This year, there are 32 former Wisconsin Badgers on NFL Training Camp rosters.
Some of them are there with only one purpose: Not getting hurt. The Texans aren’t going to bench J.J Watt for not getting enough pre-season sacks. The Seahawks sure aren’t going to cut Russell Wilson for throwing a few training camp interceptions. And something tells me that Joe Thomas, who hasn’t missed a snap in his 8-season pro-bowl career, isn’t going to be relegated to the bench by the Browns. Although you never know what that mess of a franchise will do.
Another large group of the former Badgers in the NFL aren’t quite the stars as those first three, but they still are going to be sleeping easy at night.