{"id":274748,"date":"2025-04-23T15:37:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/23\/10x-pro-bowler-joe-thomas-recalls-rejecting-once-in-a-lifetime-draft-invitation-for-one-surprising-reason\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:46","slug":"10x-pro-bowler-joe-thomas-recalls-rejecting-once-in-a-lifetime-draft-invitation-for-one-surprising-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/23\/10x-pro-bowler-joe-thomas-recalls-rejecting-once-in-a-lifetime-draft-invitation-for-one-surprising-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"10\u00d7 Pro Bowler Joe Thomas recalls rejecting once-in-a-lifetime draft invitation for one surprising reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4888194\" data-slug-id=\"2487864\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Joe Thomas has revealed a humorous story from his draft process ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft later this week.<\/p>\n<p>While appearing on the popular &#8216;New Heights Podcast&#8217; alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/jason-kelce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Jason Kelce<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/travis-kelce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Travis Kelce<\/a>, Thomas outlined how he was invited to attend the 2007 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/nfl-draft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">NFL Draft<\/a>, however, declined in order to go fishing with his father.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;At that time, they invited five players to the draft. So, they would kind of pick the top five guys that they thought&#8230; I knew I was going to be a high draft pick, but Bill Brandt, the Hall of Fame scout from the Dallas Cowboys&#8230; he calls me up, and he&#8217;s like, &#8216;Hey Joe, Congratulations. I want to let you know that you&#8217;re going to be going to New York for the draft.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Citing how Brandt had various media appearances scheduled and a busy week for him, Thomas outlined how he had already made plans that week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/nfl-playoff-predictor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">NFL Playoff Predictor<\/a> for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We want you to fly out there, like, on Wednesday. And then, you\u2019ve got this thing to do and that thing to do, make sure you get a couple of pairs of suits. And then, like, Saturday is the big day&#8230; And he was hyping it up, like I was going to be all excited. And there was a big pause on the phone, and I was just like, &#8216;Hey, bad news, Gil, but I already got plans on Saturday. I&#8217;m going fishing with my dad.'&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe title=\"Joe Thomas on Skipping The Draft, Being The NFL&#039;s Iron Man &amp; Reviewing Real Life Quidditch | EP 136\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uIvu_9dUZj8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/youtube\" data-embed=\"uIvu_9dUZj8\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/59f72-17454210028360-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/04\/59f72-17454210028360-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Joe Thomas Career Review<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the miscommunication and humorous situation, Thomas was selected in the first round, No. 3 overall by the Cleveland Browns out of Wisconsin. 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