Packers to feature alumni Blake Martinez and Johnny Jolly near Lambeau Field ahead of Packers-Vikings

The Green Bay Packers are bringing back featured alumni Blake Martinez and Johnny Jolly for fan events tied to the Packers-Vikings game on Sunday, Nov. 15. The team says both former players will be part of the week’s on-site opportunities for fans near Lambeau Field, with additional alumni also scheduled for gameday activities.

On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Packers Hall of Fame will host the featured alumni for an event that includes a Q-and-A session and fan photo opportunities between 11 a.m. and noon. The Packers note that a Hall of Fame admission ticket is required to attend.

Martinez is scheduled to appear at surprise locations around Lambeau Field on gameday Sunday, with the Packers listing a window from 10:25 to 11:25 a.m. Jolly is also scheduled for that same time period, with his appearance taking place in the Legends Club on the Associated Bank Club Level.

The Packers also describe other former players joining Sunday’s Fan Walkway and Titletown programming. Jeff Dellenbach will be at the Thrivent display on the Fan Walkway near Johnsonville Tailgate Village from 9 to 10 a.m., and Trevor Davis and Ty Montgomery will take part in Q-and-A and fan interactions during Titletown Gameday Live from 10 to 11 a.m.

Martinez is a former Packers defender who was drafted in the fourth round in 2016 out of Stanford. The Packers say he started nine games as a rookie, tied for the league lead with 144 tackles in 2017, finished his Packers career with 512 total tackles over four seasons (2016-2019), and was the team’s Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee in 2019 before retiring in 2023.

Johnny Jolly is a former Packers defensive lineman drafted in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. The Packers report that he played for five seasons (2006-09 and 2013), totaled 135 tackles and five fumble recoveries, recorded 18 passes defensed in Green Bay (including 11 in 2009, a team and league high that year for his position), and returned for the 2013 season after a three-year hiatus.