GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The Green Bay Packers welcome the Seattle Seahawks for a joint practice on Thursday.
It’s the final public practice for fans, and families were already bringing bikes before sunrise for the final Dream Drive, a popular Packers tradition.
Kids who cheer for any team are encouraged to bring their bikes to Lambeau Field to offer rides for Packers or Seahawks players to practice across the street.
Bikes can start lining up at 8 a.m. by the Invisalign gate on the south end of Lambeau Field, off Valley View Road, and should be in place by 9:30.
Law enforcement will be directing traffic on Oneida St. between Lombardi Ave. and Mike McCarthy Way for the safety of the players and kids crossing the street.
Practice starts at 10:30. All seats at Ray Nitschke Field are first-come, first-served.
While the players are getting a workout, kids can start lining up their bikes again in Lot 1 for the end of practice, to offer players another ride back to the locker room.
This Packers tradition is a tradition for families, too.
Aaron Zepnick of Ashwaubenon remembers coming out to training camp practices in the 1980s. He tells us players like Sterling Sharpe, Keith Woodside and Burnell Dent rode his bike.
Now his sons and his daughter have had players, like Jayden Reed, ride their bike. His daughter, Emerson, is hoping Anthony Belton will tackle a ride on her bike this year.
Zepnick tells us it’s ultimately all about the memories.
“We like to make a canvas for her, go to the airport and welcome them home or see them off -- whichever school doesn’t get affected by -- and basically have them sign the memories there. So someday when she’s older and can look back at this, hopefully she’ll be like, ‘That was a lot of good memories with my dad.’”
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