Roger Goodell's Draft Hugs
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has made a tradition out of hugging drafted players on stage at Radio City Music Hall. Here are some of the most memorable hugs from the last few years.
![Michael Brockers hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the St. Louis Rams during the 2012 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/bpnokkpoqdevqmyl3rjq.jpg)
Michael Brockers hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the St. Louis Rams during the 2012 NFL Draft.
![University of Alabama offensive lineman D.J. Fluker hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the San Diego Chargers during the 2013 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/bjwvpuuhouu5wzjfp0zu.jpg)
University of Alabama offensive lineman D.J. Fluker hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the San Diego Chargers during the 2013 NFL Draft.
![Florida offensive lineman Mike Pouncey hugs NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after he was selected as the 15th overall pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2011.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/e5lp7ct30nlvra1emdhf.jpg)
Florida offensive lineman Mike Pouncey hugs NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after he was selected as the 15th overall pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2011.
![Patrick Peterson, cornerback from LSU and drafted with the 5th pick by Arizona Cardinals, giving NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a hug.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/kmobtsbimksbm2ifqyza.jpg)
Patrick Peterson, cornerback from LSU and drafted with the 5th pick by Arizona Cardinals, giving NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a hug.
![Randall Cobb is hugged by Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Green Bay Packers during the 2011 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/jh47h0yic8rvjowwdw8a.jpg)
Randall Cobb is hugged by Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Green Bay Packers during the 2011 NFL Draft.
![Robert Griffin III hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell on the stage after being selected during the 2012 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/d6nubw69agyi9nt0on9u.jpg)
Robert Griffin III hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell on the stage after being selected during the 2012 NFL Draft.
![Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected as the eighth pick overall by the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the NFL Draft in 2012.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/sddbttpfaogqxetpw5p8.jpg)
Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected as the eighth pick overall by the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the NFL Draft in 2012.
![Matt Kalil hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected fouth overall by the Minnesota Vikings during the 2012 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/vh5ehcgwugdqig8dkl4i.jpg)
Matt Kalil hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected fouth overall by the Minnesota Vikings during the 2012 NFL Draft.
![Robert Griffin III hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected second overall by the Washington Redskins during the 2012 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/p3qhhmejvyphyd4pogxk.jpg)
Robert Griffin III hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected second overall by the Washington Redskins during the 2012 NFL Draft.
![Mark Barron hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2012 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/e7bzwrfwn97tahljcj9w.jpg)
Mark Barron hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2012 NFL Draft.
![Dontari Poe hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Kansas City Chiefs during the 2012 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/nfej0wetwulgpxrl23ot.jpg)
Dontari Poe hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Kansas City Chiefs during the 2012 NFL Draft.
![Michael Floyd hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Arizona Cardinals during the 2012 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/hsfcq8cmpd86inhimmbl.jpg)
Michael Floyd hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Arizona Cardinals during the 2012 NFL Draft.
![Quinton Coples hugs commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New York Jets during the 2012 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/ukmr463kdwooso3ib409.jpg)
Quinton Coples hugs commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New York Jets during the 2012 NFL Draft.
![Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck hugging NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after he was selected in 2012 as the first pick overall by the Indianapolis Colts.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/cjh0x0xjuf7ve7ofr8pr.jpg)
Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck hugging NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after he was selected in 2012 as the first pick overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
![Stephon Gilmore hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Buffalo Bills during the 2012 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/etplvjgpigdtkascts22.jpg)
Stephon Gilmore hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Buffalo Bills during the 2012 NFL Draft.
![Fletcher Cox hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2012 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/dpognkrzqclbdecxyhxa.jpg)
Fletcher Cox hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2012 NFL Draft.
![Dre Kirkpatrick hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Cincinnati Bengals during the 2012 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/vvtugdychzsz4yc7wnyh.jpg)
Dre Kirkpatrick hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Cincinnati Bengals during the 2012 NFL Draft.
![Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New York Jets during the 2012 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/rpmv02ppyudizipxyakx.jpg)
Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New York Jets during the 2012 NFL Draft.
![Stanford tight end Coby Fleener hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Indianapolis Colts during the 2012 NFL Draft.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/yqfhrozbwfxreqzvmssw.jpg)
Stanford tight end Coby Fleener hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Indianapolis Colts during the 2012 NFL Draft.
![Matt Kalil hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Minnesota Vikings in 2012.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/l7j1y2791risxvsflquw.jpg)
Matt Kalil hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Minnesota Vikings in 2012.
![Kendall Wright hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Tennessee Titans in 2012.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/w2tbtsdlmvj8irkcw8h4.jpg)
Kendall Wright hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Tennessee Titans in 2012.
![Trent Richardson hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Cleveland Browns in 2012.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/c0ea4az4yhlqi9dw8a0g.jpg)
Trent Richardson hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Cleveland Browns in 2012.
![Shea McClellin hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Chicago Bears in 2012.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/a6ter4n6vdlvonyt3i7y.jpg)
Shea McClellin hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Chicago Bears in 2012.
![Dont'a Hightower hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New England Patriots in 2012.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/xxg4cvibogtwyrr3zltd.jpg)
Dont'a Hightower hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New England Patriots in 2012.
![Justin Blackmon hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2012.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/aj0eiv8xmrcfqgfz9rlw.jpg)
Justin Blackmon hugs NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2012.
![Florida State University corner back Xavier Rhodes embraces NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected #25 by the Minnesota Vikings in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/u41fson1kwxjzq8j14gv.jpg)
Florida State University corner back Xavier Rhodes embraces NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected #25 by the Minnesota Vikings in 2013.
![Brigham Young University defensive end Ziggy Ansah hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/iw9ypcklhgikedkkku4t.jpg)
Brigham Young University defensive end Ziggy Ansah hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell in 2013.
![Florida State University quarterback E.J. Manuel hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Buffalo Bills in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/avxfzec9meojdnvaezls.jpg)
Florida State University quarterback E.J. Manuel hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Buffalo Bills in 2013.
![University of North Carolina guard Jonathan Cooper hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/mko7dokytxhi0wb4eekb.jpg)
University of North Carolina guard Jonathan Cooper hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell in 2013.
![University of Missouri defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New York Jets in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/erqrgjfi4tzumtypquk2.jpg)
University of Missouri defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New York Jets in 2013.
![West Virginia University wide receiver Tavon Austin embraces Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the St. Louis Rams in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/mb4n47mpwy4ncyxnp8g8.jpg)
West Virginia University wide receiver Tavon Austin embraces Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the St. Louis Rams in 2013.
![Texas A&M University offensive lineman Luke Joeckel hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected second overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/tg416be2w0emve5laimr.jpg)
Texas A&M University offensive lineman Luke Joeckel hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected second overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2013.
![University of Texas defensive back Kenny Vaccaro hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New Orleans Saints in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/xmd6cph0ol0yboc1g5ps.jpg)
University of Texas defensive back Kenny Vaccaro hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New Orleans Saints in 2013.
![University of Oklahoma offensive tackle Lane Johnson hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/cink1ukwqtgr8dugy4os.jpg)
University of Oklahoma offensive tackle Lane Johnson hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2013.
![Rueben Randle hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New York Giants in 2012.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/jo1joderiwmgvedjokb4.jpg)
Rueben Randle hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New York Giants in 2012.
![University of Alabama player Courtney Upshaw hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Baltimore Ravens in 2012.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/fmvrdb3ekqg0bqpk5syu.jpg)
University of Alabama player Courtney Upshaw hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Baltimore Ravens in 2012.
![University of Missouri defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson embraces NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being drafted #13 by the New York Jets in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/k83mydrhw7hjnejdexzi.jpg)
University of Missouri defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson embraces NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being drafted #13 by the New York Jets in 2013.
![University of Florida defensive lineman Sharrif Floyd hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Minnesota Vikings in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/grpgsmu2pol1zciurktk.jpg)
University of Florida defensive lineman Sharrif Floyd hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Minnesota Vikings in 2013.
![West Virginia University quarterback Geno Smith is hugged by Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New York Jets in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/r8zdffvm9pusueg02mag.jpg)
West Virginia University quarterback Geno Smith is hugged by Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the New York Jets in 2013.
![Florida State University quarterback E.J. Manuel embraces NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being drafted #16 by the Buffalo Bills in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/diwye1rlegcl2acmsqax.jpg)
Florida State University quarterback E.J. Manuel embraces NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being drafted #16 by the Buffalo Bills in 2013.
![NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell hugs former New England Patriots offensive guard Joe Andruzzi in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/cvdx5hesulmc63cxgtq8.jpg)
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell hugs former New England Patriots offensive guard Joe Andruzzi in 2013.
![University of Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher embraces NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being drafted number one by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/azui5woefi8my74gzf8l.jpg)
University of Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher embraces NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being drafted number one by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013.
![Louisiana State University defensive back Eric Reid hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the San Francisco 49ers in 2013.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/49ers/jg0dxkk0hw39bwbphzs1.jpg)
Louisiana State University defensive back Eric Reid hugs Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the San Francisco 49ers in 2013.