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This year's NFL Draft is in the books - but this is an interesting tidbit:
President Gerald Ford was indeed offered professional football contracts by both the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions after graduating from the University of Michigan in 1935.
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A star center and Most Valuable Player for the Michigan Wolverines, Ford was highly sought after by the NFL teams, but ultimately declined both offers.
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Here are the specific details of the contracts he turned down:
Green Bay Packers: Offered him $110 per game.
Detroit Lions: Offered him $200 per game for the 14-game season.
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Instead of playing in the NFL, Ford accepted a position as the assistant varsity football coach and boxing coach at Yale University, which allowed him to attend law school. Had he accepted the Packers' offer, he would have played on their 1936 NFL Championship team.
