NFL, via Associated Press
The 85th N.F.L. draft might have lacked the glitz of the Las Vegas Strip and bro-hugs with Roger Goodell, but the first virtual draft in league history still had its football pyrotechnics. There were a few chip shots, like quarterback Joe Burrow getting picked first overall by the Cincinnati Bengals. But there were also plenty of other surprises and intrigue — not all of it generated by the Raiders.
Here’s what we learned:
Aaron Rodgers now knows how Brett Favre felt.
Favre, umm, did not take it kindly when Green Bay drafted Rodgers with the 24th pick in 2005.