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WWE Champion John Cena introduces New England Patriots NFL Draft pick

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The new Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena made an appearance via video at Friday night’s NFL Draft.

Cena and actor Idris Elba were featured in ESPN and NFL Network’s coverage of night two of the 2025 NFL Draft, introducing the third round choice for the New England Patriots.

Noting that he was still dealing with the aftermath of WrestleMania 41 and could not be in Green Bay, Wisconsin in person, Cena was part of an introduction video for the Patriots that pitched to Green Bay for their first selection in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft, Washington State wide receiver Kyle Williams.

Cena is a West Newbury, Massachusetts native, with the Patriots playing their home games in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

The Patriots chose four players in the first two days of the 2025 NFL Draft, all on the offensive side of the ball.

Cena appeared on Friday’s WWE SmackDown, five days after defeating Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship in the main event of night two of WrestleMania 41. His first title defense was confirmed for next month’s Backlash event on Friday’s show, with Randy Orton first in line to challenge the new champ.

WWE wrestler Seth Rollins makes Chicago Bears NFL Draft pick

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The newest Paul Heyman guy welcomed one of the newest Chicago Bears to the National Football League on day two of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Seth Rollins appeared on night two of the 2025 NFL Draft on Friday in Green Bay, Wisconsin to announce the third selection for the Bears, offensive lineman Ozzy Trapilo from Boston College.

Last month, Rollins was a guest host/panelist on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football for three consecutive days, and is a frequent guest on the show. He has expressed an interest in exploring sports media opportunities both during his career, and in his post-wrestling life.

Rollins is a lifelong Bears fan, often posting on social media about his love or hate for football based on the results of the most recent Bears games.

The Bears chose players on the offensive side of the ball with each of their first three selections in this year’s draft, including Trapilo with the 56th overall pick. Green Bay is the host city for this year’s NFL Draft, and the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears are NFC North division rivals.

Rollins aligned with Paul Heyman in the night one main event at WrestleMania 41 last Saturday, defeating Roman Reigns and CM Punk in a triple threat match. On this week’s Raw, Heyman and Rollins added Bron Breakker to their new stable, and Rollins and Breakker laid out Punk and Reigns to close the show.