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The 2025 NFL draft will be held, Thursday-Saturday, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Prior to the 90th NFL draft in league history, Vols Wire looks at historical Tennessee players selected. This installment looks back at former Tennessee tight end Jason Witten.
Witten was selected in the third round of the NFL draft (No. 69 overall) by Dallas. He is the highest drafted tight end in the NFL to play for the Vols.
Witten played for the Cowboys from 2003-17 and returned to the team in 2019 after serving as a color analyst for ESPN's Monday Night Football telecasts. He played for Las Vegas in 2020 before retiring again. The former Vol signed a one-day contract with Dallas before officially retiring.
Witten was a two-time First-Team All-Pro and a three-time Second Team All-Pro. He was also an 11-time Pro Bowl selection. Witten was named Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2012 and earned the Bart Starr Award in 2013.
Witten played for the Vols from 2000-02 under head coach Phillip Fulmer and was a First-Team All-SEC selection in 2002.
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee's highest selected tight end in NFL draft all time
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Prior to the 90th NFL draft in league history, Vols Wire looks at historical Tennessee players selected. This installment looks back at former Tennessee tight end Jason Witten.
Witten was selected in the third round of the NFL draft (No. 69 overall) by Dallas. He is the highest drafted tight end in the NFL to play for the Vols.
Witten played for the Cowboys from 2003-17 and returned to the team in 2019 after serving as a color analyst for ESPN's Monday Night Football telecasts. He played for Las Vegas in 2020 before retiring again. The former Vol signed a one-day contract with Dallas before officially retiring.
Witten was a two-time First-Team All-Pro and a three-time Second Team All-Pro. He was also an 11-time Pro Bowl selection. Witten was named Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2012 and earned the Bart Starr Award in 2013.
Witten played for the Vols from 2000-02 under head coach Phillip Fulmer and was a First-Team All-SEC selection in 2002.
Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee's highest selected tight end in NFL draft all time
Continue reading...
