GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Anyone who attended a Green Bay Packers open practice over the past month probably saw it: the silver Chevy Traverse with the stickers on either side of the rear window.
On the left is the University of Wisconsin’s trademark "W" and the No. 71. On the right is a Packers 78.
If that didn’t give away who owned it, a closer look at the 78 showed the name in all caps: VAN LANEN.
Angie Van Lanen regularly made the 12-minute drive from her home in the Green Bay village of Suamico to Lambeau Field to watch her only child, rookie offensive lineman Cole Van Lanen, pursue his dream of playing for his hometown team.