It’s A Miracle In Green Bay: White’s Ok

In a change described as “nothing short of miraculous,” Reggie White returned to the practice field Thursday and showed the Packers he doesn’t need season-ending hamstring surgery after all.

A day after the Packers said White, the NFL’s all-time sack leader, would be lost for the rest of the season and the playoffs, the team said next week’s surgery has been canceled - and he’s listed as questionable for Saturday’s game at New Orleans.

“The difference between Tuesday’s workout and (Thursday’s) is nothing short of miraculous,” said a release from the team’s medical staff.

White said he was playing with his children Wednesday evening when he noticed that as he ran, the hamstring felt better. He said he called strength and conditioning coach Kent Johnston and they went to the team’s training facility to test the leg, and it felt good. That’s when they headed for head coach Mike Holmgren’s house, arriving about midnight.

“I was turning out the Christmas lights and he was there,” Holmgren said. “I thought it was Santa.”