John Kuhn John Allen Kuhn ( born September 9 , 1982 ) is an American football fullback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . After playing college football for Shippensburg University , he was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2005 . Kuhn earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Steelers in Super Bowl XL . He earned a second ring with the Packers , ironically against his former team , five years later in Super Bowl XLV . He was selected as the NFC ' s fullback in the 2012 Pro Bowl . College career . A Northeast Region finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy given to the top player in NCAA Division II as a senior , Kuhn was selected to play in the 2005 Whataburger Cactus Bowl on January 7 as a Division II all - star for the North team . He was named PSAC Western Division Offensive Player of the Year in 2003 and was a three - time First - Team All - Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference ( PSAC ) Western Division selection . In 2004 , the Raiders won their first PSAC Western Division Championship since 1988 and advanced to the NCAA Division II national football championship second round with a 10 - 2 record , marking the team ' s first 10 - win regular season since 1981 . Kuhn holds 27 school records and six PSAC records . He finished his career with 4 , 685 yards rushing , 910 carries , 53 touchdowns , 5 , 300 all - purpose yards and 26 games with at least 100 yards rushing , all school records . Kuhn led the team in rushing for the third - straight season as a senior and is the only player in team history to total over 1 , 000 yards rushing in three - straight seasons . A standout in the classroom , Kuhn was a First - Team ESPN The Magazine / College Sports Information Directors of America ( CoSIDA ) Academic All - America in both 2003 and 2004 and was named First - Team Academic All - District II three - straight years . He was also chosen as a PSAC Fall Top Ten Award winner as both a junior and senior , the first Shippensburg male student - athlete to have received the award twice . Kuhn ranked 17th in Division in rushing yards per game and was 34th in all - purpose yards . He was chosen as a First - Team American Football Coaches Association ( AFCA ) All - American and Third - Team Associated Press ( AP ) Little All - American . Professional career . Pittsburgh Steelers . After spending the first eight weeks of the 2006 season on the Steelers ' practice squad , Kuhn was signed to the Steelers active roster on October 31 , 2006 . He finished the 2006 season , appearing in nine games , with two carries for 18 yards , including a 16 - yard romp on his first NFL carry versus the Cleveland Browns . He added a two - yarder against the Carolina Panthers . He also caught one pass for 15 yards , also against Carolina . On October 6 , 2006 John was selected in the 8th round of the Arena Football League ' s Expansion Draft by the New Orleans VooDoo . His rights had been owned by the San Jose SaberCats although he never played for them or in the Arena League . Green Bay Packers . Kuhn was signed to the active roster of the Green Bay Packers a day after being released by the Steelers . He joined Rob Davis as Shippensburg University graduates on the Packers roster . Davis has subsequently retired and joined the Packers front office staff . The Packers re - signed Kuhn , and was an exclusive rights free agent , on March 19 , 2008 . Kuhn ' s abilities have made him a fan favorite in Green Bay . Whenever Kuhn carries the ball , or even appears on the field , Packers ' fans call out his surname " Kuhn , " which is sometimes mistaken for booing .