If you are drafted by the Green Bay Packers at number 32, do you expect to start? Do you think that you will make an impact on the team in your first season? What have others done in the NFL when picked last in the first round?
We have to go back 16 years to see who was last picked 32nd by the Packers. The team moved down to last in that round when they worked out a trade with the Panthers. That man was Craig Newsome. Yes, Newsome played in every game during his time with the Packers. He lasted four years. In Super Bowl 31, Newsome played big and came up with an interception, and forced fumble. He lasted one more season when he moved on to play for the 49rs, then retired.
Derek Sherrod was picked 32nd this year, and much to the surprise of Packers fans, Ted Thompson went heavy on offensive picks this year. Sherrod is no slouch, being named to a half dozen All American college teams, and nabbing a College Hall of Fame honor. On top of the accolades, Sherrod has a business degree from his days at Mississippi State. Sherrod will likely be the man who takes over for Chad Clifton when the time is right.
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