Rob Davis, a 12-year NFL veteran, enters his fifth year as the team’s director of player development. Before being named to the new position, he had spent the previous 11 seasons as the Packers’ long snapper before retiring in March 2008. He was named director of player development on March 26, 2008, by Ted Thompson, Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations.
As the director of player development, Davis is vital in maintaining locker-room cohesiveness and overall player health. He assists players in acclimating to their roles, both on and off the field and in the Green Bay community.
Davis also oversees the Packers’ wide range of programs designed to meet the needs of players and their families in today’s NFL. The department provides a framework of assistance within which players and their immediate family members can address the pressures created by daily life and complicated by the demands of playing professional football. The program is also set up to get players prepared for life after football, and helps players seek educational and vocational opportunities. Davis is working on a new program called “Transitions After the Game,” designed to help current players acquire skills and contacts needed for post-football job placement. He is also developing a mentorship program, aimed at joining Packers players with professional mentors in the community.
Davis served as the Packers’ long snapper for 11 seasons and played in 167 straight games in a Green Bay uniform, the third-longest streak in team history. Only Brett Favre (255) and Forrest Gregg (187) played in more consecutive games for the Packers than Davis.
Davis worked three years for an opportunity to play in the NFL, spending two training camps with the N.Y. Jets (1993-94), a year with the CFL’s Baltimore Stallions (1995) and a preseason with Kansas City (1996). In 1996, Davis signed with Chicago and played all 16 games as the team’s long snapper. Released by the Bears near the end of the ’97 training camp, he signed with Green Bay in November and handled all long-snapping duties the last seven regular-season games, as well as all three playoff contests, including Super Bowl XXXII.
The 43-year-old Davis was named the Packers’ player representative in 2005, which entails being a liaison between the players and the union and relaying proper information to the players including rights and benefits. Prior to 2005, he was an alternate player representative for five seasons.
Davis became the first player ever from Shippensburg (Pa.) University to play in the NFL and was named to the school’s athletic hall of fame in October 2003. Accompanying his induction, he also became the first player to have his jersey retired by Shippensburg in any sport.
Davis resides in De Pere with his wife, Tara, his daughter, Marlee, 8, and his son, Kahli, 5. In his spare time, he enjoys RV camping, boating and listening to audio books. Davis is also working toward getting his master’s degree in applied leadership from the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay.
Rob Davis, a 12-year NFL veteran, enters his fifth year as the team’s director of player development. Before being named to the new position, he had spent the previous 11 seasons as the Packers’ long snapper before retiring in March 2008. He was named director of player development on March 26, 2008, by Ted Thompson, Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations.
As the director of player development, Davis is vital in maintaining locker-room cohesiveness and overall player health. He assists players in acclimating to their roles, both on and off the field and in the Green Bay community.
Davis also oversees the Packers’ wide range of programs designed to meet the needs of players and their families in today’s NFL. The department provides a framework of assistance within which players and their immediate family members can address the pressures created by daily life and complicated by the demands of playing professional football. The program is also set up to get players prepared for life after football, and helps players seek educational and vocational opportunities. Davis is working on a new program called “Transitions After the Game,” designed to help current players acquire skills and contacts needed for post-football job placement. He is also developing a mentorship program, aimed at joining Packers players with professional mentors in the community.
Davis served as the Packers’ long snapper for 11 seasons and played in 167 straight games in a Green Bay uniform, the third-longest streak in team history. Only Brett Favre (255) and Forrest Gregg (187) played in more consecutive games for the Packers than Davis.
Davis worked three years for an opportunity to play in the NFL, spending two training camps with the N.Y. Jets (1993-94), a year with the CFL’s Baltimore Stallions (1995) and a preseason with Kansas City (1996). In 1996, Davis signed with Chicago and played all 16 games as the team’s long snapper. Released by the Bears near the end of the ’97 training camp, he signed with Green Bay in November and handled all long-snapping duties the last seven regular-season games, as well as all three playoff contests, including Super Bowl XXXII.
The 43-year-old Davis was named the Packers’ player representative in 2005, which entails being a liaison between the players and the union and relaying proper information to the players including rights and benefits. Prior to 2005, he was an alternate player representative for five seasons.
Davis became the first player ever from Shippensburg (Pa.) University to play in the NFL and was named to the school’s athletic hall of fame in October 2003. Accompanying his induction, he also became the first player to have his jersey retired by Shippensburg in any sport.
Davis resides in De Pere with his wife, Tara, his daughter, Marlee, 8, and his son, Kahli, 5. In his spare time, he enjoys RV camping, boating and listening to audio books. Davis is also working toward getting his master’s degree in applied leadership from the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay.
