EIght times a quarterback selected as the top pick in the NFL draft hoisted the Lombardi Trophy. Joe Burrow or Matthew Stafford will make it nine on February 13th. But until the, can you name the other eight?
Townsquare Media's own Casey Adrienne Leleux of Lafayette and Kristen Danielle Young of Shreveport both hit milestones in the company and got a cool shoutout.
Being drafted #1 overall as a quarterback in the NFL usually means you will become one of two things...boom or bust. While there are a few examples of guys like Carson Palmer and Alex Smith who fall somewhere in the middle, you usually gets busts like JaMarcus Russell or Tim Couch, or booms like Terry Bradshaw or Peyton Manning. Let's take a look at the top 10 Quarterbacks Drafted #1 in NFL History.
Terry Bradshaw was asked about a Miami Herald article that suggested Louisiana Tech might be a target for the Sun Belt Conference. "They (Sun Belt) need us more than we need them, and we don't need to go that route," cracked Bradshaw.