GREEN BAY — Matt LaFleur loved Dominique Dafney’s touchdown. He did. He really did.
The Green Bay Packers coach just loved what his rookie tight end did on the ensuing play even more.
So while Dafney’s 13-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Aaron Rodgers during the Packers’ 35-16 victory over the Chicago Bears last Sunday might’ve been the greatest moment of the little-known undrafted free agent’s career, the way Dafney went down on the coverage unit on the ensuing kickoff and walloped Bears return man Cordarrelle Patterson was what had LaFleur jumping around on the sideline.
“What’s so awesome is when you see a guy catch a touchdown and then the very next play, run down on kickoff and knock the crap out of the kick returner,” a still-excited LaFleur said earlier this week during his top-seeded team’s NFC first-round playoff bye.