A Fresh Perspective

I walked into the office of the Vice President of Indiana Wesleyan University. I was instantly greeted by a "Packer fans, wipe your cleats here" floor mat. Then, I glanced over to the wall opposite his desk and I saw an entire bookcase full of Packer memorabilia.

This was the office of former Green Bay Packers TE Michael Moffitt. Even though he only played one season in the NFL, registering 4 receptions for 87 yards in 1986, once a Packer, always a Packer.

But this Packer has a dirty little secret.

Buried somewhere deep in that Green Bay bookcase might be a Pittsburgh Steelers banner, because even though Moffitt bleeds green and yellow (cue the song), he grew up a fan of the Steel Curtain, idolizing John Stallworth.

Needless to say, that made Moffitt's rooting interest in Sunday's Super Bowl a bit difficult.

Just a bit.

After listing many family members who were pulling for Pittsburgh, Moffit paused for a second and then said quietly that Green Bay was still his team.

To add to his story, when Moffitt was a free agent rookie out of Fresno State, the first team that called him about a contract was the Steelers... and Stallworth was still on the team at the time.

"It just felt right," Moffitt said. But then the Packers came calling, and they offered more money which he needed to pay off his student loans.

While he still roots for both teams, Moffitt proudly wore a cheesehead to work on Friday, and when I first saw him on Monday, he simply walked up to me with his joyous smile, turned his coffee mug so I could see the infamous Packer logo, and said a simple, but cheerful "good morning!"

It was a great day to be great... baby.