On the first day of the Packers mandatory mini camp, all eyes were on Aaron Rodgers and his new group of wide receivers. Last year, Rodgers and his hair drew some attention as he grew it out to dress up as John Wick for Halloween. Rodgers, though, is not the quarterback whose hairstyle went viral today. That would be third-string quarterback Kurt Benkert’s long locks.
Kurt Benkert Admits His Resemblance to Loki
At one point, the Green Bay Packers had their very own Thor in Clay Matthews. Now, the team has their very own Loki, the antagonist in Thor and The Avengers.
Okay I kinda see it pic.twitter.com/3QZH5sOxcx
— Kurt Benkert (@KurtBenkert) June 7, 2022
MVS and Kenny Clark Get In On the Joke
There were many comments on Benkert’s thread, one of them from former teammate Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Of course, MVS was known for his Twitter “feud” with Kenny Clark, who was quick to jump in:
I have one for you but you aren’t going to like it…
— Marquez V-S (@MVS__11) June 7, 2022
— Kenny Clark (@KCBoutThatLife) June 7, 2022
More Thor Look-Alikes
The thread is a delight of Packers players commenting and fans posting side-by-side pictures in the replies. Here are some highlights:
A Man of Many Faces
The comments in the thread were not limited to just Avengers pictures. Here are some other side-by-sides of Kurt Benkert with other celebrities fans think he looks like:
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