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Donald Driver: I Wanted to Make it Easy on the Packers

Monty McMahon by Monty McMahon
February 1, 2013
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Donald Driver

Donald Driver knew the Green Bay Packers weren’t planning on bringing him back in 2013 and told Tom Silverstein he retired to make things easy on the organization.

Driver revealed this on Thursday in New Orleans, saying he knew his fate when he had his exit interview with coach Mike McCarthy.

“I just kind of knew in his eyes,” Driver said. “When you’ve known a guy for so long and you’re friends, it’s hard for him to tell you that they’re not going to bring me back. I just kind of looked at him and I just kind of knew that that’s what they were going to do.

“I just wanted to make it easy on the organization, not put any pressure on them and just be able to walk away on my own terms and not have them say, we’re not going to bring you back.”

That’s pretty refreshing considering what the Packers went through with Brett Favre, who obviously didn’t give a shit about the organization or the fans.

Driver is nearly as beloved by the faithful as Favre was then. Ever image conscious, the organization has been very careful with their handling of fan favorites since the Favre debacle. We’ve suggested the Packers kept Driver on the roster in 2012 just to avoid another PR disaster.

Driver’s role in 2012 (or lack thereof) seems to suggest there was some truth to that theory.

But we’re not here to talk about that. We’re here to talk about what a stand-up guy Donald Driver is.

Although Driver stands by his assertion that he can still play, he’s repeatedly said he only wants to suit up for the Green Bay Packers. On Thursday, he proved that.

“Do I feel like I can still play? Yes,” Driver said. “But at the end of the day, I owe it to the fans to put the cleats up. I promised them years ago that I would never wear nothing but green and gold, so I owe it to them to walk away.”

Love that guy more today than I did yesterday.

It will be interesting to see if the Packers give Driver a role with the team like they once offered Favre. We should know more about that when Driver officially retires at Lambeau Field on Feb. 6.

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Comments 12

  1. Avatar for icebowl icebowl says:
    10 years ago

    The Don is total class.
    I will miss seeing him making great catches.

    • Avatar for Phatgzus Phatgzus says:
      10 years ago

      Which one? Hutson was pretty classy himself.

  2. Avatar for the real russ letlow the real russ letlow says:
    10 years ago

    you nailed it about the diff between Donald and the other guy. Donald loves the fans and they love him back. The other guy doesn’t care about anyone but himself. I hope Donald gets a personal services contract with the Pack. He’d be worth every dime, and is a great “ambassador” for the Green Bay Packers! Class all the way.

  3. Avatar for tim tim says:
    10 years ago

    Agreed – class act all the way – goes out as a winner, not a whiner.

  4. Avatar for nance13 nance13 says:
    10 years ago

    Donald became my favorite Packer the day he appeared on local TV during his rookie season. He never let me down and I really hope the Packers never let him down.

  5. Avatar for Kyle B. Kyle B. says:
    10 years ago

    I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole stadium was filled up with fans at his official retirement. I’ve honestly never seen a guy more beloved by the fans than DD, and he deserves it!

  6. Avatar for Savage57 Savage57 says:
    10 years ago

    Anyone up in ‘sconni want to start a petition to make sure that DD gets his name on the ring of honor before the egomaniac does?

    I don’t ever recall any such sentiment from Donna.

  7. Avatar for Adam Adam says:
    10 years ago

    Fucking love DD. I really hope there’s a future for him in the organization, whether it be a positions coach or whatnot if it’s an avenue he wants to take. Great player, but an even better human being.

    • Avatar for Phatgzus Phatgzus says:
      10 years ago

      I find it hard to believe they wouldn’t offer him some position, whether it be PR or whatehaveyou.

  8. Avatar for the real jeff ircink the real jeff ircink says:
    10 years ago

    let the Favre hatrd go….it’s time.

  9. Avatar for Mike R Mike R says:
    10 years ago

    Just read this story to my wife and she started crying.

  10. Avatar for Voltron Voltron says:
    10 years ago

    Listening to you Packer fans and bloggers, you don’t deserve to have Brett Favre back with your organization. Spoiled babies the lot of you. So he’s wrong because he wanted to play when the Packers didn’t want him to? Ridiculous. What, I guess Greg Jennings should retire to?

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