Don Majkowski is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on February 25, 1964 in Buffalo, New York, United States. Majkowski signed a one-year deal worth over $1.5 million back in the month of September of 1990, however his career was ended in the tenth match in the regular season. He suffered a traumatic injury after he was thrown over and then pounded on his shoulder by Freddie Joe Nunn of the Phoenix Cardinals, who drew an personal foul for the incident. Initial thought was an injury, the incident was later discovered as more severe, a tear to the rotator the cuff. The Packers ended the season using backups Anthony Dilweg and Blair Kiel. In 1991, Majkowski was benched by head coach Lindy Infante, who was substituted with Mike Tomczak as starter, however, he returned to the starting line-up at the start of 1992. On September 20 in the game against Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals, Majkowski tore the ligament in his ankle during the opening quarter. He was substituted by 22 year-old Brett Favre, who completed the game, scoring a single point victory. He went on to play in every Packers game from September 20 to the year 2007.
Majkowski finished his football career with the Detroit Lions in 1995 and 1996 as backup to starter Scott Mitchell. In his final season in 1996, Majkowski faced Favre and the Green Bay Packers on November 3, completing 15 of 32 passes for 153 yards, 1 touchdown, and no interceptions in a 28–10 Lions loss. He was also sacked 5 times. Majkowski’s final start was two weeks later against the Seattle Seahawks at the Pontiac Silverdome. He completed 18 of 23 passes (78% completion percentage) for 157 yards, 1 TD and an interception for a passer rating of 91.5. The Lions won the game 17–16 and improved their record to 5 wins and 6 losses. However, this was the Lions’ last win of the season; Mitchell started the remaining five games and Detroit finished at 5–11.
Also known as The Majik Man, Majkowski broke out in the season of 1989. He was offered the starting position after Randy Wright was released. Majkowski enjoyed one of the best years of Packers history, throwing 353 passes completed during 599 attempts. He also scored 27 touchdowns. His 4,318 yards of passing led the NFL. Additionally that the Packers were victorious in their first game against the rivals they hated, the Chicago Bears since 1984. The key to the victory was the touchdown, which was first overruled through an illegal forward pass by Majkowski and then confirmed with the instant replay and deemed to be a legitimate pass. The season concluded with six wins and 10 losses. Majkowski finished the season by his selection for the Pro Bowl.
Majkowski was chosen for his team the Green Bay Packers in the 10th round of the 1987 NFL Draft. He initially was given jersey #5, however, he was changed to #7 following the season, in anticipation that the #5 would eventually be retired in exchange for Paul Hornung. The jersey was not officially retired. When he was a rookie in 1987 Majkowski played together with Randy Wright, with whom was also the quarterback in 1988. The 1987 season, Majkowski’s salary was $60,000; the team also paid him the bonus of $10,000 for his roster.
After the Packers elected to keep Brett Favre as their starting quarterback and bench Majkowski, he decided left Green Bay after the 1992 season and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as a backup for two seasons.
