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  • Tue., May. 28, 2013 11:30AM - 1:00PM CDT Organized Team Activities (OTAs) The Packers announced details on the remainder of their offseason schedule, including the fact that five of the team’s offseason practices will be open to the public, weather permitting.

    The open practices will be three organized team activities (OTAs) and two mandatory minicamp workouts. The open OTA practices are slated for three Tuesdays — May 21, May 28 and June 11 — and will begin at 11:30 a.m. CT. The two mandatory minicamp practices are scheduled for June 4 and 5 with a start time TBA.

    Due to ongoing preparations on Ray Nitschke Field for training camp, the OTA and minicamp workouts will be held on Clarke Hinkle Field this year. Viewing of the open practices will be standing-room only along the Oneida Street side of Hinkle Field.
  • Sat., Jun. 01, 2013 8:30AM - 3:30PM CDT Junior Power Pack Clinic The 16th Annual Junior Power Pack Clinic will take place June 1, 2013 inside the Don Hutson Center, the Packers indoor practice facility. Reserved exclusively for members of the Junior Power Pack kids fan club (ages 5-14), this event features the chance to run skills and drills with other Packer backers and a few up-and-coming Packers players.
  • Sun., Jun. 02, 2013 8:00AM - 1:00PM CDT USA Football coaching school

    The Green Bay Packers have teamed up with USA Football to host a coaching school for Wisconsin youth football coaches at Lambeau Field on June 2, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Sat., Jun. 08, 2013 3:00PM - 5:00PM CDT Jerry Parins Cruise for Cancer The Green Bay Packers are gearing up for the 10th annual Jerry Parins Cruise for Cancer event, set for Saturday, June 8. The event once again features a motorcycle ride, but non-riding fans who want to support the cause are welcome to attend the post-ride party at Lambeau Field’s North Loft, the rooftop deck below the TundraVision in the north end zone.
     
    On the day of the ride, registration begins at 9 a.m. and will continue through 10:30 a.m. at Vandervest Harley-Davidson in Green Bay. The post-ride party begins at 3 p.m. at Lambeau Field in the North Loft, which can be accessed through the Bellin Health Gate. The party will include food and drink for purchase, a silent and live auction and fun while bringing awareness to cancer. Attendees will also have the opportunity to get autographs from Packers players in exchange for a $10 donation to the event.
  • Tue., Jun. 11, 2013 11:30AM - 1:00PM CDT Organized Team Activities (OTAs) The Packers announced details on the remainder of their offseason schedule, including the fact that five of the team’s offseason practices will be open to the public, weather permitting.

    The open practices will be three organized team activities (OTAs) and two mandatory minicamp workouts. The open OTA practices are slated for three Tuesdays — May 21, May 28 and June 11 — and will begin at 11:30 a.m. CT. The two mandatory minicamp practices are scheduled for June 4 and 5 with a start time TBA.

    Due to ongoing preparations on Ray Nitschke Field for training camp, the OTA and minicamp workouts will be held on Clarke Hinkle Field this year. Viewing of the open practices will be standing-room only along the Oneida Street side of Hinkle Field.
  • Wed., Jul. 24, 2013 11:00AM - 1:00PM CDT Packers Shareholders Meeting

    The Green Bay Packers 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held Wednesday, July 24, at 11 a.m., at Lambeau Field. The meeting will take place rain or shine.
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Ricky Zeller

Ricky Zeller is a contributing writer for packers.com. He has covered the NFL for several publications.
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Kuhn: "I want to live up to their expectations."

Posted Jan 14, 2012

By Ricky Zeller Packers.com contributing writer

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Despite his unlikely path to NFL success, or likely because of it, John Kuhn has become a folk hero of sorts to Packers fans, and their loud, extended chant of his last name echoes off Lambeau Field’s green façade whenever the team is in need of a hard-fought yard or two.

On an offense of thoroughbreds like Jordy Nelson, Greg Jennings and Donald Driver, Kuhn is the workhorse. The fullback will provide the key block in pass protection, has been one of the club’s top special teams players since joining the Packers in 2007 and pounds out the short yardage. It hasn’t all been grunt work, however. Kuhn has scored 21 TDs including the postseason in Green Bay.

There’s been a twist this year, as the formerly unheralded Kuhn was voted to his first Pro Bowl. Plucked off the waiver wire by Green Bay after being released by the Steelers, he’s one of only a handful of players ever to make an NFL roster from Shippensburg, and he was signed by Pittsburgh as an undrafted free agent.

In this week’s installment of Inside Slant, Kuhn talks about the intensity of the playoffs, working his way into a starting role despite the long odds and what it feels like to have over 70,000 people screaming your name at the same time.

WATCH INSIDE SLANT: JOHN KUHN