Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. “I’m going to take my son to see ‘Finding Dory,’” Elliott said with another laugh. As for his busy week, Elliott said he has one more fun item on his to-do list. “We did go-karts and they went up to 60,” Elliott said with a laugh.Įlliott, one of the Packers' up-and-coming players on defense, said he’ll stay in Green Bay for most of the time between now and the first training-camp practice on July 26, working out at the team’s Lambeau Field facility. The closest he’d come to anything like it came while playing in college at Toledo, when the Rockets played in the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise. While many of his Packers teammates scattered about the country following last week’s minicamp, still being in town meant Elliott could accept the invitation from Road America and Mayfield Sports to ride with the 76-year-old Andretti.Įlliott said his ride lasted only about 5 or 6 minutes. Then to meet him and ride in the race car with him at 220 miles an hour and stop on a dime or turn a corner? It was sweet.” “First, to have the opportunity to meet Mario Andretti – I didn’t know how big of a deal he was until I got there. “I live for thrills like that,” Elliott said in a telephone interview afterward. He watched Game 7 while taking part in the Packers’ annual Tailgate Tour, on which a handful of current and former players criss-cross the state on a goodwill bus tour and traveling pep rally.īut the team bus never topped out at 220 mph, the way Elliott’s ride did Wednesday morning, when Elliott rode in a two-person Indy Car with racing legend Mario Andretti in advance of this weekend’s Kohler Grand Prix at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.Īnd while it meant catching highlights of the Cavs’ victory parade through downtown Cleveland on Twitter instead of being able to watch it live, Elliott was just fine with the sacrifice. The Green Bay Packers third-year outside linebacker – and resident Cleveland Cavaliers fan – was overjoyed to see his hometown NBA team win a championship on Sunday night. Packers thrill-seeker Jayrone Elliott rides at 220 mph with Mario Andretti You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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