The NFL draft is next week which means the Dallas Cowboys are going to have some new players on their roster soon enough. While the first round is clearly full of intrigue, the draft contains more than that, and progresses across three total days. Over the last almost decade we have seen the draft get a bit fun in nature as it has worn on with different people announcing the different selections.
Perhaps the most iconic of these was Drew Pearson announcing Chidobe Awuzie’s draft selection when the draft was held in Philadelphia and boos rained down on him. The Original 88 was not flustered though and delivered an all-time speech.
Yesterday, the franchise legends that will make picks on behalf of their team this year were announced and Travis Frederick is the player for the Cowboys.
A look at the former and active players now scheduled to announce their teams’ picks next Friday night for rounds 2 and 3 of the NFL draft: pic.twitter.com/HpMkPz5mPY
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 17, 2025
It has been a reflective offseason for the Cowboys relative to Fredbeard’s time served with the team as both Zack Martin and Tyron Smith retired. The latter of the two did so in a ceremony just this week.
There have been few public appearances from Frederick since he retired in 2020, especially those that are/were related to the NFL or Cowboys in an official capacity. It is very cool that we will get to see him.
Frederick was one of the best first-round selections that the Cowboys made over the last decade and a half. They initially traded down in the 2013 draft with the San Francisco 49ers and walked away with him, all while many members of the fanbase were displeased.
But the Cowboys and Frederick got the last laugh as he proved to be one of the best players on the team and one of the best centers in the league while he was in the NFL. It will be interesting to see which names he reads on behalf of the current team.
