Tag: NFL Draft

WWE Champion John Cena introduces New England Patriots NFL Draft pick

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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

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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.

Tony Khan neck brace worn during NFL Draft being auctioned off for charity

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The neck brace now famously worn by AEW head Tony Khan during NFL Draft weekend will be auctioned off for charity.

Announced on Saturday, NFL Network’s Rich Eisen will autograph the brace and then it will be put up for auction by Khan. The proceeds will go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital via Eisen’s Run Rich Run charity.

According to Eisen, Khan texted him that he would take him up on the offer to sign and auction it for his charity when he no longer needed to wear it.

It’s unknown at this point if the auction will go through AEW’s charitable foundation or when it will start.

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Khan was first seen on national TV Thursday wearing the brace after taking a TK Driver/Meltzer Driver from the Young Bucks on AEW Dynamite the night before, selling the effects of the move.

In subsequent days, Khan has continued to wear it, even during a media interview Friday that got attention due to him comparing WWE to the pro wrestling equivalent of Harvey Weinstein.

An update on Khan’s condition will be given on Saturday’s episode of Collision.

AEW’s Tony Khan wears neck brace during NFL Draft

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AEW owner Tony Khan was seen selling the effects of an attack from Wednesday’s Dynamite during Thursday’s NFL Draft. 

Khan was shown in the Jacksonville Jaguars draft war room during ESPN and NFL Network coverage of the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday night, with both outlets making mention of the piledriver Khan took on Dynamite in an attack from The Elite. 

WWE commentator Pat McAfee was among those on the ESPN telecast that noted Khan selling: 

In addition to his roles with AEW, Khan is chief football strategy officer of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Khan’s family owns the Jaguars franchise. 

Shad Khan was also shown on camera during the draft after making his AEW debut on Wednesday’s episode in tending to his son after the attack by The Elite. 

The Jaguars held the 17th overall pick in the NFL Draft, but traded the pick to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for the 23rd overall pick, the 167th overall pick, plus Minnesota’s third and fourth round picks in the 2025 Draft. 

Jacksonville ended up selecting LSU wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. with the 23rd selection in round one. 

Four WWE wrestlers announce picks at 2022 NFL Draft

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Four WWE wrestlers announced selections on night two of the 2022 NFL Draft. 

The Miz, Titus O’Neil, Happy Corbin, and Gable Steveson all appeared on stage in Las Vegas to announce draft picks on the second night of the NFL Draft. 

O’Neil announced a second round pick for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Corbin announced a second round choice for the Kansas City Chiefs, Steveson announced the  second round selection of the Minnesota Vikings, and The Miz announced the third round pick for the Cleveland Browns. 

Each wrestler has local ties to the team that they announced selections for, as The Miz is from Ohio, Corbin is from Kansas, O’Neil is from Florida, and Steveson attends the University of Minnesota.

Miz and O’Neil’s appearances were announced ahead of time in a press release by WWE last week. 

The first round of the NFL Draft was held on Thursday night, while rounds two and three were held on Friday. Rounds four through seven will be held on Saturday.

WWE’s The Miz, Titus O’Neil to announce selections at 2022 NFL Draft

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WWE’s The Miz and Titus O’Neil will take part in the 2022 NFL Draft next week in Las Vegas. 

WWE revealed today that Miz and O’Neil will announce draft selections for their respective hometown teams, with O’Neil representing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Miz representing the Cleveland Browns. 

It was not stated which picks the WWE stars would be announcing beyond O’Neil’s appearance coming on the second day of the NFL Draft on Friday, April 29, also O’Neil’s 45th birthday.

“I’m honored to represent my Hometown NFL team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, at this year’s NFL Draft. As a person who holds a great relationship with many of the players and someone who enjoys an impactful partnership with the Bucs organization serving the Tampa Bay Region through my Bullard Family Foundation, this is truly a special moment. This opportunity to announce the name of the next great contributor to our community both on and off the field is an honor that I’ll never forget. It’s also the BEST BIRTHDAY GIFT ever as I get to celebrate on my birthday this very special occasion with the NFL, the Bucs, the Tampa Bay community, and the player selected,” O’Neil said in a statement on WWE.com.

“I am thrilled to head to Las Vegas to represent my hometown Cleveland Browns at the NFL Draft. As someone who grew up a huge Browns fan, the opportunity to play a small part in the future of the franchise is a dream come true. This is going to be AWESOME,” Miz said in a statement. 

The first round of the 2022 NFL Draft airs Thursday, April 28 on ABC, ESPN, and NFL Network at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Rounds 2 and 3 will air at 7 p.m. Eastern time on the same networks on Friday, April 29. 

Rounds 4-7 will air at 12 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday, April 30.

Left My Wallet: NFL Draft recap with Bakabella, Milonas, and more

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Left My Wallet is back again with our annual post-NFL Draft special featuring a smorgasbord of guests like Producer Rob of the B&V show, WOR guest co-host Garrett Gonzales, wrestling manager Sidney Bakabella, and Ring of Honor star Brian Milonas.

As each pick happened live, we go over the team needs and thoughts on each pick. Rob handles the Cleveland Browns while we have fellow 49ers fan Garrett, Chicago Bears diehard Sidney, and Pittsburgh Steelers fanatic Brian.

It’s a fun mishmash of various personalities and opinions on this past weekend’s draft. If you’re still craving NFL Draft talk, join us for this fun and enjoyable listen!

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Left My Wallet: Vinny V on the NFL Draft and offseason moves

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The NFL Draft is upon us and “Left My Wallet’ is back with our resident football expert, Football Outsiders assistant editor, and co-host of the Bryan & Vinny Show, Big Vinny V.

Vinny breaks down this year’s quarterback class and why he thinks Kyler Murray really is the top QB prospect. He also discusses this year’s draft strengths and weaknesses, if Josh Allen is the next Von Miller, who could be this years Khalil Mack or JJ Watt, the New York Giants’ draft strategy, and more.

He also talks about the newly signed deal by his hometown QB Russell WIlson, key off-season acquisitions, if the Browns are for real, and so much more from a busy NFL off-season.

It’s a quick and fun listen with the man who puts the V in the B & V and one of Football Outsiders most popular writers.

Click below to listen and also check out my past talks with Dave Meltzer, John Pollock, Ariel Helwani, Dlo Brown, DDP, and more in the archives.

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I Left My Wallet: NFL Draft Companion

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“I Left My Wallet In Greg Polanco” returns with full first round coverage of the 2018 NFL first round on a special NFL Draft Companion edition of the show.

Join fellow professional wrestler Flex Rumblecrunch and I as we watch the first round of the draft and offer our reactions, thoughts, and opinions on all 32 picks. We also chime in with a potpourri of other topics incluidng sports, wrestling, and much more. Just like the Fight Companions on the Joe Rogan Experience, Flex and I watched the first round in real time as the draft took place, editing it down to each pick so it wasn’t a four hour long show.

If you’re an NFL draft fanatic, I think you will love this different twist on “I Left My Wallet” as two wrestling buddies sit back, crack a few cold drinks, and discuss the first round as it happens. Enjoy!

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