Greg Jennings Gregory Jennings , Jr . ( born September 21 , 1983 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers out of Western Michigan University in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft . Early years . Jennings was born in Kalamazoo , Michigan . He attended Kalamazoo Central High School where he was all conference in three sports — football , basketball and track . Jennings played wide receiver , running back , outside linebacker and defensive back as a four - time letterman for the football team . He was listed 11th on the " Fab 50 " rankings of the " Detroit Free Press " as a senior . Jennings finished seventh in voting for Mr . Basketball of Michigan in 2000 – 01 and scored a school record 50 points in a losing effort against Benton Harbor as a senior . College career . Greg Jennings attended Western Michigan University . He finished his career there with 238 receptions for 3539 yards and 39 touchdowns . When Jennings was a redshirt freshman , he missed 8 games due to a broken ankle bone . In the 8 games he did play , he caught 10 passes for 138 yards . In 2003 , he was second on the Broncos with 56 catches for 1 , 050 yards and 14 touchdowns . He finished the 2003 season with 1 , 734 all - purpose yards . He was named to the second team All - Mid American team . In 2004 , he led the Broncos with 74 catches for 1 , 092 yards and 11 touchdowns . He tallied 1 , 415 all - purpose yards . He was named to the All - MAC team . In 2005 , he had 98 catches , and led the nation in catches per game , with 8 . 91 . He had 1 , 259 yards with 14 touchdowns , and earned the 2005 MAC Offensive Player of the Year Award . His 5 , 093 all - purpose yards is a WMU record , and ranks 8th in MAC history . Jennings became only the 11th player to gain over 1 , 000 yards in at least three seasons of a college career . Jennings graduated from WMU in 2010 after completing the 16 credits he needed through self - instructional classes . Professional career . Green Bay Packers . The Green Bay Packers drafted Jennings in the 2nd round ( 52nd pick overall ) of the 2006 NFL draft . Jennings signed to a four - year contract on July 25 , 2006 . The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the deal was worth $ 2 . 85 million , including a $ 1 . 24 million signing bonus . Jennings was named the starting wide receiver , along with Donald Driver , which put Robert Ferguson in the slot , for his first professional regular season game Green Bay Packers by head coach Mike McCarthy on September 2 , 2006 . Jennings led the NFL in receiving yardage during the 2006 preseason . He had 1 catch for 5 yards in his first game . On September 24 , 2006 , he caught a 75 - yard TD pass from Brett Favre against the Detroit Lions . It was Favre ' s 400th TD pass for his career , a milestone reached only by Favre , Dan Marino , and Peyton Manning . This was also Jennings ' first 100 - plus yard game , as he finished with 3 catches , 101 yds and 1 touchdown . Jennings was voted NFL Rookie of the Week for games played September 24 – 25 , 2006 , the only time he received this honor . Jennings was also named to the NFL All Rookie team at the end of the season . On September 23 , 2007 , Jennings caught a game - winning 57 - yard TD pass from Favre with less than two minutes to play to help beat the San Diego Chargers 31 – 24 at Lambeau Field and improve the team ' s record to 3 – 0 in 2007 . This was Jennings ' first touchdown catch in 2007 , as well as Favre ' s 420th career touchdown pass , tying him with Dan Marino for the most TD passes in NFL history . A week later on September 30 , 2007 , during a 23 – 16 victory over the Minnesota Vikings , Jennings caught a 16 - yard pass from Favre that opened the scoring ten minutes into the first quarter , and broke the all - time touchdown pass record Favre had shared with Dan Marino . On October 29 , 2007 , Jennings caught an 82 - yard touchdown pass from Favre to defeat the Denver Broncos 19 – 13 in overtime , tying him for the second longest overtime touchdown in NFL history . Then the following week , he caught the game - winning touchdown pass that went for 60 yards to beat the Chiefs in Kansas City . Against the Cowboys on November 29 , 2007 , in a game broadcast on the NFL network , Jennings hauled in the first ever touchdown pass by quarterback Aaron Rodgers . Jennings and running back Ryan Grant each had a touchdown during a 33 – 14 victory over the St . Louis Rams on December 16 , 2007 , making it the first time two Packers players have each scored a touchdown in the same four consecutive games . Jennings collected 80 receptions for 1292 yards and 9 touchdowns in the 2008 season . On June 23 , 2009 Jennings received a new three - year extension which paid him $ 26 . 35 million and included $ 16M guaranteed . It also included a $ 11 . 25 million signing bonus . Jennings caught a game winning pass on September 13 , 2009 on a 3rd and two play , where the Packers ran a play action fake and rolled Aaron Rodgers out to the left , who then threw a long 50 yard pass to Greg Jennings to defeat the Chicago Bears in the season opener . In the Packers 2009 Wild Card game against the Arizona Cardinals , Jennings had 8 receptions for 130 yards , scoring 1 touchdown . In the 2010 - 2011 season , Jennings helped the Packers go 10 - 6 in the regular season . In Super Bowl XLV , on February 6 , 2011 , Jennings caught four passes for 64 yards and scored two touchdowns in the Packers ' 31 – 25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers . Jennings played the first 13 games of the 2011 season before going down with a sprained MCL week 13 against the Oakland Raiders during the season he collected 69 receptions for 949 yards . Including a season high 149 yards on 7 receptions , and a TD in a week 7 game at the Minnesota Vikings . He returned for the Packer ' s divisional round playoff game against the New York Giants and recorded 4 receptions for 40 yards in a Packers ' loss . In 2012 , Jennings sat out most of the early season due to a groin injury , and was scheduled to have surgery in Philadelphia , but was postponed due to Hurricane Sandy . Minnesota Vikings . On March 15 , 2013 , Jennings signed a five - year , $ 47 . 5 million ( $ 18 million guaranteed ) contract with the Minnesota Vikings . Career statistics . Playoffs . Source : Pro - Football - Reference . com Greg Jennings Foundation . This is a foundation started by Jennings to attempt to benefit underprivileged children and youth organizations . The entire charity organization raises money through organizational events , donations , and fund raisers . The organization allows people , groups , and organizations from either Michigan or Wisconsin to apply for grant money . The headquarters of the foundation are in Kalamazoo , Michigan . Acting career . On May 5 , 2010 , Jennings made an appearance on the CBS prime time hit show " Criminal Minds " . He portrayed a lab technician working at a crime scene . Jennings is also in discussions to appear on BET ' s " The Game " . He appeared as himself on the July 6 , 2011 , episode of " Royal Pains " . He is also the main actor and star of " Old Spice " ' Smelf ' ad campaign . Personal . Jennings is married to Nicole Jennings , also of Kalamazoo , and they have three daughters named Amya , Alea and Ayva . On October 5 , 2012 , they welcomed their son Aice Gregory .