On the eve of the 2023 NFL Draft, nearly two decades after his own experience with the event, Aaron Rodgers is still one of the biggest stories in the sport.
After 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers is being traded to the New York Jets in a blockbuster deal involving multiple premium picks over the next two drafts.
But long before he was a four-time MVP, Rodgers was neck-and-neck with Alex Smith to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft.
As we all know, Smith ended up taking that top spot with the San Francisco 49ers, while Rodgers fell all the way to No. 24, where the Packers finally snatching him up as Brett Favre’s eventual successor.
Relive Rodgers’ nearly five-hour wait on draft day with this awesome behind-the-scenes look at what played out in Radio City Music Hall in New York City all those years ago (the Motorola RAZR flip phones are worth the watch on their own):
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Publish Date:2023-04-26 09:03:00
