Brett Hundley made a name for himself this preseason after he was selected by the Green Bay Packers during the 5^th round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

The rookie quarterback from UCLA had the second most leading passing yards, throwing a total of 630 passing yards during the preseason and completing 45 out of 65 attempted passes. He also had seven touchdowns, more than any other QB in the league during the preseason.

After tackling his first preseason as a Green Bay Packer, Hundley is now heading up to the Upper Peninsula to help tackle hunger.

On Tuesday, October 27,  Mayfield Sports Marketing and Brett Hundley made their way up to Elmer's County Market in Escanaba, MI, where Hundley would be signing autographs for the price of only a food donation to go towards a great cause.

Escanaba Public Safety and the Green Bay Packers joined forces and put on a food drive to help support the community foundation’s “Feed the Kids” backpack program.

There are five schools that participate in the backpack program and who will be receiving the donations of food. The donations will then get passed on to needy and underprivileged youth, to help carry them through weekends and extended breaks from school, when they may not be getting fed as much as they do on a school day.

The food drive at the county market was held from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m., with Hundley making his appearance at 6 p.m. and staying until 7:30 p.m.

With the help of Escanaba Public Safety, the Green Bay Packers, Elmer's County Market, Brett Hundley, and a very special thanks to Detective Tony LaPant, the food drive was a huge success, and far exceeded last year's event. Thank you to everyone who came out and made this event possible!

Brett Hundley helping out at the "Feed the Kids" backpack program food drive in Escanaba, MI.

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Mayfield Sports Marketing, Good Karma Brands’ ESPN Wisconsin and Destination Kohler announce 2nd annual radio show featuring former Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Wide Receiver Antonio Freeman. ‘The End Zone with Antonio Freeman,’ will air live from the historic tap room, the Horse & Plow at The American Club in Kohler, Wis.

The one-hour show will air at 6 p.m. on Mondays during the 2015-16 football season on 540 ESPN in Milwaukee, 100.5 ESPN Madison and ESPNWisconsin.com.

Michael Belot, General Manager of Destination Kohler. “The Horse & Plow is a great venue for this type of show. With its rich Wisconsin history and high-energy atmosphere, I have no doubt ‘The End Zone’ will be a popular Monday night event.”

ESPN Wisconsin’s Alex Petakas will join Freeman on ‘The End Zone,’ which will feature guests from professional football in front of a live audience. Petakas and Freeman will analyze the previous week’s game and take questions from fans.

The Horse & Plow is a perfect location for the live broadcast, and The American Club is an amazing destination for any Wisconsin sports fan.”

Fans may watch the show live at the Horse & Plow at The American Club, or listen via 540 ESPN in Milwaukee, 100.5 ESPN Madison, online at ESPNWisconsin.com or via the free ESPN Radio app.

Horse & Plow, The American Club’s historic tap room and once a bowling alley for immigrant workers who lived in Kohler, is today a casual brew pub with a creative menu and 19 craft beers on tap. ‘The End Zone with Antonio Freeman’ is free for fans who wish to sit in the general seating areas of Horse & Plow. VIP seating in the lower level of the bar or Upper Deck seating overlooking the lounge is available, but has a minimum food and beverage spend. 

Mayfield Sports Marketing is Wisconsin’s premier sports marketing firm and booking agency. Specializing in Packers’ Players community events, Packers Players’ motivational speaking, Packers’ Players autograph sessions and Packers’ Players attending non profit events, our athletes take great pride in every event they attend. 

Mayfield Sports Marketing athletes (Green Bay Packers Current and Retired Players)  are committed to each event they attend.

Throughout 2014-2015, Mayfield Sports Marketing athletes and celebrities had the opportunity to make numerous appearances. Green Bay Packers’ Players public appearances included nonprofit fundraisers, school visits, motivational speaking engagements and many other events and programs.

Packer back Lacy speaks of the power of prayer in Carthage visit for An Evening With Eddie Lacy

Green Bay Packers running back Eddy Lacy addresses the crowd at Carthage College on Friday night.

It’s hard to say what goes through Eddie Lacy’s head as the Green Bay Packers running back charges through obstacles standing between him and the end zone.

Even he admits to not knowing that guy on the field.

“I’m trying to figure out who he is, too,” Lacy laughed as he spoke to a crowd of about 300 fans at Carthage College Friday night. “I don’t know what the switch is that makes me go from who I am to who I am on the field, because it’s so not my personality.”

Friday’s fundraiser for Outreach Hope Ministries was presented by the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

In his appearance at Carthage College, Lacy spoke about his faith and how it kept him going when his family was displaced from their New Orleans area home following Hurricane Katrina.

Listening to him talk about those years, the audience began to get a sense as to why the otherwise mild-mannered, jovial 24-year-old has no problem overcoming challenges in his path.

Long and winding road

Lacy, who hails from Geismar, La., about an hour west of New Orleans, was in ninth grade when Hurricane Katrina hit. His family evacuated the area the day before the storm, but their home was destroyed.

“We took what we could from the house, but for the most part there was nothing,” Lacy recalled. His family found temporary housing through a home sharing program before eventually relocating to a small trailer.

“Nothing was the same,” Lacy recalled. “Before Katrina, I had your typical kid life, but then that all changed.”

The next three years Lacy describes as “a real dark place. The only thing I succeeded at during that time was football.”

Then, one night, Lacy’s mom came into his room crying.

“She began to tell me everything I was feeling and thinking,” Lacy said. “But the thing is, I’m someone who is really guarded with my emotions, so I was puzzled how she knew these things.”

When she was done speaking, Lacy’s mom turned and left the room. It was then that he realized how his mother knew the challenges and emotions he was battling.

Starting to believe

“My mom prays a lot. She prays for me so much,” he said. “And that is when I really started to believe I had a chance. I could do something more. Without that moment, I probably wouldn’t be where I am today.”

There’s no hiding Lacy’s gratitude for his parents (last fall, he made good on his promise to buy them a house), or the power of prayer his mother instilled in him. For other young people experiencing a dark place, Lacy left them with this advice.

“Your parents, they’re there for you no matter what. So let’s start there,” he said. “And it’s prayer. There’s definitely power in prayer. And I learned that the night my mom talked to me.”

He also learned dark times are meant to visit, not stay.

“Those times are building you up for what’s to come in the future,” he said. “And I think that’s what prayer and your parents help you with.”

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Packers Corey Linsley earns Packers' trust and perhaps a permanent starting job

"Believe me, I know that," Linsley said Friday with a guilty smile. "I've watched it many a time and felt embarrassed many a time."

Linsley

But here's the beauty of Linsley, the Packers' rookie center: Four days after his holding penalty wiped out an acrobatic throw in the face of pressure that would have been a ridiculous 34-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams against the Chicago Bears on Sept. 28, Linsley made sure to disengage from Minnesota Vikings nose tackle Linval Joseph before he could be flagged again and another touchdown -- this one a 66-yarder to Jordy Nelson -- could be wiped out.

"That's a credit to him because he's learning from his mistakes," Packers offensive line coach James Campen said this week.

Not that there have been many of those. But it's one of the reasons Campen and coach Mike McCarthy are likely to stick with Linsley as their starter even after JC Tretter comes off the temporary injured reserve list. Tretter spent all offseason and most of training camp being groomed as the starter until a knee injury in the third preseason game forced Linsley, a fifth-round pick from Ohio State, into action without any preseason snaps with Rodgers.

"He's one of those guys as a rookie that came in here and you knew right away he belonged," McCarty said of Linsley. "First day of pads, it was like, 'Hey man, this guy, he's a powerful young man.' So he fit right in. That's why I was never worried about him."

Tretter is eligible to begin practicing on Monday and could play on Nov. 9 against the Bears, but the Packers may not need him given how entrenched Linsley appears.

"I will say this: If things keep going the way they're going, I think we’ll look back on this start as probably one of the most impressive situations that a young player has stepped up and performed in my time here," McCarthy said. "And we've had a lot of guys step up."

And there's little or no reason to use any caveat in this case. Linsley has not allowed a sack or a quarterback hit, according to Pro Football Focus. In PFF's run-game rankings, he graded out as the second-highest lineman on the Packers roster behind only left guard Josh Sitton. And for all NFL centers this season, Linsley's run-blocking grade ranks tied for eighth.

Perhaps more importantly, he has gained Rodgers' trust. And that trust went up another notch after Linsley's block on Nelson's 66-yard touchdown catch against the Vikings.

"There's often an unsung hero, and it's always fun to be able to highlight those guys," Rodgers said this week on his ESPN Milwaukee radio show. "In this case, it was Corey doing a nice job of keeping his feet moving and running his defender past the play and allowing me to throw from a clean spot. That's when you get touchdowns."

So what will the Packers do with Tretter? The former collegiate tackle at Cornell has yet to play in an NFL regular-season game. He missed all of last season because of an ankle injury but looked comfortable in the offseason and in his three preseason starts at center.

Perhaps Tretter could go back to tackle, where the Packers may have some roster turnover in the offseason given that starting right tackle Bryan Bulaga and backup tackle Derek Sherrod both are in the final seasons of their contracts.

"When he gets back out there and they clear him to go," Campen said pausing for a moment, "I don't even want to answer that question."

Linsley's play may have answered that for him.

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