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The Packers are offering $12 an hour for 700 shovelers to help clear snow before their huge playoff game

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The Packers are offering $12 an hour for 700 shovelers to help clear snow before their huge playoff game
lambeau field snow

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Snow covers Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

  • A snow storm is expected to hit Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Saturday, dumping 8-10 inches of snow.
  • The Green Bay Packers have put out a call for 700 shovelers to clear Lambeau Field, offering $12 an hour, before the Packers face the Seattle Seahawks in the playoffs.
  • The Packers have already asked for shovelers twice this season.
  • Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

The Green Bay Packers are turning to the legions of faithful cheeseheads to make sure Lambeau Field is in good condition before the divisional round playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

With snow expected on Saturday night, the Packers put out a call for 700 snow shovelers to help clear Lambeau Field on Sunday morning before the game.

According to their website, shovelers will be paid $12 an hour and must arrive by 6 A.M. Shovelers must be 18 years old. The Packers will provide the shovels.

shovelers lambeau field

Mike Roemer/Associated Press

Workers clear snow at Lambeau Field.

According to Benita Mathew of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, a storm is expected to dump 8-10 inches of snow on Saturday.

It's not an unusual practice for the Packers. As of December 11, the team had already asked for public help twice this year.

The Packers take on the Seahawks at 5:40 P.M. on Sunday. The weather is expected to be clear and in the low 20s.

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