Jonathan Ford has spent his football career in South Florida. Now he’s heading to the frozen tundra.
The Green Bay Packers selected the Dillard High alumnus and former Miami Hurricanes defensive lineman in the seventh round of the NFL draft on Saturday, using the 234th pick.
If there had been no UM players picked in the 260-selection draft, it would have marked the first Coral Gables shutout since 1974.
“I’m just proud of going through this whole process, this journey,” Ford said at UM’s Pro Day. “As a kid growing up, a lot of people don’t get this chance just to be able to go to the combine and come to Pro Day and showcase your talent with your brothers for one last time.