Colts' Alec Pierce has Packers fan family in Menomonee Falls
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. - The Green Bay Packers have their first home game of the season Sunday at Lambeau Field, and Green and Gold fans will be out in force. But one of the players on the opposition will have his share of support, too.
Anne and Ron Pierce are rightfully very proud of their nine grandchildren, all of whom have had academic and athletic success. One of those grandchildren will play against the Packers on Sunday.
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"I'm going to be nervous," said Anne.
Alec Pierce is a wide receiver for Indianapolis. He grew up in suburban Chicago before playing for Luke Fickell at Cincinnati and being drafted in the same receivers class as Green Bay's Christian Watson. He's fast, tough and smart on the field – and also serves as family media advisor when it comes to doing TV interviews.
Anne and Ron Pierce
"We called Alec and he said, ‘You know, usually, the teams don’t like a lot ot outside interviews,'" Anne said. "I said, we're just going to talk about you and family, and he said, ‘Yeah, stick with that.’"
"In case you haven't noticed, she's a talker," Ron said.
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Anne Pierce was a teacher, Ron an engineer, while living in New Berlin for more than 50 years. They are now in Menomonee Falls where they'll be watching this weekend and reminiscing.
"When I moved, I kept Alec's present that he gave me when he was 3 years old for Valentine's Day," said Anne. "He brought it to me, and I opened it up, and it was a Valentine's box all decorated, and you lift up the lid, and there's the candy man – the M&M man – in there. But he had eaten all the candy out."
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"I taught him cribbage, and I said every time you beat me, I am going to give you a buck," Ron said. "Well, I trounced him every time, so I raised it to five bucks, and he beat me. I gave him the five bucks, and we stopped playing cribbage."
The Packers were the team in the Pierce household for years, but Blue and White has moved in on Green and Gold. No. 14 for the Colts is hands down number one for his home team.
"He wants to do well for himself. He wants to keep getting better. He's going to do whatever the job takes, and he wants to do it well," said Anne. "He's a bit of a perfectionist, so we'll see how it goes. I'm hoping it goes well for him. We sure love him though."