The Green Bay Packers chose their six playoff captains this week, two from each unit.
They are Aaron Rodgers and John Kuhn on offense, Julius Peppers and Clay Matthews on defense and Mason Crosby and Chris Banjo on special teams.
Only Rodgers and Peppers were captains in last year’s group. However, the Packers uncharacteristically chose last year’s captains before the regular season ended.
They usually have a rotating set of captains each week throughout the regular season and then only elect permanent captains for the playoffs.
For whatever reason — and we’re sure you can come up with a few — things went back to normal this year.
As for the captains themselves, not really a surprise. Last year it was a surprise when Peppers and safety Morgan Burnett were named defensive captains.
However, Clay Matthews has obviously stepped up his leadership game since then.
This marks the first time both Kuhn and Banjo have been elected playoff captains.