Greg Jennings (gregjennings) from Green Bay Packers
Greg Jennings:
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Sent 10:53:14 AM Fri Jan 6 '12Greg Jennings is a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers
Gregory Jennings, Jr. was born on September 21, 1983 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Greg attended Kalamazoo Central High School where he played wide receiver, running back, outside linebacker and defensive back and was a three-time letterman for the football team. He was listed 11th on the "Fab 50" rankings of the Detroit Free Press as a senior.
Greg attended Western Michigan University where he became only the 11th player to gain over 1,000 yards in at least three seasons of a college career. In 2005, Greg had 98 catches, and led the nation in catches per game, with 8.91; he had 1,259 yards with 14 touchdowns, and earned the 2005 MAC Offensive Player of the Year Award. His 5,093 all-purpose yards is a WMU record, and ranks 8th in MAC history. Greg finished his career there with 238 receptions for 3539 yards and 39 touchdowns.
The Green Bay Packers drafted Greg in the 2nd round (52nd pick overall) of the 2006 NFL draft. Greg signed to a four-year contract on July 25, 2006. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the deal was worth $2.85 million, including a $1.24 million signing bonus.
Greg was named the starting wide receiver for his first professional regular season game with the Green Bay Packers on September 2, 2006. Greg was voted NFL Rookie of the Week for games played September 24-25, 2006, he was also named to the NFL All Rookie team at the end of the season.
On September 30, 2007, during a 23-16 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, Greg caught a 16-yard pass from Brett Favre that opened the scoring 10 minutes into the first quarter, and broke the all-time touchdown pass record Favre had shared with Dan Marino. On October 29, 2007, Greg caught an 82-yard touchdown pass from Favre to defeat the Denver Broncos 19-13 in overtime, tying him for the second longest overtime touchdown in NFL history. In a game against the Dallas Cowboys on November 29, 2007, Greg hauled in the first ever touchdown pass by quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
On June 23, 2009 Greg received a new three-year extension that will pay him $26.35 million and includes $16M guaranteed; it also included a $11.25 million signing bonus. Greg has spent his entire career with the Packers. In Super Bowl XLV, on February 6, 2011, Greg caught four passes for 64 yards and scored two touchdowns in the Packers' 31-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Greg's charity organization, the Greg Jennings Foundation, was started in attempt to benefit underprivileged children and youth organizations. The organization allows people, groups, and organizations from either Michigan or Wisconsin to apply for grant money. You can find out more at http://www.gj85foundation.com.
