#Donald driver driver#
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 6 February 2011, Driver was injured on his second reception of Super Bowl XLV. Driver finally broke the Packers' all-time receiving yardage record 18 September 2011, against the Carolina Panthers after he caught a 10-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers, surpassing James Lofton. On 8 September 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 six more balls for 107 yards in a 26–0 home victory over the Detroit Lions. On 18 October 2009, Driver became the Green Bay Packers' all-time leading receiver in catches, with 596. In the NFC Championship game 20 January 2008, against 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.
#Donald driver pro#
Driver was selected for the 2008 Pro Bowl. The new record came on a seven-yard completion to Driver. Louis Rams, veteran Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre broke Dan Marino's all-time record mark of 61,361 career passing yards. On 16 December 2007, during 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 12 November 2006, when he caught six passes for 191 yards, including an 82-yard touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings. Driver had the most catches in the NFL in the middle of the field in 2006. Known as one of the most consistent wide receivers in the game, Driver was solid throughout his career, often posting 1,000 receiving yards in a season. He spent his entire career with the Packers. He leaped 2.30 meters in the high jump, 15.62 meters in the triple jump and 7.75 meters in the long jump.ĭriver was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 7th round of the 1999 NFL draft. He competed for the Alcorn State Braves track team, where he shone in the high jump and earned all-conference honors his senior year. He was a five-time "Athlete of the Year" in his conference for his track and football prowess.ĭriver is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.ĭriver is one of the most decorated track athletes in NFL history (he is an Olympic-class high jumper, being able to jump 7 ft 6.5 in (2.30 m), he qualified for the 1996 Olympic Field Trials and could have likely qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics team in the high jump. He finished his college football career there with 88 receptions for 1993 yards (19.69 yards per catch). He was a Texas All-State honorable mention in football, where he played at the wide receiver, defensive back, and kickoff return positions.ĭriver attended Alcorn State University in Mississippi, where he lettered in both football and track & field. He lettered four times each in track, football, basketball and baseball. This was the point of time where his life started to turn around.ĭriver shone as an athlete early in his years at Milby High School in Houston. Driver was quoted by USA Today stating, "You try to do anything you can to provide for your family." At the age of fourteen, Donald would move in with his grandmother, Betty Lofton. Driver and his older brother Marvin III, began stealing cars and selling drugs during their teenage years in order make it from day to day. Donald spent multiple nights in motel rooms that his mother had purchased with food stamps. Donald had a tough childhood living out of a U-Haul truck for a period of time during his early teens, after a collection agency confiscated his family's possessions. and Faye Gray, divorced when he was just a young boy. Driver was the middle child of five siblings. Donald Jerome Driver was born in Houston, Texas, 2 February 1975.