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Packers: Three things that made Reggie White so great

Green Bay Packers, Reggie White - AFP PHOTO/Joe PICCIOLO (Photo by JOE PICCIOLO / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOE PICCIOLO/AFP via Getty Images)

This week 28 years ago, the Green Bay Packers made quite possibly the biggest free agent signing in their storied history, signing DE Reggie White to a four-year contract.

He would go on to have an excellent stint with them.

Let’s take a look at what made him so great with Green Bay.

Reason #1: White revamped Green Bay’s defense

Prior to White’s arrival, Green Bay’s defense was relatively pedestrian as far as overall success and production went.