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Article: Winters fits the role perfectly
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 30, 2002
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Winters fits the role perfectly
Filling in as starter, he knows Flanagan's No. 1
By TOM SILVERSTEIN of the Journal Sentinel staff
Friday, August 30, 2002
Green Bay -- These days, Frank Winters walks around the Green Bay
Packers' facilities with the excitement of a new hire at the local
plant.
Starting at center for the Packers is good work if you can get it.
Right now, Winters has it and he's enjoying every minute of it.
Once the foreman of the Packers' front line, Winters was introduced
last summer to the stark reality of being a 37-year-old in a young
man's sport.
After nine years and 113 games as Brett Favre's center, he was
benched in favor of the younger, more athletic Mike Flanagan and ...