Jared Veldheer had played his final NFL game, a Week 16 game with the Broncos in 2018. Had being the key word.
Veldheer, who started 12 games with the Broncos in 2018, went from retiring in May to joining the Packers in December to starting against Seattle in the NFC divisional round. He played in every single offensive snap for the Packers on Sunday, helping Green Bay to a 28-23 win over the Seahawks. Ryan Wood of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel detailed the offensive tackle’s .
It started with a flu bug that took down Green Bay lineman Bryan Bulaga prior to the game, similar to the one that afflicted left tackle — and former CU Buffs star — David Bakhtiari.
“I just had the sweats, body ache, fever, chills,” . “It was nasty.”
Wood writes, “Bakhtiari wouldn’t divulge Bulaga’s illness, but the 10th-year veteran is one of the toughest players inside the Packers’ locker room. If he can’t play in a postseason game, you know he’s sick.”
On Veldheer’s performance? Wood writes, “Veldheer, evaluating his night, said there were mostly little mistakes to polish, but he was mostly clean. His lone, noticeable poor play came on the Packers’ first red-zone snap of the night. And, all things considered, it was understandable.”
Green Bay takes on San Francisco in the NFC championship game on Sunday.
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