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Article: LOCKER ROOM LIFE LONELY IN THE GREEN MILE' FEW PACKERS ENJOY BEING RELEGATED TO LAMBEAU FIELD'S AUXILIARY LOCKER ROOM -- COMMONLY CALLED THE GREEN MILE,' BECAUSE IT'S WHERE PLAYERS' NFL DREAMS OFTEN DIE.(SPORTS)
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- The Capital Times
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- August 28, 2006
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Byline: Dylan B. Tomlinson Special to The Capital Times\The writer retains the copyright for this article
GREEN BAY -- In a back room at Lambeau Field, the mood typically is somber.
The players sit quietly at their lockers like they are waiting for an invitation to a party they can't wait to attend. In the end, some will be invited, but most won't.
Welcome to the social hierarchy of the NFL. The starters, the Pro Bowlers and the draft picks are in one room. The undrafted free agents, the players who were claimed off waivers and the players who were signed off the street are in the other.
The Packers' main locker room houses 65 players. ...