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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FrankRizzo" data-source="post: 353657" data-attributes="member: 2232">Brandon Jackson's words practically made me cry. Tears did swell up in my eyes for real.     For Jackson, an even more challenging decision awaits. Given his value  as Rodgers’ personal protector in the backfield, the Packers – and  Rodgers – undoubtedly want him back. But with Grant set to return from  injury and rookie James Starks having piqued the team’s interest with  his running ability, Jackson could also garner outside interest and seek  an opportunity to be an every-down back – the role he expected to have  when the team took him in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft, and  the role he thought he’d finally gotten after Grant’s injury.      “When I walk out this door, what I’m going to remember is the love that  this organization gave me. Drafting me in the second round, taking a  chance on me. Me giving my all to this team,” Jackson said. “I feel like  I’m the ultimate team player. You’ll never hear a peep out of me. I’m  always doing my job. That’s what it takes to win this. That’s what we  did Sunday. When I walk out of here, it’s going to be full of joy. Full  of tears. Full of exciting memories. Nothing can take that away. There’s  a lot of love that goes into this organization when I walk out this  locker room.      “It’s not up to me. If the Packers want me, they’ve got me. When I  leave this door, it’s going to be full of joy. It’s been a great ride.”     “That’s four hard years of dedication, blood, sweat, tears, adversity  that goes into that 32,” said Jackson, the ultra-professional running  back who toiled as the team’s third-down back without a single  complaint, even after Ryan Grant’s season-ending ankle injury didn’t  lead to the full-time starting gig he’d expected. (You can hear the  emotion in his voice for yourself by clicking <a href="http://twaud.io/ql5H" target="_blank">here</a>.)      “The history of the organization goes into that 32. My family, the  love, the support goes into that 32. My faith in Christ goes into that  32. There’s a lot of history, there’s a lot of accolades, there’s a lot  of things that go into that 32 that’s on that jersey. That jersey will  not be washed. It will be hung up, framed, with the rest of my jerseys  that I have from college, high school.      “That 32 is very special to me. It’s been … I don’t know. It’s  emotional, you know, when I talk about it because I’ve been through a  lot here. The road is tough. And to bring home the Lombardi Trophy, to  have that patch on the side of my shoulder, it’s amazing.”</blockquote>

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