No fluke Greg Jennings caught some of Packers’ most memorable passes

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GREEN BAY, Wis. – Greg Jennings caught two of the most memorable passes in recent Green Bay Packers’ history – the 82-yard touchdown from Brett Favre on the first play of overtime to beat the Denver Broncos in 2007 and the 31-yard third-down conversion from Aaron Rodgers late in Super Bowl XLV.

It was no fluke.

Jennings, who announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday, was one of the most precise route runners Favre and Rodgers ever had.

Although he left Green Bay in free agency following the 2012 season and his career was never the same in Minnesota (2013-14) or Miami (2015), his seven years in Green Bay were mostly a clinic on how to get open against tight coverage. It was how a receiver who measured just a shade over 5-foot-11 and weighed less than 200 pounds excelled.

To hear Rodgers describe the third-down throw to Jennings in the Super Bowl is to understand why he – and presumably Favre – trusted Jennings so much. It was third-and-10 and the Packers were clinging to a 28-25 lead …

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