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7 years ago

Julia Nicoll still can’t quite believe what happened on that street corner in downtown Chicago on that Saturday night.

It’s the story of two Chicago Bears fans, one Green Bay Packers quarterback and a sprinkle of department store Christmas magic thrown in for good measure.

It was the weekend of the Packers-Bears game at Soldier Field on Nov. 12, and Nicoll and her 11-year-old son, Peter, decided spur of the moment to take the 4:30 p.m. train from their home in Mount Prospect, Ill., to check out the early holiday decorations in the city. They were waiting along with other people to cross the street when Peter said to his mom he thought he recognized Aaron Rodgers standing by them.

“I’m whispering to him like (in a doubting tone), ‘Really? I don’t think Aaron Rodgers is standing right next to us on the corner on a Saturday evening.’”

But when Rodgers looked past her to prepare to cross, she checked for herself — and then did something that’s so unlike the mother of three.

“I never in my life can talk to celebrities. If I go to a book signing, I don’t even talk to them, because I don’t want to bother people, but somehow I had it in me to say, ‘Are you ...?’ really quietly. I didn’t even finish the sentence, because I didn’t want the other people at the corner to bug him if he just wanted to be alone, which I totally get, so I kind of stopped myself.

“He looked right at me and said, ‘I am.’”
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yooperfan
7 years ago
Enjoyable article, thanks for sharing.
I'm like the mother, when my family and I have been out to eat in Green Bay and run into a player or coach, I have respected their privacy and not attempted to intrude on their time.
uffda udfa
7 years ago
Normally, I dislike puff pieces but this one was actually worthwhile. Thanks for putting it up here.
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Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."


Cheesey
7 years ago
Here's how it SHOULD have gone....
Lady: "Excuse me....are you who I think you are???"
Aaron: "You're a Bears fan....I'm surprised you recognized what a quarterback LOOKS like."😝 😂
(Just kidding...good story!)
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beast
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7 years ago

Normally, I dislike puff pieces but this one was actually worthwhile. Thanks for putting it up here.

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa 



Yeah, to be honest I kinda dislike this piece because it really doesn't give any new info (other than hearing how a Packers parent reacts to hearing about a different Packers lol), but something about it was just different, and I like that different.
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isocleas2
7 years ago

Enjoyable article, thanks for sharing.
I'm like the mother, when my family and I have been out to eat in Green Bay and run into a player or coach, I have respected their privacy and not attempted to intrude on their time.

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I ran into Ted Thompson at a restaurant in DePere one of the guys from our party shook his hand but I just stayed at the table. This was in 2012 when alot of people were shaking his hand 😁

Ran into Hawk at a restaurant and he totally cut in line in front of me, we had a moment where we looked at each other and we both knew what was going down. I didn't flag him, was too good of a story.
uffda udfa
7 years ago
Just as good, or better...


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Ted Thompson sits on his hands per former GM: "because they’ve had 25 fricking years of great quarterbacks. Of course it works. Try it without a special quarterback."


sschind
7 years ago
Personally I think most athletes are like this. As long as you are not intruding I think most would be willing to at least be civil. Maybe not spend as much time a AR did but a little conversation and an overall pleasant experience.

When we hear about the bad experiences people have sometimes I wonder how much the person is not telling us. Yes, so and so blew you off but were you really just asking to shake his hand or were you pestering him incessantly? People have a tendency to understate their roles in negative situations.
Cheesey
7 years ago
Most of the players from "the old days" have been more decent when approached then today's players.
At least that's how it's been for me.
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