PHOTOS: Prospects bringing their mom to the draft
When the NFL pushed back the draft this season, the big event ended up falling on the same weekend as Mother's Day. With that in mind, a number of the players expected to go in Thursday night's first round decided to bring their mom as a date.
Here's Johnny Manziel and his mother with Hall of Famer Barry Sanders.
Backstage at @nfldraft @JManziel2 @BarrySanders @barrysaand mrs manziel pic.twitter.com/TfaHoA7cow
— JB Bernstein (@jbbernstein) May 8, 2014
Teddy Bridgewater and his mother take in an interview on the red carpet.
Moms walking red carpet with their sons #nfldraft. @teddyb_h2o w/ Rose. #nflmoms #ontheclock pic.twitter.com/O0Q4ngwBm6
— Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) May 8, 2014
Blake Bortles, the third of the "big three" quarterbacks, also stops for an interview on the red carpet.
.@BBortles5 and his mom on the red carpet at the #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/Rd3Slx7LMd
— WFTV Sports (@WFTVSports) May 8, 2014
And then there's Michigan's Taylor Lewan and his mom stealing the show by sporting matching shades.
Here's Michigan OT Taylor Lewan walking the red carpet with his mom. pic.twitter.com/JOgHe10Jx7
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) May 8, 2014