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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Packerlifer" data-source="post: 591037" data-attributes="member: 1242">I think your memory or mine is a little hazy here. Fullwood was drafted a year after Bo Jackson. He was in fact the "successor" to Jackson at Auburn.  Tampa Bay took Bo with the first overall pick in 1986 but balked at allowing him to play major league baseball as well as in the NFL. There were also some violations committed by the Bucs in dealing with him before the draft so when Jackson refused to sign with them they forfeited the pick. That allowed Al Davis of the Raiders to grab him in '87.      Teams, including the Packers, were unwilling to draft and sign a player who might not be available for half the season because of his baseball commitment. When Jackson reentered the draft in '87 Fullwood hadn't yet imploded and was a Pro Bowler in '89. His attitude caught up with him and the Packers in 1990. By then, though, it was all hindsight.</blockquote>

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