macbob
  • macbob
  • Veteran Member Topic Starter
14 years ago
http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article_ketchman/article-1/Freeman-warmed-by-cheers-on-Tour/a3dc2195-0fe7-47f0-abb1-d9d1b54d2100 

The kids that cheered him werent old enough to have seen him play, but they knew the name. The veterans whose hearts were warmed by his surprise appearance on Wednesday knew the name and the memory of the Super Bowl title to which Antonio Freeman helped lead the Packers a decade-and-a-half ago.

It never gets old for Freeman. Who wouldnt like coming back to the scene of the best days of your life and to the smiles and cheers of people that make you feel as though yesterday is today and time changes nothing?

Its always awesome. When you step off the plane, its awesome. The people that work (at the airport) still acknowledge us. Its over the top. There cant be another place in the world of sports that supports and acknowledges its football team the way Packers fans do, said Freeman, the star wide receiver of the Packers glory years of the 1990s under then-coach Mike Holmgren.

Freeman led a Tailgate Tour contingent of current Packers players and Packers alumni on the second leg of a five-day tour of the region on Wednesday. The Tailgate Tour, a team charity event, made surprise stops at the D.J. Jacobetti Veterans Home in Marquette, Mich., and at Negaunee Middle School in Negaunee, Mich.

It definitely does make you feel good, Freeman said of the warm reception he and his Tour mates received in Marquette and Negaunee on Wednesday. The history awareness about the Green Bay Packers is definitely evident. The players on our roster wont change. It was especially touching for me to see some of these older generations acknowledge us.

Freeman is joined on the Tour by Dorsey Levens and Gilbert Brown from the 90s era of Packers football. Also on tour are Jim Taylor and Forrest Gregg from the 60s Packers, and current Packers players Desmond Bishop, Matt Flynn and Josh Sitton. Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy is also on the Tour, which was to make stops in Ewen, Mich., and Ashland, Wis., later on Wednesday. Ashland would be the site of an evening Tailgate Party.

A lot of us from those teams were seven-, eight-year Packers. We spent a lot of time together, Freeman said of the 90s gang, winners of Super Bowl XXXI.

Freeman received a huge ovation at the D.J. Jacobetti Veterans Home, where he was asked to describe his famous falling-down pass reception against the Vikings on Monday Night Football. The main message at the Negaunee Middle School was about the dangers of bullying. The players then conducted a question-and-answer session.

We did win one. There will always be disappointment we didnt win that second one. You can always look back and say we left some food on the table, but its a great feeling to know we will always be Super Bowl champions, Freeman said. We did get one, but you always look back and think this couldve been one of those special franchises that got three in a row.

These days, Freeman splits time between Fort Lauderdale and Baltimore, his hometown. The focus of his professional life nowadays is his charitable foundation, BMore Free Programs, which aids deprived youth in Baltimore. He is especially proud of his foundations free-meals-to-children-during-the-summer initiative.

It means a lot to me personally to be a partner in helping to prevent hunger and provide children with free meals in my hometown, Freeman said in kicking off the program. Its estimated that about 485,000 lunches and 370,000 breakfasts will be served this summer.

Freemans initiative is, yet, another distinction by a Packers great. Hes proud to represent the team and cheer the team wherever he is. Last season, of course, he cheered the Packers to a win in Super Bowl XLV.

I think theyre in a great position, he said of the current Packers team. Theyre young and they have a ton of talent. Last year they proved what a true team is. Their backups stepped up. They didnt just step in, they stepped up.

Freeman is still doing the same.

Packers.com wrote:

Fan Shout
dfosterf (4h) : *Orzech*
dfosterf (4h) : Orzich long snapper 3 yr extension
Zero2Cool (5h) : Packers signed someone for three year deal
Zero2Cool (5h) : lol i know it's insane ... sign up for the waiver wire then you'll know
wpr (5h) : YES!!!!!!
Mucky Tundra (5h) : WE WANT THE LIST! WE WANT THE LIST!
Zero2Cool (6h) : @JJLahey · 2m Holy crap, Packers, where the heck is the list?
Zero2Cool (6h) : haha folks on Tweeter every year this time ... 'where is list Packers!!" hahaha
wpr (7h) : He played pretty good.
Zero2Cool (7h) : NAZIR STACKHOUSE HAS MADE THE 53
Zero2Cool (8h) : NOOOOO KALEN IS GONE
Zero2Cool (8h) : Kalen King and Kamal Hadden making it. me thinks
schroeder84 (8h) : @dfosterf I suspect Elgersma WILL be hard to hide. Raw, but talented
Zero2Cool (10h) : pp.com is broken, halt testing, gotta go do work things for a bit
hardrocker950 (10h) : Mecole Hardman was released, to the surprise of few
Zero2Cool (11h) : PP.com updated. Reset Password works, and now User Profile pages are a thing
Zero2Cool (25-Aug) : Soft hope plan is having fantasy football weekly on-site that i build. cannot do that with this setup.
Zero2Cool (25-Aug) : It's older technology, resource hog, cannot be upgraded/changed. That's to start.
packerfanoutwest (25-Aug) : Ok, but what is wrong with this site?
Zero2Cool (25-Aug) : check out packerpeople.com
Mucky Tundra (25-Aug) : Oh crap I missed that! I thought it was a 2026 pick
Zero2Cool (25-Aug) : It wasn't even next year pick, it's two years away. old dog food value
Mucky Tundra (25-Aug) : Yep! Everytime a team trades with Howie that team is the loser (so says the media)
Zero2Cool (25-Aug) : We are hosed.
Mucky Tundra (25-Aug) : Per Schefter, GB is sending a 6th rounder for OT Darian Kennard
Zero2Cool (24-Aug) : Finally got new site to keep folks logged in. New tech is pain sometimes
dfosterf (23-Aug) : Taylor Elgersma is going to be very hard to hide.
Mucky Tundra (23-Aug) : Matthew Golden=DAWG (so load the wagons!!) !!!!!
dfosterf (18-Aug) : We do have good depth at running back imo. Still so frustrating. Bitching about it is a futile excercise, which I plan to do anyway.
Mucky Tundra (17-Aug) : Whoops, I thought Zero was saying it was a surprise the Brewers lost and not Lloyd being hurt
Mucky Tundra (17-Aug) : Not a surprise; inevitable
Zero2Cool (17-Aug) : Brewers streak ends at 14
Zero2Cool (17-Aug) : SURPRISE
Mucky Tundra (17-Aug) : @mattschneidman Matt LaFleur on MarShawn Lloyd: “He’s gonna miss some time.”
Mucky Tundra (16-Aug) : CLIFFORD WITH THE TD WITH UNDER 2 TO GO!!!!!
Zero2Cool (16-Aug) : 90 MINUTES UNTIL FAKE KICKOFF!!
Martha Careful (16-Aug) : I think Ruven is a bot, but regardless should be stricken from the site.
Zero2Cool (14-Aug) : Packers RB Josh Jacobs ranked No. 33 in NFL 'Top 100'
dfosterf (13-Aug) : The LVN Musgrave collision- Andy Herman said Musgrave seemed to be the one most impacted injury-wise
dfosterf (13-Aug) : a lower back injury
dfosterf (13-Aug) : Doubs says he's "fine" after injury scare. Some reported it as z
Mucky Tundra (13-Aug) : With LVN that is; need to see what happens in the next practice
Mucky Tundra (13-Aug) : beast, reading about what happened, it sounded like one of those "two guys collide and are moving slow afterwards" type of deals
beast (12-Aug) : I believe Musgrave has been injured every single season since at least a Sophomore in highschool
packerfanoutwest (12-Aug) : Matt LaFleur: “Highly unlikely” Jordan Love plays more this preseason
dfosterf (12-Aug) : Doubs, Savion Williams, LVN, Musgrave all banged up to one degree or another, missing one here I forget
Zero2Cool (12-Aug) : RB Tyrion Davis-Price is signing with the Green Bay Packers.
Zero2Cool (12-Aug) : zero help, dominated. preseason
beast (12-Aug) : QB Jordan Love has surgery
beast (12-Aug) : Martha said Morgan had a lot of help, I didn't watch the OL so I can't say.
Please sign in to use Fan Shout
2025 Packers Schedule
Sunday, Sep 7 @ 3:25 PM
LIONS
Thursday, Sep 11 @ 7:15 PM
COMMANDERS
Sunday, Sep 21 @ 12:00 PM
Browns
Sunday, Sep 28 @ 7:20 PM
Cowboys
Sunday, Oct 12 @ 3:25 PM
BENGALS
Sunday, Oct 19 @ 3:25 PM
Cardinals
Sunday, Oct 26 @ 7:20 PM
Steelers
Sunday, Nov 2 @ 12:00 PM
PANTHERS
Monday, Nov 10 @ 7:15 PM
EAGLES
Sunday, Nov 16 @ 12:00 PM
Giants
Sunday, Nov 23 @ 12:00 PM
VIKINGS
Thursday, Nov 27 @ 12:00 PM
Lions
Sunday, Dec 7 @ 12:00 PM
BEARS
Sunday, Dec 14 @ 3:25 PM
Broncos
Friday, Dec 19 @ 11:00 PM
Bears
Friday, Dec 26 @ 11:00 PM
RAVENS
Saturday, Jan 3 @ 11:00 PM
Vikings
Recent Topics
3h / Green Bay Packers Talk / bboystyle

5h / Green Bay Packers Talk / wpr

5h / Green Bay Packers Talk / wpr

8h / Feedback, Suggestions and Issues / Zero2Cool

12h / Green Bay Packers Talk / wpr

26-Aug / Fantasy Sports Talk / porky88

25-Aug / Green Bay Packers Talk / wpr

24-Aug / Green Bay Packers Talk / Mucky Tundra

24-Aug / Around The NFL / beast

23-Aug / Feedback, Suggestions and Issues / Zero2Cool

22-Aug / Green Bay Packers Talk / Mucky Tundra

21-Aug / Green Bay Packers Talk / beast

20-Aug / Green Bay Packers Talk / bboystyle

19-Aug / Green Bay Packers Talk / beast

18-Aug / Around The NFL / isaiah

Headlines
Copyright © 2006 - 2025 PackersHome.com™. All Rights Reserved.