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What if the Packers had picked Barry Sanders ahead of the Lions in the 1989 NFL Draft? | Sporting News
![FOX College Football on Twitter: "HBCU ➡️ NFL Draft Here's a look at where some HBCU legends were picked in the NFL Draft 🙌 https://t.co/eH4iQNdapb" / Twitter FOX College Football on Twitter: "HBCU ➡️ NFL Draft Here's a look at where some HBCU legends were picked in the NFL Draft 🙌 https://t.co/eH4iQNdapb" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0Fp2BUVIAAbwDZ.jpg)
FOX College Football on Twitter: "HBCU ➡️ NFL Draft Here's a look at where some HBCU legends were picked in the NFL Draft 🙌 https://t.co/eH4iQNdapb" / Twitter
NFL - Ranking the Last 50 #1 Overall #NFLDraft Picks: 49. JaMarcus Russell (The Oakland Raiders) 23. Cam Newton (Carolina Panthers) 5. Troy Aikman (Dallas Cowboys) FULL: http://on.nfl.com/GCPTQq (via Elliot Harrison) | Facebook
Detroit Lions - We're one week out from the #NFLDraft! #TBT: Throwing it back to 1989 when we drafted Barry Sanders third overall. | Facebook
![NFL Network on Twitter: "Exactly 27 years ago, four future Hall of Famers were selected within the first five picks of the 1989 #NFLDraft. https://t.co/AYnIek1XX7" / Twitter NFL Network on Twitter: "Exactly 27 years ago, four future Hall of Famers were selected within the first five picks of the 1989 #NFLDraft. https://t.co/AYnIek1XX7" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgwodnCU4AEkif8.jpg)
NFL Network on Twitter: "Exactly 27 years ago, four future Hall of Famers were selected within the first five picks of the 1989 #NFLDraft. https://t.co/AYnIek1XX7" / Twitter
![Good Morning Football on Twitter: "The 1989 NFL Draft. @TroyAikman, @BarrySanders, Derrick Thomas, @DeionSanders. @PSchrags goes on a #DeeperDiver and makes the case for the best Draft class ever. https://t.co/uuAabDZKIs" / Twitter Good Morning Football on Twitter: "The 1989 NFL Draft. @TroyAikman, @BarrySanders, Derrick Thomas, @DeionSanders. @PSchrags goes on a #DeeperDiver and makes the case for the best Draft class ever. https://t.co/uuAabDZKIs" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DamECOxUQAAzAtW.jpg)
Good Morning Football on Twitter: "The 1989 NFL Draft. @TroyAikman, @BarrySanders, Derrick Thomas, @DeionSanders. @PSchrags goes on a #DeeperDiver and makes the case for the best Draft class ever. https://t.co/uuAabDZKIs" / Twitter
![Greg Auman on Twitter: "Looking back 30 years ago on historic 1989 NFL Draft -- four Hall of Famers in the top five picks -- I see Paul Zimmerman nailed the first Greg Auman on Twitter: "Looking back 30 years ago on historic 1989 NFL Draft -- four Hall of Famers in the top five picks -- I see Paul Zimmerman nailed the first](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4hkxr7WsAET7v5.png)