Nick Collins is nice.

Signing autographs. Donating money for college scholarships. Volunteering for the YMCA. Nick Collins has a good heart and he uses it for so many great organizations on behalf of the Green Bay Packers and during the off-season. The list of ways he helps out his community is extremely long and he's just another example of my favorite NFL team going the extra mile to make life a little sweeter for someone in need.

As far as home life goes, Nick Collins is married to Andrea and they have three little ones Jenajah (4), Nicholas Jr. (1), and Nmar’e (infant). He's accomplished so much in his 25 years that he has the maturity and wisdom of someone double his age. He's the type of good Samaritan who would help you out on the side of the road or give you free Green Bay Packers tickets because you just wrote a flattering blog post about him. Aw I'm just kidding. But seriously. Nick Collins, if you read this, hook a girl up with a home game at Lambeau Field please.

Desmond Bishop's Softer Side

I was shocked to learn that Green Bay Packers player Desmond Bishop is a lover of James Patterson novels, a writer of poetry, and a creator of a new script he hopes to produce some day. Jigga what?! It might just be my own assumptions, but usually James Patterson novels appeal to the likes of these kind of people...

...not a big buff NFL football stud like Desmond Bishop:

Desmond Bishop's writing interests fall into three categories--poetry, short stories, and scripts. I would love to read some of it and determine what topics Desmond Bishop is interested in exploring. Does he ever write a poem about football? The Green Bay Packers? Lambeau Field? Or does he stick to James Patterson-esque topics like lost love?

In honor of Desmond Bishop, here is my haiku.

Hey Desmond Bishop
Didn't know you were so deep
See you at Lambeau

Word has it that Desmond Bishop is peddling a movie script so keep your eyes out for that. I'm really curious what it will be like.

Aaron Kampman's Wife and Kids

How old were you or will you be when you have kids? Will you choose to have none, a few, or many? How many boys or girls would you like? Well, even though Green Bay Packers player Aaron Kampman (aka Kamp) is just 29, he is already a settled guy.


Aaron Kampman has been married to years to his high school sweetheart turned wife Linde. In fact he proposed to hear after leading her on a Bible verse filled scavenger hunt. Shortly after, they started a family and today have three little boys with Biblical names: Lucas (5), Ben (3), and Elijah (1).

This down to earth family is one of the most heavily involved in Green Bay Packers charitable work and make their Christian faith a cornerstone to raising kids and living life. The Packers roster has several hands-on dads on their list, and Aaron Kampman is top among them for being a great role model to his young fans and his little boys.

Cyril Obiozor's Nigerian Heritage

Say it with me, people: SEER-uhl OH-bee-ah-ZER. Don't let the name be a hindrance to getting to know this new Green Bay Packers player. The NFL has a handful of players with Nigerian roots who are now instrumental members of top teams. For example, Adewale Ogunleye (Chicago Bears), Amobi Okoye (Houston Texans) and Osi Umenyiora (New York Giants) all have Nigerian ties and they are just three of the most well-known Nigerian NFL players.

As far as Cyril Obiozor is concerned, he never lived in Nigeria, but both of his parents were born in that country. The Green Bay Packers may seem to be a world removed from Nigeria. If it's been years since geography class, here's a handy map locating Nigeria. It's the home to world-famous author Chinua Achebe, the musician Seal, writer Wole Soyinka, and rapper Nas among others.

I'm not sure why Nigeria in particular keeps producing so many popular Western figures, but they're on to something. And the Green Bay Packers roster is better off because of it!

Baby face Brandon Underwood

Take a look at this face.

Do you see a high school ball player, posing for his senior picture? The picture that will be in a cheap printed handout for moms, dads, and high school kids attending Friday night games?

That's what I see.

But newly drafted Green Bay Packers player Brandon Underwood is not a high school senior. He's a 23 year old college graduate who is MARRIED with TWO BABIES! AHHHHHH!

Brandon Underwood may have struggled through college, lost a scholarship due to poor academics, and transferred schools, but in that same time he managed to date and wed Brandie and today the couple has Cameron (1) and Blake (infant). He just looks so deceptively young that it's tough to picture him with a baby on each hip.

When I look at that picture and think about Brandon Underwood's personal life, I feel as old as Lambeau Field. How do you like that Green Bay Packers simile?

Greg Jennings, Bass Player Extrordinaire

Did you know that Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings loves to play bass guitar? Well, it's true. Plus he owns five different guitars so whenever he feels the urge, he can sit down and pick out a tune on any of them.

Though most of the music Greg Jennings favors is Christian gospel, he also likes the 1970s funk movement, especially songs with awesome bass lines and hooks like "Funk #49" and "Reflections."

I hope he has those fingers insured! Green Bay Packers games can be physically intense and gren Jennings' career depends on the health of his body, especially those fingers that wrap around the ball and haul in pass after pass. Now that I know he's so into bass and guitar, any finger injury would sideline his career and musical interests. I wonder if he's super protective of his hands, like George's model hands episode from Seinfeld. It would be hilarious if Greg Jennings started to baby those money making hands--refusing to do chores, getting weekly manicures, and holding them aloft so the blood doesn't pool.

Up close with Jeremy Kapinos

Jeremy Kapinos may be formally known to us as a Green Bay Packers punter, but to his family and friends, he's just Jer. Let's get to know this 24 year old player up close and personally.

You can find Jeremy Kapinos splitting his time between Green Bay, Wisconsin and Springfield, Virginia. Down in Springfield especially, Jeremy Kapinos loves skeet shooting in his free time. Chances are great that if you see him driving around town, you'll also hear some bass thumping. He loves listening to rap and the Grateful Dead--quite the combo! But when he's home, it's all about video games, watching Seinfeld, and chilling with his friends.

The Green Bay Packers may lure Jeremy Kapinos up north for training and games, but at heart he's more of a Southern guy who grew up as an Army brat and whose brother serves overseas today. Fortunately for Green Bay Packers fans, Jeremy Kapinos opted to stay closer to home and is now a proud member of the green and gold.