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Former Illini James Crawford serves as Packers’ captain Sunday

In a fairly tumultuous weekend for Illinois Football — a concussed QB, an annoyed former LB, a 30-point loss — James Crawford made it all better in one fell swoop.

The Packers’ rookie linebacker served as the team’s special teams captain Sunday in Green Bay’s tight loss to the undefeated Los Angeles Rams at the Coliseum.

Being undrafted and highly doubted, this a moment I’ll never forget. Being captain of the greatest organization in the NFL & representing The @packers , God, my family and my whole city was unbelievable! For anyone who has been counted out always remember God gets the last count!