Former Kansas City Chiefs LB Willie Lanier will be involved in the 2011 NFL draft festivities next weekend. The NFL announced on Thursday that 32 former NFL players will announce the second round picks for each team. The Dolphins, Panthers and Jets don't have second round picks so their former players will announce their third round picks.
The Chiefs will be repped by NFL great Willie Lanier and another Chiefs connection is OT Willie Roaf who will also be on-hand, but to announce the Saints second round pick.
The second and third round will be held on Friday night.
Here's the full list of former players that will be announcing picks:
- Arizona Cardinals, Aeneas Williams (CB)
- Atlanta Falcons, Jessie Tuggle (LB)
- Baltimore Ravens, Peter Boulware (LB)
- Buffalo Bills, Andre Reed (WR)
- Carolina Panthers, Brad Hoover (FB)
- Chicago Bears, Richard Dent (DE)
- Cincinnati Bengals, Anthony Muñoz (OT)
- Cleveland Browns, Paul Warfield (WR)
- Dallas Cowboys , Charles Haley (DE)
- Denver Broncos, Shannon Sharpe (TE)
- Detroit Lions, Barry Sanders (RB)
- Green Bay Packers, Jim Taylor (FB)
- Houston Texans, Aaron Glenn (CB)
- Indianapolis Colts, Jeff Herrod (LB)
- Jacksonville Jaguars, Donovin Darius (S)
- Kansas City Chiefs, Willie Lanier (LB)
- Miami Dolphins, Sam Madison (CB)
- Minnesota Vikings, Chris Doleman (DE)
- New England Patriots, Andre Tippett (LB)
- New Orleans Saints, Willie Roaf (OT)
- New York Giants, Joe Morris (RB)
- New York Jets, Marty Lyons (DT)
- Oakland Raiders, Willie Brown (DB)
- Philadelphia Eagles, Troy Vincent (DB)
- Pittsburgh Steelers, Franco Harris (RB)
- St. Louis Rams, Marshall Faulk (RB)
- San Diego Chargers, Natrone Means (RB)
- San Francisco 49ers, Dwight Clark (WR)
- Seattle Seahawks, Cortez Kennedy (DT)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers, John Lynch (S)
- Tennessee Titans, Jevon Kearse (DE)
- Washington Redskins, Doug Williams (QB)