1996 GREEN BAY PACKER ROSTER PRO
1996 GREEN BAY PACKER ROSTER SERIES

“In the 1990s, when we were so good, everybody talked about how good we were playing in cold weather,” Thompson said. McDonald and Zombo did play at different high schools: McDonald at Henry Ford, Zombo at Stevenson. Of the Packers’ 12 new players, five represent the Midwest: T Bryan Bulaga (Woodstock, Ill.) TE Tom Crabtree (Carroll, Ohio) C-G Nick McDonald (Sterling Heights, Mich.) DE Mike Neal (Merrillville, Ind.), and LB Frank Zombo (Sterling Heights, Mich.). Except sometimes with a kicker or punter.” “But I don’t know if we’ve ever sat there trying to decide what kind of player we want and talked about that. “I think that’s a good thing,” GM Ted Thompson said, referring to having players on the roster with a cold-weather background. The South still leads with 17 players followed by the Midwest with 13, the Central Plains with 10, the West Coast with nine and the East with four. This year, however, the Midwest has climbed into second place. Then either the West Coast or the Central Plains ranked second to the South in the last three years. Several times, Wolf said he paid more than just casual attention to a player’s hometown before the draft.įrom 2005-’09, the most represented region on the Packers’ 53-man roster was the South. Wolf tried to build the Packers in the 1990s for November and December, when the temperature would dip, snow would fall and the old grass field at Lambeau Field didn’t provide nearly the traction as the partially synthetic turf does now. Template:1996 NFC Central standings Season statistical leaders īrett Favre broke the Packers single-season record for touchdown passes by throwing 39.Green Bay – When Ron Wolf was serving as the Green Bay Packers’ general manager, the region of the country from where a player hailed was somewhat important to him.

Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Barry Rubin.

Strength and Conditioning – Kent Johnston.

Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Johnny Holland.

Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Andy Reid.

1996 GREEN BAY PACKER ROSTER PRO

Pro Personnel Assistant – Reggie McKenzie.Director of College Scouting – John Math.Director of Pro Personnel – Ted Thompson.Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ron Wolf.President/Chief Executive Officer – Bob Harlan.

Personnel Staff 1996 Green Bay Packers staff Offseason 1996 NFL Draft 1996 NFL Draft Selections Round The 1996 Packers were ranked 6th-greatest Super Bowl team of all-time by a similar panel done by ESPN and released in 2007.

1996 GREEN BAY PACKER ROSTER SERIES

In 2007, the 1996 Packers were ranked as the 16th greatest Super Bowl champions on the NFL Network's documentary series America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions. It was Favre's only Super Bowl championship in his 20-year career. Packers quarterback Brett Favre was named NFL MVP for the second season in a row. Green Bay beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI to win their third Super Bowl and twelfth NFL Championship.

In the postseason, the Packers defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round and the Carolina Panthers in the NFC championship game.

The Packers also allowed the fewest yards in the NFL and set a record for punt return yardage. Green Bay was the first team to accomplish both feats in the same season since the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins. Additionally, the Packers had the NFL's highest-scoring offense and allowed the fewest points on defense. It was the first time since 1962 that the club went undefeated at home. The Packers posted a league-best 13-3 regular season won-loss record, going 8-0 at home and 5-3 on the road. The 1996 Green Bay Packers season was the team's 76th in the National Football League, which culminated with the franchise winning its third Super Bowl and league-record 12th NFL World Championship.

1996 green bay packer roster