Althouse: "I probably identify more as a farmer [than a football player]... Around here, I'm just the farm kid that they have always known."

August 16, 2015

"I probably identify more as a farmer [than a football player]... Around here, I'm just the farm kid that they have always known."

Said Jordy Nelson.

Great pics at the link. Farmboy beefcake.

14 comments:

rhhardin said...: Farm life.; 8/16/15, 1:46 PM
Etienne said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/16/15, 1:49 PM
Patrick said...: While farming may not be as tough as out t once was, it is still tough and very dangerous. Lots of accidents with equipment leading to dismemberment and death.; 8/16/15, 2:12 PM
Michael K said...: My father grew up that way and, when I was about 9, I saw him carry a jukebox (His business) up a flight of stairs. It weighed at least 200 pounds.; 8/16/15, 2:38 PM
Bobber Fleck said...: One of the aspects of going home is you can't escape your original, essential identity. I'm 64 years old and some people back home still refer to me as "Bill's boy" and I answer them by reflex.; 8/16/15, 3:46 PM
traditionalguy said...: Harvesting is 12 hours a day 7 days a week until it is done. Rodeos are Cowboys going Dionysian to celebrate it being over and being paid.; 8/16/15, 3:48 PM
rhhardin said...: My experience with combines is that they drive in once a year for a couple of days and then disappear. There are many more fields than combines, mostly old farms bought by somebody who farms them all now.; 8/16/15, 3:56 PM
rhhardin said...: The GPS guided combines drive themselves.; 8/16/15, 3:57 PM
paminwi said...: It's a testament as to why he feels at home in Green Bay. And, how lucky Green Bay in return is to have a player like him.

Why is snark the first thing people do when commenting on someone with a work ethic and who enjoys being with his family?

Thanks for your hard work is what people should be saying instead of criticism. Oh, and thanks for not being a thug that we as team supporters have to be embarrassed of.; 8/16/15, 4:18 PM
Unknown said...: Today he identifies as a farmer. Tomorrow who knows? It's only identity and not like something certain and true.; 8/16/15, 5:35 PM
Mike Needham said...: What in the world is Eustace Chilke?; 8/16/15, 8:14 PM
Ctmom4 said...: Cute! No tats? Even better.; 8/16/15, 10:44 PM
Curious George said...: That's Jordy Nelson? I thought it was the banjo kid from Deliverance grown up.; 8/17/15, 8:01 AM
Scott said...: Now that he gets big paychecks from playing in the major leagues, he can afford to own a farm.; 8/17/15, 8:31 AM