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. Once he arrived, however, things drastically changed for the better. In six total seasons with the…