And buying one gave a shareholder a souvenir certificate, the option to purchase shareholders-only merchandise, and an invitation to the annual shareholders meeting at Lambeau Field during training camp. But we can think of a couple of other benefits, too. Profits go instead to Green Bay Packers, Inc. Deadspin reports that when fans purchase shares of the Green Bay Packers, they suddenly have to follow some surprising rule — at least technically.
But they apply just as much to all of the shareholders who own a piece of the Green Bay Packers. But the rule can affect journalists, for instance, who have to criticize NFL figures on occasion as part of their jobs. Aaron Jones lives up to big contract with four TDs in Packers' win vs. Brothers Amon-Ra, Equanimeous St. Brown bring family together for Lions-Packers. Vikings eliminated from playoff contention with loss to Saints.
Packers get by Panthers despite long offensive lulls, but real test comes next vs. Mitchell Trubisky's fumble seals Bears' fate in painful loss to Lions. Bears' defense, Mitchell Trubisky guilty of another prime-time flop. There have been only five public offerings of team shares over the past century, and outside of direct purchase during these periods, buying or selling of shares is forbidden.
The only way to pass shares from one owner to another is within an immediate family. This structure has kept the team in the town of Green Bay, the smallest market in all of North American sports. The Packers will never have to contend with an Art Modell or Dean Spanos, who moved beloved teams from their homes to cities where they had no fans at all. The current person board includes six former players and a local tribal leader — as well as Marcia M Anderson , the first Black woman to be a US army major-general, and Valerie Daniels-Carter , a Black entrepreneur-turned business legend.
About one in four board members are women; about one in six are Black. Former players at that table might be most important of all. With players in their leadership ranks, the Packers are investing in technology to diagnose concussions on the field, enabling a swift response.
He was released by Washington after his standout season, likely for his role in representing striking players. He remained unsigned thereafter, foreshadowing the consequence Colin Kaepernick would face after his own acts of protest — in his case as a Black man standing up for Black life. After all, a player founded the team: Curly Lambeau, a high school football star and the son of Belgian immigrants, started the squad in while working at Acme Packing Co.
The NFL had yet to begin.
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