As a rookie in 1988, Michael Irvin became the first Cowboys rookie receiver to start a season opener in 20 years. He led the NFC with a 20.4-yard average per catch that year. Drafted 11th overall, Irvin quickly developed into one of the most elite receivers, but during his draft, there was another team that showed immense interest in him. It was Green Bay —a team he didn’t want to play for. So, when the Packers let him know they would pick him seventh, Irvin and his whole family thought, “No way, Green Bay!”

Irvin had a whole strategy to avoid getting drafted by a team he was avoiding. In 2020, he revealed how he decided he would drop a class if something like that happened and then finish up in summer school. That way, the team would lose a draft choice, but he could still apply for

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