The 2023 Kentucky Derby turns into a Green Bay Packers reunion.
Aaron Rodgers. David Bakhtiari. Davante Adams. Randall Cobb. Alan Lazard. AJ Hawke. Matt Flynn. Jimmy Graham.
were we watching a football game at lambeau field or 149th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs,
rogers, is everywhere these days since becoming a member of The New York Jets have been a Kentucky Derby regular for years. Most of his best friends and often everyone's significant others are part of his squad.
This year, however, the group has grown. And one day was not enough to celebrate.
The crew was spotted on the red carpet on Friday and Saturday.
many of them attended Friday's Barnstable Browns Party GalaWhich is billed as the premiere pre-Derby event, and is held at Patricia Barnstable Brown's $1.2 million Bonnycastle home in Louisville, Kentucky.
The group of current and former Packers players was part of a guest list that included celebrities such as two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Pro Football Hall of Famers Peyton Manning and Emmitt Smith, harmony group Boyz II Men, rapper Jack Harlow, and others. , among others. The night also included performances by Rachel Platten and Smokey Robinson.
then came real kentucky derbywho has become one The go-to destination for celebrities from all corners of entertainment and sports Everyone's fashion is given as much attention as horse racing.
Rodgers and Company documented their weekend in Kentucky on social media.
bakhtiari, Now the longest tenured Packers playerRodgers has been a regular member of the group over the years. he wrote on instagram It was another “successful Derby weekend. Shout out to the crew! Always a good time getting together for fellowship and some horse racing.” Bakhtiari, who turns 32 in September, will enter his 11th season with the Packers in 2023.
Jimmy Graham, who played two seasons with the Packers from 2018-19 Hats off to Lazard, who was the “rookie” of this year's Derby,
Lazard, 27, who signed with the Jets this offseason after more than four seasons with the Packerslooked like he fits right,
Rodgers shared a photo on his Instagram account of Eric Bakhtiari, David Bakhtiari's older brother, in a photo featuring the entire crew. Rodgers wrote “Everyone thinks the Derby is about the horse winning when the lesson is, it's about the fellowship and friends we made along the way.”
Rodgers hasn't shied away from the spotlight since his arrival in New York. He has made Madison Square Garden his home, attending two Knicks playoff games as well as going to a Rangers playoff game featuring Lazard and Jets running back Brees Hall.
Rodgers said Tuesday during an appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” It is a “dream” for him to be a member of the Jets. And while he said it was a “strange” feeling learning about a new franchise after 18 years in Green Bay, he said he remains active in New York.
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This article originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Kentucky Derby turns into Packers reunion headlined by Aaron Rodgers