Thompson indicated that he went back and did a little bit more digging on Aaron Rodgers in the final few days before that ...

Russell Erxleben was the bigger shock, as he was taken by the New Orleans Saints with the 11th pick of the first round. The Saints had never had a winning season in their 12-year history when they ...

The 70 th NFL Draft started at 12:13 p.m. (EDT) on April 23, 2005, and ended at 6 p.m. the next day with an overnight break. The command center was the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.

The first three picks in the 2005 draft are held by rookie coaches who will be looking to shape the futures of their franchises, writes Len Pasquarelli. More NFL teams are looking for athletic ...

Suffice to say, Thompson's choice of Rodgers was the best-ever No. 24 pick. He has played 20 years, earned four AP MVP awards, made 10 Pro Bowls, passed for more than 62,000 yards and is one of 35 QBs ...

It's been 20 years since the Green Bay Packers selected Aaron Rodgers in the first round of the NFL draft. Here's a look back ...

Jammal Brown wasn't especially fond of New Orleans, and not because the Saints didn't have much of a history of success in ...