Packers Snag Brohm in the Second Round
April 27, 2008 | Football
April 27, 2008
Louisville, Ky. - University of Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm was selected with the 56th pick overall (2nd round) by the Green Bay Packers on Saturday on the first day of the 2008 NFL Draft.
"We felt very fortunate that he was there," Thompson said. "We feel he adds value to our team. He's a good solid guy to have behind Aaron, and we'll train him up. Just like I talked to him on the phone, we'll get him ready to play, but Aaron is our guy."
Brohm, whose decorated career at the University of Louisville included more than 10,000 yards and 71 touchdown passes. The 6-4 product from Louisville, Ky., threw for 4.024 yards and a school record 30 touchdowns in his final season, earning second team All-BIG EAST honors.
He finished his career as the Big East Conference's all-time leader in passing yardage, and second in school history in completions (780), attempts (1,185) and yards (10,775).
"The thing that impressed me about Brian is the consistency," Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy said. "You always look for what a player offers you, how he fits into your system, or do you need to adjust your system to fit the quarterback or any other player, and I think he gives us a quarterback that has played a lot of football in college. He's very polished."
Brohm started 33 games in his college career and was considered a strong first-round prospect after his junior season, when he completed 64 percent of his passes (199-of-313) for 3,049 yards with 16 touchdowns against just five interceptions, leading the Cardinals to one of their best seasons ever with a 12-1 record.
"I'm going to keep going about my business and work as hard as I can and let the coaches make those decisions," Brohm said. "I want to go in and learn the playbook and do the best job I can do, and show the coaches what I have."
