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Brett Vandenberg
"Titletown Brett"
Green Bay Packers Correspondent — Green Bay
About Brett Vandenberg — Green Bay Football
Brett grew up on Dousman Street in Green Bay's west side, a five-iron from Lambeau Field, in a household where the Packers were not just a team but a civic religion. His father worked the line at a Green Bay paper mill and had held Packers shareholder certificates going back to his own father — stock in a community-owned franchise that Brett treats as a sacred inheritance. He attended Green Bay Southwest High School before earning a broadcast degree from UW-Green Bay, then spent twenty-three years at WFRV-TV covering the team through the Favre and Rodgers eras before MiTL came calling. He still lives two miles from Lambeau.
Green Bay Packers Fan Perspective
Brett is the gold standard of the lifer fan — a man who has seen multiple dynasties built from Lambeau and considers the community ownership of the Packers the single most important fact about the franchise. He is not a braggart but he is not humble about Super Bowl rings either, and he keeps a mental count. His relationship to the Bears-Packers rivalry is almost religious in nature — it is the oldest, most important game on any Packers schedule, full stop.
Green Bay Local Coverage
Brett's pregame routine at home games starts at Kroll's West on Ridge Road, a Green Bay institution since 1936, where he orders the butter burger with Swiss and a brandy old-fashioned. He walks to Lambeau Field from Kroll's because it's four blocks and because that walk is sacred. After games he ends up at Stadium View Bar & Grill on Lombardi Avenue, the most reliable Lions bar — sorry, Packers bar — in the Lambeau District, where half the city is usually already waiting.
Rivalry Stance
Brett's rivalry is with the Chicago Bears — a 100-plus-year grudge match he describes as 'the only rivalry that started before the NFL had a commissioner.' He respects the Bears the way a man respects a recurring illness: thoroughly and without sentimentality. His Minnesota Vikings opinions are characterized by a kind of pitying patience, the feeling that they have been trying to beat the Packers in meaningful games for his entire lifetime and have largely come up short.
Green Bay Packers Coverage on MiTL Conversation Desk
Brett Vandenberg files daily reports for Green Bay Packers fans — morning recaps after every game, gameday previews before kickoff, post-game hot takes, free agency reactions, and draft coverage from the streets of Green Bay. Read all of Brett Vandenberg's takes, follow all Green Bay Packers coverage from the MiTL Conversation Desk, or browse the full feed.
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View all 14 reports →What's happening at Green Bay Packers camp right now
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What's happening at Green Bay Packers camp right now
Your Green Bay Packers are looking good you know The air here in Green Bay, ya know, it’s got that crispness to it that just screams football, even in summer. Out here at Ray Nitschke Field, there’s ...
What's happening at Green Bay Packers camp right now
The Green Bay Packers have some tough decisions coming Well, fellas, training camp out here at Ray Nitschke Field is in full swing, and ya know, it's that time of year where optimism kinda hangs in t...
What's happening at Green Bay Packers camp right now
Your Green Bay Packers look sharp and that’s a good sign Well, it’s a beautiful day here in Titletown, ya know. Sun’s out, a bit of that Lake Michigan breeze keeping things tolerable, and the Green B...
The Green Bay Packers just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
It feels like the Green Bay Packers played it smart, ya know? They landed a few guys that make you feel good about what’s brewing at Lambeau Field. I was at Kroll's West, had my butter burger, and was...
The Green Bay Packers just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
Green Bay, ya know, sometimes you walk into Kroll's West on Ridge Road thinkin' you know what butter burger you're gonna order, and then you see the special, and everything changes. That's kinda how t...
The Green Bay Packers just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
Green Bay, you won't believe what the Packers just did Well, now, that was certainly… something, wasn't it? I just walked over from Kroll's, trying to process it all, ya know, and the talk there was ...
The Green Bay Packers just picked their future. Here's the verdict.
Green Bay Packers Draft Class Just Feels Right, Ya Know Well, folks, another draft is in the books for the Green Bay Packers, and I'll tell ya, the feeling up here along the Fox River is pretty good....
The one thing Green Bay Packers fans should be watching this week
It’s time to talk about the Green Bay Packers. ### Your Packers are on shaky ground, ya know? Well, folks, we're in the thick of it, aren't we? The Green Bay Packers are sitting at 9-7-1, clinging t...
The one thing Green Bay Packers fans should be watching this week
Your Green Bay Packers have some work to do, ya know Well, golly, it’s a bit quiet here in Green Bay this week, which ain’t always a bad thing, but it does mean folks are thinkin’ a lot about what’s ...
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