The Green Bay Packers traded in the footballs and cleats for bowling balls and glow-in-the-dark shoes during their annual impromptu team-building exercise on Tuesday morning.
As has been customary, players were not warned ahead of time that they’d forgo the traditional workday during organized team activities in favor of an off-site event.
To announce the change of plans, the coaching staff rolled a clip from the Coen Brothers’ cult-classic, “The Big Lebowski,” during their usual morning meeting.
The team quickly picked up on what it meant.
“It was a very happy team meeting this morning,” Head Coach Mike McCarthy said.