Author: Robin M Adams

New Green Bay Packers’ linebacker Christian Kirksey has not played a down of football for the Packers. He hasn’t practiced with the team either. In fact, he hasn’t even visited Green Bay yet. However, the new Packer is making friends quickly in Green Bay in the best way possible. Amid the COVID-19 epidemic and its unfortunate effects on communities everywhere, Kirksey turned his attention to the homeless people of Green Bay. According to a blog post by St. John’s Homeless Shelter in Green Bay, Kirksey reached out to them and asked what they needed. In the ensuing days, Kirksey supplied…

The Milwaukee Brewers are celebrating their 50th year of baseball in Milwaukee this year. Even though it is unknown as to when the season will start, this is something worth highlighting and celebrating. Over the next few weeks, OTH Wisconsin will highlight the top players at each position throughout the Brewers’ 50 year history. Here, we take a look at the best catchers in the history the Milwaukee Brewers. Note: As good as Yasmani Grandal was last season, setting the Brewers’ catcher record for home runs, he is being left off this list because he only played for one season in Milwaukee.…

Mark Reynolds, the one-time first baseman of the Milwaukee Brewers, has decided to call it a career. He made his announcement via an interview on Sirius XM Radio late last week. Ever since Prince Fielder left the Brewers following the 2012 season, the first base position as been a sort of revolving door. In their attempts to fill the void left by Prince, the Brewers tried Corey Hart, Yuniesky Betencourt, Alex Gonzalez, and Mat Gamel at first in 2013. When all of those experiments failed to produce results, the team brought in Mark Reynolds in 2014. In his lone season…

Earlier this week, the NFL released its All-Decade Team, which featured Aaron Rodgers as one of the two quarterbacks on the offensive team. OTH Wisconsin has followed suit, but our focus is just on the Green Bay Packers. In this piece, we will name our Packers All-Decade Team, focusing on the offensive side of the ball. Quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers Aaron Rodgers, of course, makes this list as he has been the Packers’ starting quarterback for the majority of the decade. In addition, he was the lone Packers representative on the All-Decade Team for the NFL. Rodgers had a great decade,…

In a time when professional sports are on hiatus, fans and sports commentators keep their passion for sports alive through debates and analysis. Over the last few days, one of the most common topics thrown around on social media is the question of who is greater: Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees? The question, no doubt, is in large part due to the fact that Rodgers was named to the All-Decade Team while Brees was left off. The purpose of this piece is to analyze the argument and see if there is a definitive answer to the question. Aaron Rodgers Career…

The Milwaukee Brewers are celebrating their 50th year of baseball in Milwaukee this year. Even though it is unknown as to when the season will start, this is something worth highlighting and celebrating. Over the next few weeks, OTH Wisconsin will highlight the top players at each position throughout the Brewers’ 50 year history. Here, we take a look at the best left fielders in the history the Milwaukee Brewers. Note: It was a difficult call to keep Carlos Lee off this list, as he was an All-Star and won the Silver Slugger with the Brewers. However, he only played in Milwaukee…

The NFL announced its All-Decade Team for the 2010’s yesterday. Aaron Rodgers was named to the team, as well as former Packers Julius Peppers and Jahri Evans. However, several players who may have been deserving were left off, including former Packers linebacker Clay Matthews. Better Numbers than All-Decade Members Clay Matthew played for the Packers throughout most of the decade and is the team record holder for career sacks with 83.5 sacks. The eight sacks he record last season brought his career total to 91.5 sacks. His 81.5 sacks in the decade are more than Bobby Wagner, Patrick Willis, Khalil…

Unlike many NFL franchises, the Packers have a rich history of MVP quarterbacks. However, for over 20 years, it appeared that Green Bay’s glory days were far behind them, never to return. Hall of Fame GM Ron Wolf, though, took a chance on a young gunslinger and traded a second round pick for one of the greatest players to ever play the game. In this edition of MVP Spotlight, we will take a look at the NFL’s first three-time MVP: Brett Favre. The Early Years Brett Favre was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 1991…

The NFL has released its All-Decade Team for the 2010s, and there is a familiar name listed to Packers’ fans. Aaron Rodgers has been named to the NFL’s Second Team All Decade; Tom Brady was named to the First Team. Rodgers had a great decade overall, despite two seasons being cut short by injuries. He started 2010 with a Super Bowl championship and a Super Bowl MVP. Rodgers added to his hardware collection with two MVP Awards, winning in 2011 and 2014. In addition, Rodgers was named to seven Pro Bowls and two All-Pro Teams during the decade. Over the…

The Packers are not known for going after big-name free agents. In fact, the aspect of free agency they are best known for is going after undrafted free agents. However, the Packers have made some historically great free agent signings. Here, we will take a look at the five best signings in franchise history. Note: In order to qualify for this list, the player had to play for the Packers for over one season. Preston and Za’Darius Smith may end up on this list in the future, but Jared Cook is disqualified. #5- Frank Winters Frank Winters began his career…