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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jordy Nelson walked an unlikely path from Kansas farm boy to Super Bowl hero.
Nelson walked on as a safety at Kansas State in 2003. He became a starting receiver as a redshirt sophomore but when he reached the NFL with Green Bay in 2008, Nelson returned to semi-afterthought status with just six touchdown catches during his first three seasons. Speedy Greg Jennings, veteran Donald Driver and streaky James Jones are all ahead of Nelson on the Packers' depth chart.
But on Sunday night, the baby-faced kid with the crew cut on a team chock full of long-haired stars was the game's No. 1 receiver. Nelson opened the scoring with a 29-yard touchdown grab from quarterback Aaron Rodgers and went on to catch nine passes for 140 yards as the Packers held off the AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 to win Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium.
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Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/07/jordy-nelson-from-unsung-college-walk-on-to-super-bowl-hero/
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