One of my favorite lines from The Sopranos is Tony explaining how ‘Remember when’ is the lowest form of conversation. In some parts of life, that’s completely accurate but for sports, that’s all we do, man. Remembering when a player was at the peak of his or her career is something that everyone does for sports. Yesterday, everyone remembered the career of Jordy Nelson as he decided to retire after 10 years. Nelson steps down from the game despite having offers on the table. He is riding off into the sunset with a great career.

🚨After more than a decade in the NFL, my brother, former #Packers & #Raiders WR @JordyRNelson is calling it a career. He’s stepping away from the game with more than 8,500 yards…72+ TD’s and as a SB Champion! I’m proud of him and happy for him and his family! #Ese’ #Respect

— James Jones (@89JonesNTAF) March 27, 2019

From being the second-round pick of the Green Bay Packers to being one of the best players to don the Packers uniform in the last 10 years, Nelson is the concomitant Packers player. People loved him at Lambeau Field, people loved him in the stands, the media loved him, brands loved him. There weren’t many people who were like ‘I hate Jordy Nelson’ or ‘Jordy bothers me.’ That never happens. Now, when Nelson’s contract was up before last season that is when things took a turn like it does with so many veterans. That is a theme through sports when teams decide to move on from a beloved veteran, and people have tough letting go. A case could have been made to keeping Nelson, but he doesn’t make Green Bay a playoff team.

To think about what is your favorite Nelson moment is probably a hard one to come up with. My moment isn’t exactly one game, rather, it is the fact how good he was in the red zone. There is no receiver better inside the 20 yard line. Aaron Rodgers found a way to always find Nelson around the end zone. It is what made him a fantasy darling for non-Packers fans, but this also made Green Bay fans supremely confident that Nelson would always catch touchdowns.

Thank you, Jordy. Have fun at the farm.

Charlie.