Defensive end Chris Doleman will represent the Vikings in announcing the team's second-round pick (43rd overall) next Friday in the NFL draft.
The league announced today that 32 legendary NFL alumni will announce a selection in this draft. This will be the first time in NFL Draft history every selection in a round has been announced by former players. Doleman was a first-round pick by the Vikings in 1985 and played with the team through 1993.
He had a second stint with the Vikings in 1999. Doleman was among the list of 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame this past winter but did not make the cut into the final 10.
Carolina, Miami and the New York Jets do not have second-round picks, so their player representatives will announce third-round selections for the three teams.
The NFL alumni scheduled to be on-hand at Radio City Music Hall to make the announcements from the podium includes:
- Arizona Cardinals, Aeneas Williams (CB)
- Atlanta Falcons, Jessie Tuggle (LB)
- Baltimore Ravens, Peter Boulware (LB)
- Buffalo Bills, Andre Reed (WR)
- Carolina Panthers, Brad Hoover (FB)
- Chicago Bears, Richard Dent (DE)
- Cincinnati Bengals, Anthony Muñoz (OT)
- Cleveland Browns, Paul Warfield (WR)
- Dallas Cowboys , Charles Haley (DE)
- Denver Broncos, Shannon Sharpe (TE)
- Detroit Lions, Barry Sanders (RB)
- Green Bay Packers, Jim Taylor (FB)
- Houston Texans, Aaron Glenn (CB)
- Indianapolis Colts, Jeff Herrod (LB)
- Jacksonville Jaguars, Donovin Darius (S)
- Kansas City Chiefs, Willie Lanier (LB)
- Miami Dolphins, Sam Madison (CB)
- Vikings, Chris Doleman (DE)
- New England Patriots, Andre Tippett (LB)
- New Orleans Saints, Willie Roaf (OT)
- New York Giants, Joe Morris (RB)
- New York Jets, Marty Lyons (DT)
- Oakland Raiders, Willie Brown (DB)
- Philadelphia Eagles, Troy Vincent (DB)
- Pittsburgh Steelers, Franco Harris (RB)
- St. Louis Rams, Marshall Faulk (RB)
- San Diego Chargers, Natrone Means (RB)
- San Francisco 49ers, Dwight Clark (WR)
- Seattle Seahawks, Cortez Kennedy (DT)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers, John Lynch (S)
- Tennessee Titans, Jevon Kearse (DE)
- Washington Redskins, Doug Williams (QB)
