Each NFL roster has its share of non-achievers. Some are just out of college, or have gotten precious little playing time in the pros. Some are players fans have never heard of – and from colleges without strong football programs. Some probably lack the size, strength, or speed to ever become other than standbys or fill-ins.
They are misfits, also-rans, hangers-on, marginally ping-ponging back and forth between the team’s practice squad and roster. They don’t appear to have what it takes to scratch out a career in the big league.
Well, on Saturday evening, it was a motley crew of Packer no-names who emerged from the depths of obscurity to play meaningful roles on Sunday evening.