This Day in Packers History cover art

This Day in Packers History

This Day in Packers History

By: Wyldepodcasts
Listen for free

This Day in Packers History gives Packers fans one date-stamped story from Green Bay's uniquely deep football past: a championship, founding moment, Lambeau legend, Lombardi turn, Favre comeback, Rodgers milestone, draft shock, or fan-ownership wrinkle. Evergreen history, not news takes — daily nostalgia that travels well in offseason and game week.© 2026 Wyldepodcasts Football (American)
Episodes
  • Lukas Van Ness at Thirteen: The Pick That Started Jordan Love's Era

    Lukas Van Ness at Thirteen: The Pick That Started Jordan Love's Era
    Jul 6 2026
    July 6th, 2023 — Green Bay had just traded Aaron Rodgers and spent their first pick on Lukas Van Ness, a hybrid edge rusher from Iowa. The Packers passed on names the mock drafts loved and picked the linebacker-end hybrid who fit what they were building. That pick said everything about who the new Green Bay was.
    Show More Show Less
    3 mins
  • James Lofton Sixth Overall: The Stanford Sprinter Who Remade Green Bay's Air Attack

    James Lofton Sixth Overall: The Stanford Sprinter Who Remade Green Bay's Air Attack
    Jul 5 2026
    July 5th — James Lofton's birthday. In 1978, the Packers used a top-six pick on a Stanford sprinter who averaged over 22 yards per catch. Seven Pro Bowls. Nine seasons. The first receiver in NFL history to reach fourteen thousand career yards.
    Show More Show Less
    3 mins
  • Born on the Fourth: The 99-Yard Return That Defined a Packers Super Bowl

    Born on the Fourth: The 99-Yard Return That Defined a Packers Super Bowl
    Jul 4 2026
    July 4th belongs to Desmond Howard and the ninety-nine-yard return that ended Super Bowl XXXI. The only special-teams MVP in Super Bowl history — and the returner Green Bay spent a decade trying to replace.
    Show More Show Less
    3 mins
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
No reviews yet