For the past seven weeks, Ty Summers has been taking care of a three-and-a-half-year-old, a 20-month old, and a wife who’s expecting a third child in November. For Summers, that’s a joy he’ll never take for granted, but it was also a mental challenge. He was in danger of losing a football career he’s spent nearly his entire life fighting for.
Starting as a seventh-round pick in 2019 for the Green Bay Packers, Summers climb into the league wasn’t easy. But despite the long odds to make the roster, he battled and earned an essential role on special teams for Green Bay. In his rookie season, he led the Packers in special teams snaps and held that four-core role for three seasons. Since then, he’s jumped from team to team. Given his value on special teams, tenacious attitude, and ridiculous a