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Fackrell: Knee Injury Hardly Slowed NFL Plan

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The Green Bay Packers third-round draft pick on Friday night overcame an ACL injury at Utah State to finish off a strong career. With first-round pick Kenny Clark of UCLA, he helps re-tool the Packers front seven on defense.

If not for the football player, then for the person a serious knee injury might have been a blessing in disguise for young Kyler Fackrell.

The newest addition to the Green Bay Packers via the NFL draft on Friday night explained: “My wife was actually pregnant with my daughter when that happened and she actually had a pretty rough pregnancy.