In the history of the NFL draft, which began in 1937, a total of 298 players from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been drafted into the NFL, averaging out to 3.5 players drafted per year. While there have been seasons that have included zero Badgers drafted (1938, 1967, 1978), there are also seasons where it […]
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Green Bay Packers Position Battles
Wisconsin Badgers in Green Bay
While the Wisconsin Badgers basketball team has been getting national attention with their National Championship berth last night, their football team is a perennial Top 25 program as well. As of January, a total of 33 former Badgers were on NFL rosters, two of which were a part of the Green Bay Packers. Backup quarterback […]
PACKERS FOOTBALL FRIDAY: Fab Five 3.0?
2007 was a true renaissance season for the Green Bay Packers. The Packers were entering the second season of the Mike McCarthy era, with few people having ultimate confidence in the new head coach. After all, McCarthy had been hired away from San Francisco, where he was the offensive coordinator for an offense that wasn’t […]
2015 NFL Draft: Packers Position Preview: WR
What Would Packers Look Like Without Randall Cobb?
Panic about about Randall Cobb leaving Green Bay has taken over the Internet the past week with Packers fans freaking out about losing one of the best players on the team. Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson reported today that the Packers “balked” at paying Cobb $10 million per year and he will be testing the open […]
Green Bay Packers Injury Roundup
Well that certainly didn’t last very long did it? It seems like just yesterday that the boys of From the Benches were discussing that the Packers were finally going through a training camp without a high number of injuries. The thought was that this might finally be the year that the team stays healthy and […]