Driver will formally retire in the lambeau field atrium on february 6th. But when it came time to enter the nfl draft in 1999, driver was way down the list of draftable wide receivers. If you want to play in the national football league, you can play there. Oct 14, 2012 donald driver s brother says the packers are no. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most. Aug 15, 20 is this donald driver criticizing aaron rodgers. Jan 01, 20 the book driven, by donald driver, is an autobiography of donald driver s life. He spent his entire 14season nfl career with the packers and holds the franchises alltime records for most career receptions and receiving yards. Nike donald driver jersey for cheapgreen bay packers jerseys. Tom brady, cam newton, aaron donald, russell wilson, aaron rodgers, odell beckham jr.
Packers drafted donald driver in the seventh round 20. Tua tagovailoa feels 100 percent, says he could play as rookie tua tagovailoa, who is projected to be a top10 pick in the nfl draft, says he feels 100 percent after suffering a hip injury last season. Donald driver news, stats, photos green bay packers. Green bay packers wide receiver donald driver won the competition over british classical crossover singer katherine jenkins and cubanamerican telenovela star william levy, who took 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Only one was with the team the first and only time the packers played at reliant stadium in 2004, and that was wr donald driver. He finished his career there with 88 receptions for 1933 yards 19.
From homeless to hero, my journeys on and off lambeau. Former green bay packers great donald driver visits wisconsin badgers. This section is showing information as of the end the 201920 season. In the final, she scored 30 out of 30 for all three of her dances, and finished as a runnerup to driver.
Green bay packers quarterback aaron rodgers passes deep to wide receiver donald driver for a 26yard touchdown. Donald driver, selected in the seventh round of the 1999 nfl draft, played in 205 games during his 14year packers career. Donald driver football jerseys, tees, and more are at the official online store of the nfl. Primary data provided by the official stats partner of the nfl.
Rodgers distaste for mccarthy supposedly goes all the way back to 2005, when mccarthys 49ers passed on. This comes from the protoceltic dumnoualos worldruler or worldwielder. Get the latest news about wide receiver donald driver on espn. Watt, peyton manning, patrick mahomes, julio jones, antonio brown, ben. Donald driver armchairgm wiki fandom powered by wikia. Donald was a top 20 name throughout most of the early twentieth century.
Some nfl owners are hoping the players vote no on the cba proposal, with the hope of countering with a better deal for. Driver has made over a dozen appearances on good morning america, and has also appeared on popular programs such as ellen, the chew, extreme weight loss, the. Nfl wants april draft to go on as scheduled despite gms recommendation the nfl plans to stick with april 2325 for this years draft despite a gm subcommittee recommendation that it. Lil yachty calls out any challengers to a game of madden nfl football after making an incredible onehanded touchdown catch. After playing college football for alcorn state university, driver was picked by the green bay packers in the seventh round of the 1999 nfl draft. The packers chose him in the 1999 nfl draft with a seventh round selection 2th pick overall out of alcorn state university. The only problem is that the packers stopped retiring numbers after so many of their lombardi.
Driver, who soon turns 38 years old, is an impending free agent. Nike donald driver jersey for cheapgreen bay packers jerseys women,men,youth,kids hot sale online with free shipping. Donald driver, selected in the seventh round of the 1999 nfl draft. In the semifinals, during her salsa, her partner mark ballas accidentally kicked her in the back, leading to a spasm that compromised her final moves, but she advanced to the finals nonetheless, along with donald driver and william levy. He is the cousin of national football league safety corey chavous and is also related to barney chavous, former defensive end defensive tackle for the denver broncos. Green bay packers in the 7th round 2th overall of the 1999 nfl draft. He holds the alltime team record for receptions and receiving yards. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Official site of the national football league news. Donald driver, the green bay packers all time leader in pass receptions and reception yards and one of the most popular players in franchise history, announced that he will retire as a player after 14 seasons. Smith believes that at this time, antonio brown cant be trusted in the nfl, which lessens his chances of playing again.
He earned his net worth as a wide receiver for the green bay packers of the national football league nfl for fourteen seasons. Despite being the 25th of 30 wrs picked that year, driver finished his career with more catches, yards and tds than all but one wr taken in that class torry holt. Unsurprisingly, rodgers reportedly freelanced in the huddle as much as he listened to his coach. Official donald driver jerseys, donald driver shirts. Jarrett lee bush born may 21, 1984 is an american football cornerback who is currently a free agent.
Profootballreference utilizes official nfl data for current nfl seasons. Donald jerome driver born february 2, 1975 in houston, texas is an great american football wide receiver who currently plays for the green bay packers of the nfl. Monty mcmahon august 15, 20 we all know that idiot greg jennings has something up his butt about his former teammate aaron rodgers. Sep 26, 2017 president donald trump continued his attack on the nfl on tuesday, labeling the protests by teams and players as disgraceful and saying he was ashamed by what he witnessed. Profootball reference utilizes official nfl data for. He played college football for the university of tennessee, and was drafted by the green bay packers in the second round of the 2000 nfl draft. After 12 seasons of accomplishments in green bay, donald driver reached his. This week in sports reference find out when we add a feature or make a change. Donald has been used for centuries in scotland, where the macdonald clan is one of the most ancient and where there have been six early scottish kings by that name. Donald driver green bay packers national football league. Jeffrey chad clifton born june 26, 1976 is a former american football offensive tackle for the green bay packers of the national football league nfl. Donald driver, alcorn state university, packers, wr. Donald driver, retiring after 14 seasons, didnt want to play for. Donald driver was drafted by the green bay packers in the 7th round of the 1999 nfl draft.
He is god gifted and multitalented, he is a retired american football wide receiver, a new york times bestselling author, and the season 14 dancing with the stars champion. Donald driver was a receiver for the green bay packers nfl franchise, where he played from 1999 until 2012. Donald driver to announce packers secondround draft pick. Fred vinson born april 2, 1977 is a former american football cornerback. Follow full coverage of donald driver during the 1999 nfl draft on. He lives in flower mound, texas with his wife, betina, and his son and two daughters. The father of green bay packers wide receiver donald driver was beaten by houston, texas, police officers as they arrested him for outstanding traffic warrants, driver. I have nothing but respect for this man and wish him all the best luck in whatever he chooses to do post nfl. Driver is one of the most decorated track athletes in the nfl he is an olympic class highjumper and could have qualified for the 2000 olympic team. With the 2th overall pick in the 1999 nfl draft, the packers select alcorn states donald driver. Darby great lowrisk signing for redskins jeremey fowler likes the redskins singing of veteran cb ronald darby as he will not take up much of the salary cap. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about wide receiver donald driver on espn. Defensive end james lynch will be making the leap from baylor to the nfl after recording. Donald driver announces his retirement profootballtalk.
With green bay, bush won super bowl xlv over the pittsburgh steelers. I would recommend this book to all people above the age of 15. Apr 23, 2015 donald driver to announce packers secondround draft pick posted by mike spofford on april 23, 2015 12. Dec 18, 2019 donald jerome driver who is also popularly well known as a donald driver is one of the most respected names in the world of football. Donald driver visits the badgers buckys 5th quarter. Find the latest in donald driver merchandise and memorabilia, or check out the rest of our nfl. Get the latest updated stats for wide receiver donald driver on espn. Donald has spent his entire 14year career in green bay where he is packers alltime leading receiver and super bowl champion.
With the packers and bears starting off the 2019 nfl season, apcs writers discuss some of our favorite weekone games in recent memory. Driver is also the third nfl player including retired to win, after emmitt smith won season three and hines ward won season twelve. The name donald is a boys name of scottish origin meaning proud chief. Donald trump tweeted about colts linebacker edwin jackson, who was killed by a suspected drunk driver. He plays for the green bay packers of the national football league. Donald jerome driver born february 2, 1975 is a former american football wide receiver. The braves play in ncaa division i football championship subdivision as. He was originally signed by the carolina panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2006, but was claimed by the green bay packers as a waiverwire pickup following the 2006 preseason and has played through the 2014 regular season. Get the latest updated stats and splits for wide receiver donald driver on espn. The alcorn state braves are the college football team representing the alcorn state university. Dancing with the stars american season 14 wikipedia.
Pro football reference donald driver career statistics tv icon2. There is still a spring to donald drivers step as he enters his 15th nfl season with the green bay packers. Packers veteran wr driver feels hes aging gracefully. Donald driver s thank you fans tour taking place from august 10 is the first tour ever for a professional athlete to thank his fans. President donald trump continues attack on nfl, references. Donald jerome driver born february 2, 1975 is a retired american football wide receiver, new york times bestselling author and season 14 dancing with the stars champion.
View the most current football statistics for donald driver, wide receiver, for the at the football database. Tribute to the all time leading receiver of the green bay packers. Donald driver born february 2, 1975 in houston, texas is a former wide receiver. The book explains donald s struggles and accomplishes from growing up on the streets to becoming a legend of the green bay packers football team. Packers donald driver bio archived february 5, 2010, at the wayback machine. Jan 29, 20 according to fox 11 sports in green bay, the minnesota vikings have interest in longtime division rival receiver donald driver. Donald driver is the green bay packers alltime leading wide receiver, a super bowl champion, new york times bestselling author and season 14 dancing with the stars champion. You can count on one hand the number of current green bay packers who have played at houstons reliant stadium. Never exactly known as the most cuddly of personalities, this article only reinforces rodgers as a prickly pear. Comprehensive national football league news, scores, standings, fantasy games, rumors, and more. Melvin gordon adds receiving threat out of backfield a look at all of the denver broncos moves in free agency ahead of the 2020 season. Miami dolphins in the 5th round 156th overall of the 2003 nfl draft.
Donald holds nearly every green bay receiving record and is. Former nfl wide receiver donald driver took to twitter on tuesday to let everyone know what hes been doing. Recently inducted into the packers hall of fame, donald wanted to do something special for the fans in wisconsin with some fun and surprise visits, and it will culminate at his final charity softball. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 202021 nfl section about a week before the season starts, register for a free account. Vikings interested in donald driver profootballtalk. Coincidentally, that was also a primetime sunday night game. The final d in donald is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the gaelic pronunciation by english speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similarsounding germanic names, such as ronald.
Rodgers distaste for mccarthy supposedly goes all the way back to 2005, when mccarthys 49ers passed on him. Driver starred in track and football at alcorn state, where he also got his accounting degree. The latest stats, facts, news and notes on donald driver of the green bay packers. With the start of the nfl training camps set to start within the next month we. Driver is one of the most decorated track athletes in the nfl he is an olympic class. The official source for nfl news, video highlights, fantasy football, gameday coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. Aug 15, 20 donald driver is in great shape and is still working out, but the retired wide receiver no longer is thinking much about a possible comeback with the green bay packers. He finished 2019 in the top five in the nfl in receptions per.
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