Green Bay was among the 14 teams that accepted money to produce military advertisements.
For many fans, the salute to military service that precedes NFL games is one of the highlights of attending. However, a report from NJ.com states that those warm, rewarding moments were actually the result of an advertising contract between teams and the Department of Defense.
According to the report, the Department of Defense paid teams $5.4 million ($5.3 million of which came from the National Guard) to perform the saluting-troops pregame segments. The Green Bay Packers accepted a total of $600,000 from 2011 through 2014 to produce their own military salutes.