Years ago, The Discovery Channel aired a television series entitled Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe. The series, which ran from 2005-2012, documented some of the dirtiest and unappreciated jobs in America. The idea of the show, beyond entertainment, was to make people more appreciative of the men and women who go unnoticed, yet fulfill such vital roles in society. On the Green Bay Packers football team, there is a man who does their “dirty work” on the field: Allen Lazard.

The Green Bay Packers’ offense has a plethora of stars. Aaron Rodgers is a three-time MVP and future Hall of Famer. Davante Adams is an All-Pro wide receiver who has also made four consecutive Pro Bowls. Aaron Jones,  is a Pro Bowl running back. Both players have done past appearances and autograph sessions with Mayfield Sports Marketing.  However the time is now and it is the “under-the-radar” work of Allen Lazard that makes much of their success possible.

One of the most unappreciated and overlooked jobs of wide receivers, especially in the Packers’ offense, is blocking. In this aspect, there are few better than Allen Lazard. Indeed, Lazard is one of the best blocking wide receivers in the entire NFL. On Sunday, teams recognized National Tight End Day. In his postgame press conference, Lazard joked that he felt that he deserved an honorable mention on that day based on the tight end-like work that he does.

 

 

In addition to this, Lazard opened up about how grateful he is to the Packers, especially head coach Matt LaFleur, who affectionately refers to Lazard as “Goon.”

Allen Lazard’s Career

Allen Lazard was not drafted by the Green Bay Packers. In fact, he was not drafted by any NFL team. Despite participating in the 2018 Senior Bowl, Lazard did not get any phone calls during the NFL Draft’s three day event. According to some scouts, teams were concerned about an apparent lack of speed from him.

The Green Bay Packers, though, signed him as an undrafted free agent. Lazard appeared in one game, for one snap, that season. He caught a pass for seven yards. The next year, 2019, Lazard proved to be a reliable player in the Packers’ offense. In addition to blocking in the run and short-pass games, Lazard caught 35 passes for 477 yards (still his career high) and three touchdowns. In addition, Lazard provided solid play on special teams, though he only played in 39% of snaps for that unit.

In 2020, with Davante Adams out, Lazard had the best game of his career against the New Orleans Saints. Lazard hauled in six receptions for 146 yards and a touchdown. Unfortunately, he suffered a core injury that required surgery and forced him to miss weeks of the season. He finished last season with 33 receptions, 451 yards, and three touchdowns in just 10 games.

Allen Lazard in 2021

This season, many fans have been focussed on the bigger names in the Packers’ offense. Additionally, Allen Lazard did not appear to be getting much attention in the passing game. However, he has been a mainstay on the field. As mentioned previously, Lazard has played a major role in blocking for his teammates, freeing them for big plays down the field.

So far this season, Lazard has 15 receptions for 184 yards and two touchdowns. He has caught a touchdown pass in each of the Packers’ last two games (versus the Bears and Washington).

Recently, it was reported that the Packers had to place Davante Adams on the Reserve/COVID-19 list. With Marquez Valdes-Scantling still questionable with an injury, it stands to reason that it will be Lazard who will be called upon to be the Packers “wide receiver one.”

As he showed in the New Orleans Saints game last season, Lazard is completely capable of putting the team on his back and carrying the load. However, as Lazard himself is quick to point out, football is a team game. The Packers will need the combined efforts of all their players to knock off the NFL’s best team (Arizona is 7-0). When the Green Bay Packers last won the Super Bowl in 2010, they had over 20 players on injured reserve. The “next man up” mentality became their mantra, and this year’s team has a similar attitude. Thanks in part to Allen Lazard and his willingness to do the dirty jobs, this could very well be the year the Packers finally break through and bring the Lombardi Trophy home where it belongs.

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The Wisconsin Badgers football team is known for producing solid NFL players. JJ Watt and TJ Watt have carved out careers that have made them known as some of the best defensive players in the NFL. However, the bread and butter of Wisconsin football has always been its offensive line and running backs. Over the past decade, there have been several running backs from Wisconsin who have had productive careers in the NFL. However, only two of them, thus far, have produced a Pro Bowl caliber season: Montee Ball and Melvin Gordon. Here at Mayfield Sports Marketing, we are proud to partner with Melvin Gordon, one of the most successful Wisconsin running backs in the NFL.

Time at Wisconsin

The talent that the Wisconsin Badgers football team had at running back in the early 2010’s was absolutely incredible. When Melvin Gordon was a freshman in 2011, he was the third running back behind Montee Ball and James White. All three of these running backs ended up in the top ten career leaders in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns at Wisconsin.

Player Rushing Yards All-Time Rank Touchdowns All-Time Rank
Montee Ball 5,140 3 77 1
Melvin Gordon 4,915 4 45 T-4
James White 4,015 6 45 T-4

 

Melvin Gordon, as might have been expected, did not play much in his first season at Wisconsin. In 2011, he appeared in just four games and received just 20 rushing attempts. He made the most of them, though, rushing for 98 yards and a touchdown.

In 2012, Gordon saw his role increase as he played in all 14 of Wisconsin’s games. He had an astounding 10.0 yards per rush, accumulating 621 yards on 62 rushing attempts. He scored three touchdowns on the ground and added another one as a receiver.

The next season, technically his sophomore season, Gordon became Wisconsin’s premier back. He rushed the ball 206 times for 1,609 yards and 12 touchdowns. However, for Gordon and Wisconsin, the best was yet to come.

In 2014, as a junior, Melvin Gordon had the best season for a running back in Wisconsin football history. In one game against Nebraska, Gordon rushed for 406 yards on the ground, breaking Ron Dayne’s school record of 331 rushing yards in one game. Additionally, Gordon rushed for 2,587 yards for the season. Only Barry Sanders, in 1988, rushed for more in a collegiate season (2,628 yards). Ron Dayne and Jonathan Taylor are the only other two running backs in Wisconsin history to eclipse 2,000 rushing yards in a season. Unsurprisingly, Melvin Gordon declared for the NFL Draft after the season ended.

Melvin Gordon in the NFL

The San Diego Chargers (now the Los Angeles Chargers) made Melvin Gordon the 15th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. Gordon became an important part of the Chargers’ offense. As the starting running back in 12 games, Gordon rushed for 641 and a 3.5 yards per carry average. However, he did not score his first professional touchdown until the following season.

The touchdowns came in bunches that next season as Gordon’s play improved. Playing in 13 games (11 starts), Gordon rushed for 997 yards and 10 touchdowns while averaging 3.9 yards per carry. For his efforts, he was named to his first Pro Bowl despite the Chargers finishing just 5-11.

The next season, 2017, Gordon was even better. He played in and started all 16 games and had his first 1,000 yard season. Gordon carried the ball 284 times for 1,105 yards and eight touchdowns on the ground. He added 476 receiving yards giving him 1,581 all-purpose yards, the most in his career.

In 2018, Gordon was limited to 12 games (all starts), but still had an incredible season. In just 12 games, he rushed for 885 yards and 10 touchdowns. His play was good enough for him to be named to his second career Pro Bowl. His 490 receiving yards that year (a career-high) gave him 1,375 all-purpose yards, and his third consecutive 1,300+ all-purpose season.

After a down season in 2019, Gordon signed with the Denver Broncos. Again, he made an immediate impact, appearing in 15 games (10 starts). On a Broncos team that struggled for much of the season, Gordon provided the team with some bright moments, rushing for 986 yards and nine touchdowns.

Thus far in 2021, Gordon has 332 rushing yards and is on pace for yet another 900-yard season on the ground. As this is the final year of his deal with the Broncos, teams and fans will be monitoring his performance closely. There is no doubt that Gordon could be a valuable contributor to any team that he is on. We here at Mayfield Sports Marketing are proud to continue our partnership with Melvin Gordon and are thrilled to see him continuing to succeed on the highest level.

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There are times in every franchise's history when popular players are let go for one reason or another. Never was this more true for the Green Bay Packers than when Jamaal Williams was not brought back after the 2020 season. Williams was long considered to be the Packers’ RB1B, meaning that he was so good that he could have been a starter on most other teams. Along with fellow 2017 NFL Draft Pick Aaron Jones, Williams provided Packers’ fans with some incredible memories both on and off the field.

Jamaal Williams in Green Bay

Jamaal Williams started his career with Green Bay Packers when they selected him in the fourth round (134th pick) of the 2017 NFL Draft. The year previous, Eddie Lacy and Ty Montgomery were the Packers’ running backs. After disappointing years from both, the Packers focused on improving their backfield through the draft. In addition to Williams, Aaron Jones was also selected in the fifth round (182nd pick).

Even though it was Aaron Jones who became the primary back in the Packers’ offense, Jamaal Williams was the one who received the most starts for Green Bay in 2017. Williams played in all 16 games, starting seven of them, and accumulated 556 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the ground. In addition, he caught 25 passes for 262 yards and two more scores. These numbers remain the best of Williams’ career up to current day.

This, however, is not to say that Williams became less effective. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Over the next three seasons, Aaron Jones took on more carries in the offense while Williams fulfilled an equally important role: protecting Aaron Rodgers. During his time in Green Bay, Williams established himself as the best blocking running back in the entire NFL. There were countless plays over the past few years that might have ended in disaster had Williams not cleaned up blitzing defensive players.

In 2018, Williams again played all 16 games and started eight of them. He had 464 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. In addition, he had 210 receiving yards. As far as total yards from scrimmage go, it was the least productive season of his career.

Enter Matt LaFleur and a new offense in 2019 and Williams, once again, began to thrive. In 14 games (two starts), Williams 460 rushing yards and a score. What was so amazing about this was that he reached that total with just 107 carries, which was the fewest in his career. Williams saw his receptions go way up as he became a bigger weapon in the passing game. In 2019, he had a career-high 39 receptions for 253 yards and five touchdowns.

2020, Williams’ last in Green Bay, was even more productive than his 2019 season. While his receiving yards went down from 253 to 236, his rushing yards went up from 460 to 505. What might be most admirable, though, is the role Williams took on as mentor.

Jamaal Williams as a Mentor to AJ Dillon

Despite having both Jamaal Williams and Aaron Jones on the roster, the Green Bay Packers selected AJ Dillon with their second round draft pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Needless to say, it was a selection that indicated someone’s days in Green Bay were numbered, whether it was Williams or Jones.

It is never easy to accept that one is replaceable, but both Williams and Jones embraced the young rookie and helped him develop throughout the season. Nowhere was this more evident than the late December game in which Williams was injured. Filling in for his mentor, Dillon rushed for 120 yards and two scores. Fans may be sure that there was no one more happy for the rookie than Jamaal Williams.

Dancing in Detroit

After the Green Bay Packers’ disappointing loss in the NFC Championship Game, Williams signed with the Detroit Lions. All across social media, Packers’ fans bid fond best wishes to Williams, who was known for his dancing ritual before, during, and after games. It was not uncommon to see fans posting something along these lines: “I hope the Packers beat the Lions 35-28, and that all four touchdowns for the Lions come from Jamaal Williams.”

In Detroit, Williams is on pace for the best statistical season of his career. Through five games, Williams is on pace for 748 rushing yards, 372 receiving yards, and eight touchdowns. Though he is on another team, he is still the fun-loving player that he was in Green Bay.

Williams still dazzles fans with his incredible dance routines and endears himself to the media with hilarious press conferences. One time, in preseason, two reporters tried to ask a question at the same time. Williams proceeded to make the two play rock-paper-scissors to determine who got to go first.

Conclusion

While Jamaal Williams may not currently sport Green and Gold, fans can be assured that he is, and will always, Carry the G. Once a Packer, Always a Packer, as Lil’ Wayne so eloquently put it in his hit Green and Yellow. Green Bay is proud to have played a part in the career of Jamaal Williams, and we at Mayfield Sports Marketing are proud to continue our partnership with him as he continues his career in Detroit.

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