Packers Welcoming Sam Shields, Brandon Jackson as Featured Alumni this Week

The Green Bay Packers are welcoming back featured alumni Sam Shields and Brandon Jackson for the Packers-Eagles game on Monday, Nov. 10.

Leading up to the game, the featured alumni will be signing autographs and visiting with fans at the Lambeau Field Atrium on Sunday, Nov. 9, from 11 a.m. to noon.

On gameday, Jackson will be visiting with fans and signing autographs at surprise locations around Lambeau Field from 5:40 to 6:40 p.m. Shields will be visiting with fans and signing autographs during that same time in the Legends Club on the Associated Bank Club Level, an area accessible to game attendees with suite or club seat tickets.

Additional Packers alumni will also be part of the gameday festivities on Monday. Desmond Bishop and Karl Swanke will be at Titletown for Titletown Gameday Live presented by American Family Insurance before the game. They’ll participate in a question-and-answer session at 4:45 p.m., and will greet fans afterward until 5:45 p.m.

Sam Shields came to the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2010 from the University of Miami. The cornerback progressed rapidly as a rookie, earning the nickel CB job and seeing time as a kick returner. That same season, Shields recorded two interceptions in the NFC Championship Game against the Chicago Bears to help send the Packers to Super Bowl XLV. He spent seven seasons in Green Bay (2010-16), and including the playoffs, he played in 91 games and posted 23 interceptions, tied for No. 2 in the NFL during that span. Though injuries threatened to end his playing career, Shields worked his way back to health and spent the 2018 season with the Los Angeles Rams.

Brandon Jackson was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska and played running back for the Packers from 2007-10. Jackson played a crucial role as the team’s primary ball-carrier in 2010 during the Super Bowl XLV-winning season, when he rushed for 731 yards in 20 games. During the course of his 52-game Packers career, Jackson became known as a reliable pass protector and pass-catcher out of the backfield. He posted 1,329 rushing yards and 844 receiving yards during his time in Green Bay. Jackson finished his NFL career with the Cleveland Browns.

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