First Person Greg Jennings

PACKERS RECEIVER

On playing with Brett Favre

You can't explain how smart he is. He's seen it all—before the defense even gives us their look, he has told us what they're going to go into. I'm trying to sponge up everything I can before my time with him is up.

Catching Favre's record 421st TD pass, a 16-yarder against the Vikings

I ran a slant, got leverage on my corner, and he hit me in stride. I'm grateful I could sneak in and be a small piece of his legacy.

Growing up in Kalamazoo, Mich.

It's a small town, and everyone knows my dad [Greg Sr.], who's a pastor. I would be outside playing and would have to go to Tuesday Bible study or Friday Bible study. I was always going to church.

On marrying his hometown sweetheart, Nicole

We met in fifth grade. I was attracted to her then, and I'm attracted to her now. We didn't actually start dating until after [ Kalamazoo Central High], but it was as if we had been dating all along. In school, if I had a female friend, she'd be upset. She had a boyfriend, and I was upset.

Being a father to his year-old daughter, Amya