Part of an occasional "Where are they now?" series on former Packers.
Rich Wingo hesitantly entered state politics in Alabama with no intention of making it a career, but the former Green Bay Packers linebacker was asked to lead in the most unexpected of ways as the coronavirus pandemic swept across the country and left many hurting physically, mentally and financially.
It is what he signed up for when he first ran for a seat in the Alabama House of Representatives — which is a not a full-time legislative body — as a Republican in the 62nd District, but he has found himself trying to help in ways he didn’t imagine as his state continues to be ravaged by COVID-19.