Aaron Rodgers has thrown plenty of touchdowns in his NFL profession. However his second quarter landing cross to veteran tight finish Marcedes Lewis within the Green Bay Packers recreation in opposition to the New York Giants in London reminded viewers of an unbelievable stat concerning Rodgers’ time in Inexperienced Bay. The NFL Community’s broadcast revealed that Lewis is the one participant drafted within the first spherical of the NFL draft to ever catch a landing from Rodgers.
Lewis, drafted twenty eighth general by the Jacksonville Jaguars out of UCLA within the 2006 NFL Draft, joined the Packers previous to the 2018 season after spending his first 12 seasons in Jacksonville. The truth that he is the one first-round draft decide to catch a landing cross from Rodgers serves as a reminder of the shortage of assets spent on bringing extremely touted NFL prospects to Inexperienced Bay, and validation of Rodgers’ criticism of the organization.
Whereas that reality is stunning in and of itself, others had been simply as stunned to study that Lewis, who hadn’t been on the receiving finish of a landing since November 29, 2020 previous to Sunday’s catch, remains to be within the league after being drafted 16 years in the past.
The Packers are at present tied for first place within the NFC North with the Minnesota Vikings at 3-1. At halftime of Sunday’s recreation, the Packers held a 20-10 lead over the Giants (3-1).
By the crew’s first 4 video games, Rodgers has thrown for 935 yards and 6 touchdowns with three interceptions. The catch was the primary goal for Lewis for the reason that divisional spherical of final yr’s playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers, 13-10. He final caught a cross on Christmas Day 2021, when he caught two passes from Rodgers for 2 yards within the crew’s 24-22 win over the Cleveland Browns.
