Santana Dotson

Packers tailgate tour starts tonight

May 14, 2013 By Bill Scott

The Green Bay Packers eighth annual tailgate tour kicks off its 5-day run this evening

Tailgate Tour

with the first stop coming in Oshkosh.

Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy, players Jarrett Bush, Randall Cobb and Alex Green, as well as Packers alumni Santana Dotson, Aaron Taylor and Frank Winters are the tour celebrities.

Following tonight’s festivities in Oshkosh, the tour will make stops in Beloit (May 15), Dubuque (May 16), Tomah (May 17) and Wisconsin Rapids (May 18).

The tailgate parties will welcome the players and alumni arriving at each location at 6pm and will run until 8:30pm each night. The only exception is Wisconsin Rapids, where the tailgate party will take place from 1 to 3:30pm.

Packers offer details on upcoming tailgate tour

March 25, 2013 By Bill Scott

The Green Bay Packers announced plans for the 8th ‘Green Bay Packers Tailgate

Packers tailgate tour

Tour,’ set for May 14-18. This year’s tour even includes a stop in Iowa for the first time.

The tour will make stops in Oshkosh (May 14), Beloit (May 15), Dubuque (May 16), Tomah (May 17) and Wisconsin Rapids (May 18), with tailgate parties held in each city to support a local non-profit organization.

Tour celebrities will include Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy, players Jarrett Bush, Randall Cobb and Alex Green and Packers alumni Santana Dotson, Aaron Taylor and Frank Winters.

General admission tickets also will be available for $5, which includes access to the Q & A sessions as well as tailgate party activites. Food and beverage will be available for purchase. Due to space limitations, no general admission tickets will be available in Oshkosh and Tomah.

Fans interested in ‘Tailgate Tour’ details are encouraged to visit www.packers.com often as tour information will be updated as the dates near.

Majkowski joins concussion lawsuit

May 7, 2012 By Bill Scott

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Don Majkowski has joined a lawsuit involving more than 100 former NFL players that claims the NFL did not properly protect them from concussions.

Majkowski played six seasons and 68 games with the Packers from 1987 to 1992. He also played two seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and two with the Detroit Lions.

Majkowski joins several former Packers that are also plaintiffs in the lawsuits. (Leroy Butler, Mark Chmura, Santana Dotson, MacArthur Lane, Tootie Robbins, Dorsey Levins and Tiger Greene).

The number of players that have filed concussion-related lawsuits is nearing 1,800.