Can you imagine if the Green Bay Packers had drafted former Ohio State wide receiver Terry McLaurin with the No. 75 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft?
Green Bay fans have often imagined what would have happened if quarterback Aaron Rodgers was throwing passes to Davante Adams and Terry McLaurin over the past few years. Sure, Adams is gone now, but if the Packers had selected McLaurin, he’d be their No. 1 wide receiver.
Instead, Green Bay chose former Texas A&M tight end Jace Sternberger at No. 75. In two years with the Packers, he appeared in 18 games, catching 12 passes for 114 yards and one touchdown. He was released in Sept. 2021.
The Seattle Seahawks signed Sternberger to their practice squad two days later. In a twist of irony, Washington then signed Sternberger to its active roster on Oct. 6 after multiple injuries at tight end. The team waived him one month later.
The Steelers later signed Sternberger, but he was waived over the summer and is now out of football.
Sternberger maintains an active presence on Twitter, and during Sunday’s game between the Packers and Commanders, he sent out a tweet for the ages.
I can’t believe the packers didn’t draft McLaurin
— Jace (@_Jstern) October 23, 2022
He’s right. But Washington fans are certainly happy Green Bay messed that one up. Kudos to Sternberger for poking fun at himself on this one.