On Oct. 15, 2013 the Green Bay Packers put OL Greg Van Roten on injured reserve due to injury. After two previous teams Van Roten has finally gotten a chance to stick to a 53 man roster. So how did he do it? Here’s what Panthers GM Marty Hurney had to say about Van Roten:
"He's a guy we basically brought in with three other guys the first day of camp to work out because we needed numbers," interim general manager Marty Hurney said. "It's just one of those stories that's kind of neat: An underdog comes in and does it by hard work and really good practices and games.