EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Tuesday, the Green Bay Packers start their Tailgate Tour fan event with a pair of stops in Eau Claire.
Current players Aaron Jones and Elgton Jenkins, former players Eddie Lacy, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Davon House, and CEO/President Mark Murphy all load onto the tour bus and begin a five-day tour around the state, providing speaking events and conducting fundraisers for Wisconsin nonprofits.
Tuesday afternoon the group make their first stop in Eau Claire, stopping at Memorial High School to provide life lessons to local students.
“I was once a kid in their shoes, and wish I could meet a professional athlete to just pick their brain, hear them talk,” said running back Aaron Jones.