Last night brought out the future of the NFL with the first-round selections being named. But on Day 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City, franchise legends and active stars are coming out.
As part of the new tradition at the draft, each NFL team will either have a past star or a current one present the next picks for their respective teams. Per the NFL communications office, each representative will announce the second- and third-round picks. Among the notable names in attendance? Pro Football Hall of Famers.
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Here’s who will be announcing the Day 2 selections for each team.
- Aeneas Williams, Arizona Cardinals — Played 10 seasons for the franchise and made six Pro Bowls.
- John Abraham, Atlanta Falcons — Earned a trip to the 2010 Pro Bowl with the Falcons and produced his most sacks (68.5) in Atlanta.
- Torrey Smith, Baltimore Ravens — Caught 213 career passes for 3,591 yards and 30 touchdowns in Baltimore. Also won Super Bowl 47 with the Ravens.
- Fred Jackson, Buffalo Bills — Played eight seasons with the Bills, including his 1,062-yard season in 2009.
- Jonathan Stewart, Carolina Panthers — Former 13th overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft ran for 7,318 yards and scored 51 touchdowns in Charlotte.
- Devin Hester, Chicago Bears — Four-time Pro Bowl selection tallied 14,455 all-purpose yards as a return man.
- A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals — The fourth overall pick of the 2011 draft went on to play in seven Pro Bowls in his first seven seasons in the NFL.
- Hanford Dixon, Cleveland Browns — Played nine seasons with the Browns and earned three Pro Bowl nods from 1986 to 1988, along with two All-Pro seasons at cornerback.
- Drew Pearson, Dallas Cowboys — The Hall of Fame wide receiver earned three Pro Bowls and won one Super Bowl (1977) in Dallas.
- DeMarcus Ware, Denver Broncos — The nine-time Pro Bowler played his final three seasons with the Broncos, winning Super Bowl 50 in the 2015 season.
- Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions — St. Brown is one of the active stars presenting a pick. St. Brown caught 106 passes for 1,161 yards last season.
- Leroy Butler, Green Bay Packers — The Hall of Famer Butler collected 38 career interceptions and 20.5 sacks as a versatile safety/cornerback, plus helped end the Pack’s Super Bowl title drought in the 1996 season.
- Brian Cushing, Houston Texans — The 2009 first-rounder played all nine seasons with the Texans and earned Pro Bowl honors his rookie season.
- Tarik Glenn, Indianapolis Colts — The tackle and guard played in three Pro Bowls from 1997-2006 and won the Super Bowl in his final season with Indy.
- Fred Taylor, Jacksonville Jaguars — Produced seven career 1,000-yard seasons in Jacksonville and remains the franchise’s all-time leading rusher.
- Ed and Brad Budde, Kansas City Chiefs — The father and son duo of the night, Ed earned seven Pro Bowls as a guard and was on the Chiefs’ first Super Bowl-winning team of 1969. Brad Budde played from 1980 to 1986 in K.C., also at guard.
- Raymond Chester, Las Vegas Raiders — The TE earned all four of his Pro Bowl trips with the Raiders when they were in Oakland and won the Super Bowl with them in 1980.
- Nick Hardwick, Los Angeles Chargers — Played all 11 seasons with the Bolts from 2004 to 2014 at center, starting in 136 career games.
- Torry Holt, Los Angeles Rams — Earned seven Pro Bowls, won the Rams’ first Super Bowl in 2000, and was a member of the All-Decade team of the 2000s.
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- Terron Armstead, Miami Dolphins — The four-time Pro Bowler is the second active player to present a pick.
- Robert Smith, Minnesota Vikings — Earned two Pro Bowls in an eight-season career while also ending it with four straight 1,000-yard seasons.
- Sebastian Vollmer, New England Patriots — Super Bowl-winning tackle for the Pats’ 2014 championship team. Played from 2009 to 2015.
- Roman Harper, New Orleans Saints — Played nine of his 11 seasons with the Saints and was a leading safety on their first title-winning team of the 2009 season.
- Lawrence Tynes, New York Giants — The placekicker was on the Giants’ 2007 and 2011 season title-winning teams.
- D’Brickashaw Ferguson, New York Jets — Fourth overall pick in the 2006 draft earned three Pro Bowls with the Jets at left tackle.
- Trent Cole, Philadelphia Eagles — Earned two Pro Bowls in 2007 and 2009 at defensive end in Philly.
- Alan Faneca, Pittsburgh Steelers — The Hall of Fame guard Earned six All-Pro nods with the Steelers.
- Joe Staley, San Francisco 49ers — Played in two Super Bowls with the Niners in his 13-year career and earned All-Decade honors for the 2010s. Staley is announcing in the third round.
- K.J. Wright, Seattle Seahawks — The inside linebacker was a key part of Seattle’s first Super Bowl-winning team at inside linebacker.
- Dexter Jackson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers — The Bucs’ Super Bowl MVP of the 2002 season. Jackson played six of his 10 seasons with Tampa.
- Jason McCourty, Tennesee Titans — The cornerback played in eight of his 13 seasons with the Titans.
- London Fletcher, Washington Commanders — Fletcher, who also won the Super Bowl with Holt, played in all four of his Pro Bowls with Washington from 2009 to 2012.
