Green Bay - Hands tucked in his black winter jacket, he watched on. Typically, this is Donald Driver time. Playoff time.
Yet during a 24-10 win over Minnesota, one of the Green Bay Packers' most revered players ever was rendered completely powerless.
Right now - in 2013 - the Packers don't necessarily need Driver. He has been inactive for four of the team's last six weeks. He hasn't caught a pass in nearly two months. So, his career in Green Bay on the brink, the 37-year-old receiver swallowed his pride, approached coaches and did something usually reserved for 22- and 23-year-old players.
He asked to play special teams.
"I said, 'I'd like to play special teams if you guys need me,' " Driver said. "The thing is when you've played this long in your career, they don't think that a veteran guy wants to play because sometimes it's like a kick in the . . . I didn't think that. I didn't think that at all.
"I looked at it as an opportunity to play and have fun. That's what I want to do. I asked them and they said, 'Sure.' I'm back on it. We'll see. We'll see."