Editing Lambeau Field (section)

===The Lambeau Leap===
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[[File:James Stark doing the Lambeau Leap (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[James Starks]] doing the "Lambeau Leap"]]
Many Packer players will jump into the end zone stands after scoring a touchdown, in a celebration affectionately known as the [[Lambeau Leap]]. The Lambeau Leap was spontaneously created in [[1993 Green Bay Packers season|1993]] by safety [[LeRoy Butler]], who scored after a [[Reggie White]] fumble recovery and lateral against the [[1993 Los Angeles Raiders season|L.A. Raiders]] on December 26. It&nbsp;was later popularized by wide receiver [[Robert Brooks (American football)|Robert Brooks]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Traditions| url=http://uscsports.cstv.com/trads/scar-hof.html|publisher=University of South Carolina Athletics |access-date=August 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716190211/http://uscsports.cstv.com/trads/scar-hof.html |archive-date=July 16, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.packersnews.com/print/print_11238108.shtml Lambeau Field Timeline] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060223065350/http://www.packersnews.com/print/print_11238108.shtml |date=February 23, 2006 }} Green Bay Packers news</ref>

It's not known precisely when the celebration was first coined the "Lambeau Leap", but one of the first possible mentions was by broadcaster [[Al Michaels]] during a [[Monday Night Football|Monday night]] broadcast in September [[1996 Green Bay Packers season|1996]], "It's a new tradition in Green Bay, Robert Brooks ''leaping'' into the stands."

When the NFL banned [[Touchdown celebration|excessive celebrations]] in 2000, the Lambeau Leap was [[Grandfather clause|grandfathered]] into the new rules, permitting it to continue.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10671807/nfl-penalize-goal-post-dunk-next-season "Goalpost dunks will draw flags"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626070305/http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10671807/nfl-penalize-goal-post-dunk-next-season |date=June 26, 2017 }}. ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2016</ref>

Occasionally, a visiting player will attempt a Lambeau Leap, only to be denied by Packers fans. This happened to then-[[Minnesota Vikings]] [[cornerback]] [[Fred Smoot]] when he intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n37qkcicW8E |title=YouTube – Fred Smoot's Lambeau Leap!!! |access-date=November 30, 2016 |archive-date=July 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729195316/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n37qkcicW8E |url-status=live }}</ref> Packers fans proceeded to throw their beverages on Smoot. During the [[2007–08 NFL playoffs#NFC: New York Giants 23, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)|2007 NFC Championship game]], [[New York Giants]] [[running back]] [[Brandon Jacobs]] faked a Lambeau Leap after scoring a touchdown, angering many Green Bay faithful in the stands.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170331030742/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=280120009 Manning, Giants head to Super Bowl for rematch with Pats]</ref> Before a game against the Packers on September 20, 2009, [[Cincinnati Bengals]] wideout [[Chad Johnson (American football)|Chad Johnson]], then known as Chad Ochocinco, announced he would do a Lambeau Leap if he scored a touchdown, and then followed through by leaping into the arms of pre-arranged fans wearing Bengals jerseys.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4489691 ESPN – Ochocinco finds end zone in Green Bay] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226073905/http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4489691 |date=December 26, 2017 }} ''ESPN''</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4497498 |title=Ochocinco had it planned out |access-date=July 15, 2024 |archive-date=July 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702193503/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4497498 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2014, a statue was made outside of Lambeau Field commemorating the Leap. Featuring a shortened replica of the end zone wall and 4 random Packers fans, the statue allows visitors to pose for pictures doing their own Lambeau Leap.<ref>[http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/Lambeau-Leap-Statue-unveiled/abd0acab-08d5-457f-a955-c10ac3e3da08 "Lambeau Leap Statue unveiled"] {{Webarchive| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102083338/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-press-release/article-1/Lambeau-Leap-Statue-unveiled/abd0acab-08d5-457f-a955-c10ac3e3da08 |date=January 2, 2015 }}. Packers.com.</ref>

The [[NFL Network]] countdown program, ''[[NFL Top 10]]'', named the Lambeau Leap the 3rd greatest touchdown celebration of all time.