Dean Muhtadi's will crunch your offensive line...and your numbers.

Dean Muhtadi is most recognizable to Green Bay Packers fans when he's down on Lambeau Field in the heart of Packers country. In reality, though, he rarely wears the green and gold. Instead, Dean Muhtadi is more comfortable in a button up and a pair of slacks, working at an office downtown. Here's why.

Since the seventh grade, Dean Muhtadi has been an intern and employee at Morgan Stanley! He's worked at a couple different branches throughout high school and during summers between college terms. In college, he majored in general business, earned his B.S., and is currently in the M.B.A. program at Maryland.

One more thing: Dean Muhtadi had the highest GPA among his college football teammates and therefore was honored with the George Boutselis Memorial Award.

Dean Mutadi is clearly an expert with numbers, finances, and data analysis. Makes for a great combination with his tough work ethic and athleticism. I wonder if he does taxes for his fellow Green Bay Packers? Now there's an interesting visual...

Alaksan born and bred. No, not Sarah Palin! I'm talking about Daryn Colledge!

Daryn Colledge has showed us his tats on this blog before. But another interesting feature about this Green Bay Packers player is his hometown. He hails from a small town near Fairbanks, Alaska where his parents live today.

In high school at North Pole High (GREAT name for an Alaskan city and school!) Daryn Colledge was a natural football star. And--get this--he grew up on South Santa Claus Lane in North Pole, Alaska. North Pol sits about 14 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska and the little town has a popluation of just 1,600 people. Better yet, its light poles are candy cane-themed! So charming!

Plus, Daryn College is only the EIGHTH Alaskan to ever be drafted in the NFL and he is the highest ranked Alaskan pro player. No wonder why he's smiling!

Today Daryn Colledge makes his home in Green Bay, Wisconsin because of the convenience to Lambeau Field and Green Bay Packers training and games. But you can bet where he spends his Christmas breaks...up in the charming city of North Pole!

Tony Moll's beloved Philly

Green Bay Packers guard and tackle Tony Moll doesn't have a beloved filly...


...or a beloved philly...

...but a beloved Philly...

And yes that is a real picture of Philly, Tony Moll's favorite little Labrador puppy. Isn't she adorable?! It almost makes me want to purchase a dog. I said almost.

Fellow Green Bay Packers football players give Tony Moll grief all the time about how much he loves his dog. According to them, Tony Moll is obsessed. He has trained to her to do so many things and takes pride in grooming her for hunting, too. He's so proud he talks about little Philly all the time. And I guess the Green Bay Packers get a little tired of hearing about sweet little Philly.

I'd volunteer to bring Philly to Lambeau Field to catch her "dad" play ball. Are pets allowed? How about especially loved pets of the Green Bay Packers themselves? Maybe we can find a loophole in the policy...

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!