DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) – It’s a partnership that was formed 59 years ago.
Thursday movers helped prepare the dorms of Victor McCormick Hall on the St. Norbert College campus get ready for Packers training camp.
They fitted the rooms with 100 custom made beds.
Kelly Nass, the Director of Packers Camp, says it’s a group effort.
“We are transforming a 60 room dormitory that’s used to house 225 students, taking out the dorm beds that are used by the students throughout the year and then custom fitting each room with a custom mattress that’s longer than your average sized twin mattress.”
A normal twin mattress used by students are 39 inches by 75 inches but the Packers players sleep on a larger twin mattress. The beds used for training camp are 48 inches by 84 inches.
Nass says they have been preparing for camp for months.
“We also transform a ballroom used for weddings and that’s used for the late night snack that we prepare on campus. That’s prepared by our very own chefs.”
During training, players will also have a chance to unwind and play some games in their spare time.
“We have three video games, a ping-pong table and a foosball table, cards and dominos. So they just have fun and it’s like a team building event,” explains Nass.
Players move in Sunday, July 24th and move out in mid-August.
It’s the longest relationship between a pro-football team and a college in the NFL.
