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Tyrone Culver was the pick at #185 back in 2006Photo by Mark
Konezny/NFLPhotoLibraryThe Green Bay Packers hold ten draft picks in the 2019
NFL Draft
Jake Ryan Jersey White , and for a team that has a storied, 100-year history, they have predictably made selections in the past at every one of these draft
slots. Over the next few days leading up to this year’s draft, Acme Packing
Company will examine the Packers’ history at each current slot for 2019, as well
as run down the names of recent picks around the league at the position.This
year, the Green Bay Packers have two picks in the sixth round of the NFL Draft.
Their fist pick in that round comes in at #185 overall, but in team history
there’s not much here to choose from. The Packers have chosen at #185 overall
just three times, and none of the three players had much of a career in Green
Bay.In fact, there have been precious few useful players drafted at 185 by
anyone in NFL history. The best player drafted in that slot is likely defensive
tackle Jeff Zgonina, whom the Pittsburgh Steelers picked in 1993 at that spot.
Zgonina was a useful backup and rotational player in the 1990s, bouncing around
with five different teams, but he finally earned a starting job in 2000 with the
St. Louis Rams. He started there for three years before signing with the Miami
Dolphins, playing four years there before concluding his career with a
three-year stint with the Texans. All told, Zgonina carved out an impressive
16-year career, earning a Super Bowl ring with the 1999 Rams.Here’s a look at
the players who the Packers selected at 185 and some of the recent names to go
off the board in that spot.Packers’ History at #1851955: Charlie Brackins,
QB1960: John Littlejohn, B2006: Tyrone Culver, SCulver is the only player in
this group with a career that lasted more than one year, though he only made it
two years with the Packers (and only was active on gameday during one of those
seasons). He caught on with the Miami Dolphins in 2008, however
Womens Marwin Evans Jersey , and carved out a decent five-year run as a backup safety through the 2012 campaign. Recent History at #1852018: Deon Cain,
WR, Clemson (Colts)2017: Caleb Brantley, DT, Florida (Browns)2016: DeAndre
Houston-Carson, S, William & Mary (Bears)2015: Tyrus Thompson, OT, Oklahoma
(Vikings)2014: Robert Herron, WR, Wyoming (Buccaneers)2013: DeVonte Holloman,
LB, South Carolina (Cowboys)2012: Ryan Lindley, QB, San Diego State
(Cardinals)2011: Greg Jones, LB, Michigan State (Giants) GREEN BAY, Wis. —
Cleared from the concussion protocol, receiver Randall Cobb expects to play in
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leads the way as Packers top Bears in openerIt could be his final game with the
team.“I’m human so I can’t say that it hasn’t crossed my mind,” Cobb said on
Thursday.A second-round pick in 2011, Cobb had a big 2014 season with 91 catches
for 1,287 yards and 12 touchdowns. That led to Cobb signing a four-year, $40
million contract in free agency.He’s never gotten close to matching that
production, though, with a total of 16 touchdowns the past four seasons. He
started this season with a bang, tallying nine catches for 142 yards, including
the game-winning, 75-yard touchdown reception against Chicago in Week 1.However,
Cobb has missed six games with a hamstring injury before sitting out last week
with a concussion. He enters Sunday with just 37 catches for 356 yards and two
touchdowns.With that, free agency will beckon once more for the 28-year-old
Cobb, who ranks sixth in franchise history with 469 receptions.“It’s not at the
forefront of my thoughts,” he said. “I would say right now I’m just taking it
all in, just enjoying the moments like I always do. The crazy thing about this
game is every time we take that field, it could be the last time that we play.
I’ve never taken for granted. Every time I walk through the tunnel — even when
I’m taking somebody on a tour like my family or friends — I cherish that
moment.”Cobb has one key supporter in quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Packers
haven’t had someone who can replace Cobb in the slot, and the offense has
suffered as a consequence.When Cobb has been out of the lineup, the Packers have
had to lean heavily on rookie receivers Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Equanimeous
St. Brown. Without the rapport that Rodgers shares with Cobb, they’ve produced
sporadically.“We’ve always enjoyed going to war with each other,” Cobb said of
Rodgers. “He’s my quarterback
Womens Muhammad Wilkerson Jersey , you know? It’s been a lot of fun. It means a lot to me.”Cobb and linebacker Clay Matthews will be the team’s two
high-profile free agents. A first-round pick in 2009, Matthews has spent all 10
seasons with the Packers.“I think everybody wants to be with one team the
entirety of their career, Matthews said. “If that’s what it’s in the cards,
fantastic. If not, I’ll deal with that once it presents itself.”Matthews has 83½
sacks, the team’s most since the NFL made sacks an official stat in 1982.
However, as is the case with Cobb, he’ll enter free agency on a down note with a
career-low 3½ sacks this season.“I think I’ve done a real good job of just
focusing on this season and nothing beyond,” Matthews said. “I think I learned
that at a younger age. … Obviously, I’m not oblivious to the fact that I could
be somewhere else next year, but it’s not like I’ll be an emotional wreck on
Sunday.”Cobb is just happy to be finishing after suffering a concussion late in
the Week 15 game at Chicago. He said he doesn’t remember the final three snaps
he played and has about 10 minutes of “amnesia.”He missed last week’s win at the
Jets and returned to practice on Thursday. He plans to play against the
Lions.“I’ve had a punctured lung, I’ve had a broken leg, and I’ve come back and
played and not thought about those things,” he said. “I would consider this to
be another thing that whenever I take the field, I’m worried about that moment.
I’m not worried about what’s happened in the past, which is hard to do.”NOTES:
Both Cobb and Matthews (back) were limited in their returns to practice. … LT
David Bakhtiari (hip) was also limited in returning to practice. … CB Jaire
Alexander (groin) and WR Davante Adams (knee) missed a second day of practice,
though Adams has said that he plans to play on Sunday.
