed and one<br />
special teams tackle…At Minnesota (Nov. 12): Played<br />
exclusively on special teams, tallying two special teams<br />
tackles, but suffered a rib injury and ultimately landed<br />
on injured reserve Nov. 25…2006 Draft: Second of the<br />
Packers’ two selections in the fourth round (115th overall),<br />
taken with choice from Philadelphia acquired with the<br />
Eagles’ sixth-round selection (185) for Green Bay’s fourthround<br />
choice (109).<br />
college<br />
A three-year starter (2003-05), played in<br />
48 games, including 34 starts…Spent his<br />
first three years at cornerback (22 starts) before switching<br />
to wide receiver as a senior and proceeded to lead team<br />
in catches and receiving yards…Earned all-conference distinction<br />
his final three seasons…Finished his career with<br />
141 tackles (104 solo), eight interceptions among 22 passes<br />
broken up, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries<br />
and two tackles for loss at cornerback; recorded 3,995 allpurpose<br />
yards and six touchdowns as a wide receiver and<br />
return specialist…Fell just 222 yards shy of the NCAA Division<br />
I-A kickoff-return yardage record, a mark set by Tulane’s<br />
Jeff Liggon (1993-96)…Also established a number<br />
of school records, including career kickoff-return yardage<br />
(2,700), career kickoff returns (110), single-season kickoffreturn<br />
yardage (922) and single-season kickoff returns<br />
(36)…Earned B.A. in English…Senior season (2005):<br />
Started all 12 games at wide receiver but saw action on<br />
both sides of the ball…Earned All-ACC second-team honors<br />
at WR…Led team in receptions (51) and receiving yards<br />
(763); his four touchdown catches ranked second on the<br />
team…Posted three 100-yard receiving games…Returned<br />
22 kickoffs for 489 yards (22.2-yard average) and 15 punts<br />
for 132 yards (8.8-yard average)…Amassed a career-high<br />
1,405 all-purpose yards and finished with two solo tackles<br />
in limited action at cornerback…In his final home game,<br />
against North Carolina State (Nov. 12), notched three receptions<br />
for a career-high 151 yards, including a careerlong<br />
61-yard reception…In the MPC Computers Bowl vs.<br />
Boise State (Dec. 28), had five receptions for 144 yards, including<br />
a 35-yard TD reception…Junior season (2004):<br />
Played in all 12 games, starting nine at cornerback, and<br />
became first player in school history to return both a punt<br />
and kickoff for a TD in the same season…A second-team<br />
All-Big East selection, finished with 46 tackles (30 solo),<br />
three interceptions among six passes broken up and forced<br />
a fumble…Returned 28 kickoffs for 762 yards (27.2-yard<br />
average) and 23 punts for 261 yards (11.3-yard average)…<br />
In season opener at Ball State (Sept. 2), returned kickoff<br />
Played in nine games with one start and listed as<br />
inactive for the other seven contests plus both<br />
playoff games…On defense, had three solo tackles and<br />
two passes defensed, plus eight tackles on special teams<br />
and two touchdowns, both in the same game…Returned<br />
eight punts for 106 yards and a TD…After winning return<br />
job with big preseason showing vs. Seattle (Aug. 18),<br />
suffered a thumb injury in the next preseason contest vs.<br />
Jacksonville (Aug. 23) and began the season with a cast on<br />
his hand, unable to perform in return role…Saw action in<br />
the first four games, broke his foot during Oct. 3 practice<br />
and missed seven contests, returned for final five games of<br />
regular season, but aggravated foot injury and missed postseason…At<br />
Minnesota (Sept. 30): Filled in at nickel for<br />
Jarrett Bush when Harris went out for several plays with a<br />
hand injury, <strong>com</strong>ing away with his first pass defensed of<br />
the season and his first career solo tackle; PBU was nearly<br />
an interception, but cast prevented him from catching the<br />
ball. In the third quarter, downed a 54-yard Jon Ryan punt<br />
on the Minnesota 7-yard line…Vs. Oakland (Dec. 9):<br />
Earned ‘NFC Special Teams Player of the Week’ for his twotouchdown<br />
outing. Fielded a second-quarter punt on the a career-long 96 yards for a TD in the second quarter…<br />
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