The NFL partners with military analysts for a draft day mission

Weeks prior to the 2017 NFL draft, service members from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, were given the chance of a lifetime to undergo a surprise mission as part of the "Salute to Service" program. Hosted…
Team Mighty Avatar

Share

Weeks prior to the 2017 NFL draft, service members from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, were given the chance of a lifetime to undergo a surprise mission as part of the “Salute to Service” program.


Hosted by USAA, these unexpected military analysts from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, received the opportunity to team up with NFL broadcasters Ron Jaworski and Sal Paolantonio (US Navy vet) for a chance of a lifetime and partake in a draft strategy session.

Related: To Kick-Off USAA’s “Salute to Service,” Charles ‘Peanut’ Tillman jumped out of plane with the SOCOM Para-Commandos

The team comes to together and discusses how the military has influences the NFL.

Check out below to how our nation’s heroes handled their day as NFL draft analysts.

(USAA, YouTube)

Team Mighty is a combination of some of our best voices. Team Mighty includes past and current editorial team members with such expertise as intelligence, Special Operations, all things tactical, aviation, military culture and history.

While Team Mighty is an amalgamation of people, everyone on Team Mighty is human. While we love robots and acknowledge their place in society (looking at you, Roomba), AI functionality is never used in articles on We Are The Mighty. Team Mighty upholds journalistic integrity and you can find our Editorial Guidelines in their entirety, here.