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On February 6, 2013, the Green Bay Packers hosted a public retirement ceremony for Driver. He missed only four games in his career, the last one being November 18, 2012.
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On January 31, 2013, Driver announced his retirement on ESPN2 Mike and Mike in the Morning after spending his entire career (14 seasons) with the Green Bay Packers. Despite losing playing time to Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson, Driver was a veteran presence for a young Packers receiving corps led by former NFL MVP QB Aaron Rodgers in the twilight of his career. Driver finished Super Bowl XLV with two receptions for 28 yards. Out with an ankle sprain, Driver returned to the game in the end for the final plays as the Packers went on to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31–25. On February 6, 2011, Driver was injured on his second reception of Super Bowl XLV. Driver finally broke the Packers' all-time receiving yardage record on September 18, 2011, against the Carolina Panthers after he caught a 10-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers, surpassing James Lofton.
On September 8, 2011, Driver caught four balls for 41 yards in the opening game against the New Orleans Saints and was only one yard short of becoming the Packers' all-time leader in receiving yards. He went on to catch 6 more balls for 107 yards in a 26-0 home victory over the Detroit Lions.
On October 18, 2009, Donald Driver became the Green Bay Packers all-time leading receiver in catches, with 596 catches. In the NFC Championship game on Januagainst the New York Giants, Driver had the longest play in the playoffs of the Packers' franchise history with a 90 yard TD catch from Favre.
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Driver was selected for the 2008 Pro Bowl. The new record came on a seven yard completion to Driver. Louis Rams, Favre broke Dan Marino's all-time record mark of 61,361 career passing yards. On Decemduring a 33-14 victory over the St. He also recorded the most receptions in his career with 92 of them, earning a spot in the 2007 Pro Bowl. Driver finished the 2006 season in the top five of the league in reception yardage with 1,295 yards. He set a career best for yards on Novemwhen he caught six passes for 191 yards including an 82 yard touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings. Known as one of the toughest wide receivers in the game, Driver had the most catches in the NFL in the middle of the field in 2006.
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Professional career Green Bay Packers The Donald Driver Storyĭriver showed a special connection with Brett Favre, and was Favre's most reliable receiver from 2002-2007. He was a five-time "Athlete of the Year" in his conference for his track and football prowess. Driver is one of the most decorated track athletes in the NFL (he is an Olympic class high jumper, being able to jump 7 feet 6 inches, and could have qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics team. He finished his college football career with 88 receptions for 1,933 yards (19.69 YPC). Since 1999, he has made more than 500 appearances delivering motivational speeches or offering assistance to schools, youth football fields, churches, and various charities.ĭonald Driver attended Alcorn State University, where he lettered in both football and track & field. In 2000, he and his wife created the Donald Driver Foundation, which offers assistance to homeless mothers and underprivileged children as well as scholarships to high school students. In addition, Driver is Lambeau Field's all-time leader in receptions (311) and receiving yards (4,285).Īfter overcoming numerous obstacles growing up as a child, he has become one of the team’s most inspirational and involved players in giving back to the community. Driver holds the franchise record for the most career receptions of any wide receiver to play for the Packers (647) and holds the most receiving yards in team history (10,137). Donald Driver (born Februin Houston, Texas) is a former wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) who played with the team from 1999 to 2012 after being drafted in the 1999 NFL Draft in the seventh round (213th overall) out of Alcorn State.