As fans nationwide gear up to celebrate future football stars at the 2015 NFL Draft, which will take place from April 30-May 2, the NFL will recognize former Legends throughout the week-long Draft celebration in Chicago. From welcoming prospects to the Draft at *The Intro *event in Pioneer Court, to announcing Round 2 selections, former players will be celebrated at a variety of Draft festivities.
Thirty-two former players, one representing each team, will be featured for Round 2 presented by Bud Light to announce selections on Friday, May 1 beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University.
The list of players scheduled to make selections includes six Pro Football Hall of Famers, with one from the Class of 2015. Combined, players on the list below have 22 Super Bowl championships and 92 Pro Bowl appearances. Hall of Famers are listed in bold and the class of 2015 is indicated by **.
The 2015 NFL Draft will mark the most former players in Draft events. This will be the fifth year in which second-round selections are announced by a former player. An additional 19 former players will participate in Draft events.
On Wednesday, April 29 from noon to 2 p.m. ET in Chicago's Pioneer Court, several former players including Pro Football Hall of Fame members WILLIE BROWN,DICK BUTKUS and DWIGHT STEPHENSON, amongst others, will welcome the 2015 Draft prospects at The Intro. The event is free and open to both fans and media.
Draft Town, presented by Oikos Triple Zero, will honor Chicago Bears great Walter Payton with one special fan activation, the Sweetness Simulator. Fans will get the opportunity to soar over the action just like "Sweetness" himself did in NFL games. The wind tunnel skydive simulator floats fans into the air so they can strike an iconic football pose in the heart of the windy city.
Current and former players will be featured at the Draft Town autograph stage presented by Topps and Panini and in their respective Team Houses on NFC and AFC row. An autograph schedule will be posted and updated at NFL.com/DraftTown.
Team
Legend
Position
Arizona Cardinals
ADRIAN WILSON
S
Atlanta Falcons
TODD MCCLURE
C
Baltimore Ravens
DUANE STARKS
CB
Buffalo Bills
JIM KELLY
QB
Carolina Panthers
PAT TERRELL
S
Chicago Bears
DICK BUTKUS
LB
Cincinnati Bengals
ICKEY WOODS
FB
Cleveland Browns
HANFORD DIXON
CB
Dallas Cowboys
DARREN WOODSON
S
Denver Broncos
RICK UPCHURCH
WR
Detroit Lions
CHRIS SPIELMAN
LB
Green Bay Packers
DONALD DRIVER
WR
Houston Texans
ERIC BROWN
S
Indianapolis Colts
BILL BROOKS
WR
Jacksonville Jaguars
GREG JONES
FB
Kansas City Chiefs
GARY GREEN
CB
Miami Dolphins
DWIGHT STEPHENSON
C
Minnesota Vikings
EJ HENDERSON
LB
New England Patriots
TY LAW
CB
New Orleans Saints
JON STINCHCOMB
T
New York Giants
SHAUN WILLIAMS
S
New York Jets
EMERSON BOOZER
RB
Oakland Raiders
WILLIE BROWN
CB
Philadelphia Eagles
JON RUNYAN
T
Pittsburgh Steelers
MEL BLOUNT
CB
St. Louis Rams
PISA TINOISAMOA
LB
San Diego Chargers
ANTHONY MILLER
WR
San Francisco 49ers
**CHARLES HALEY
LB/DE
Seattle Seahawks
KENNY EASLEY
S
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
MIKE ALSTOTT
RB
Tennessee Titans
MICHAEL ROOS
T
Washington Redskins
BRIG OWENS
S
For more Draft information, visit NFL.com/DraftTown. Fans should follow @NFL on Twitter and use #NFLDraft for the most up-to-date information. Fans in Chicago are encouraged to share their experience using #DraftTown.
