I decided that it was about time I make a compilation of some of the events that I have worked over the past 3 years and made it into a short video.  Check out some of the fun things that I have worked on:

The Green Bay Packers have beaten the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 to win Super Bowl XLV in Dallas! Packers are Super Bowl XLV champs! Best of all, I was there in attendance for a business trip as well as got to attend the NFL experience.

I was at the NFL Experience for Pepsi Max at the Dallas Convention Center bringing to life the commercial of the Pepsi Max challenge.

Pepsi Max dude

The guy from the commercial showed up for a while and participated in some of the events and took some pictures. It was a pretty cool experience. But the job I had was not always the most fun. One of the events was pushing a Pepsi Max vending machine 5 yards as fast as possible. My job was to push it back for the next participants.

Other events included catching a pass, throwing a football to three cutout receivers, and the dolly driver leap.

The event was fun for fans to get a chance at a free Super Bowl XLV towel along with sampling Pepsi Max.

Pepsi Max Sled

I also enjoyed the event because I got to interact with Packer fans on a daily basis. The Packers are my favorite football team and since the made it to the Super Bowl, it made it extra special to be so deeply involved with the experience.

My time there was not all work though. On Super Bowl Sunday, I was at the Cowboys new stadium handing out Pepsi Max samples to attendees at the Super Bowl. I got to see many stars and celebrities walk in including P Diddy which was cool. For the game I actually watched it from where I was staying with some friends who came up from Houston. A pretty exciting time being around friends from Wisconsin who are all Packer fans!

I was in Dallas for a total of 8 days. From Phoenix to Dallas is a 15 hour drive not exactly fun…especially being greeted by Dallas with freezing rain, snow and frigid temperatures. Overall this was a fun and exciting experience that got me outside my comfort zone in a new city where I knew practically no one. I’m looking forward to future experiences like this!

Me at the Super Bowl

After coming in and out of retirement the past couple of years, Brett Favre has done it again and this time signed with the Minnesota Vikings division rivals of his former team the Green Bay Packers. I spent the first 22 years of my life in Wisconsin and since the age of 7, Brett Favre had been the Green Bay Packers quarterback. Watching him has always been a thrill for me and I would have to say that he was probably my favorite Packer growing up. I still have his jersey that I got in 1995 for Christmas and have worn it out to Packer bars in Arizona.

Brett playing for the Vikings is something that has troubled me for a while especially since he was my favorite player growing up and I still consider him one of the most fun players to watch. My fan allegiance is to the Packers, but as a player I love watching Brett Favre play the game of football. Even last year I enjoyed watching him play for the Jets, there is just something special about him on the football field.

My point of view on Brett playing for the Vikings basically comes down to this. I am a Packers fan and always will be. Brett is my favorite player and hope that he does well. But when Brett is playing the Packers during the regular season or in the playoffs, I will not be rooting for him to succeed. In the unlikely event that the Packers do not make the playoffs, I would be rooting for Brett to get another Super Bowl ring. When he no longer plays for the Vikings, I would not wish the team to do well.

I believe that the media has blown out of proposition his retirement coming in and out and that he has always wanted to play. I think ESPN just needs something to fill the broadcast with to draw the attention of viewers. Even with all his off the field drama though, I still enjoy watching him play the game of football and will be cheering for him to do well, just not when he plays the Packers. What do you think about it? Comments?