The Wisconsin Sports Awards were Thursday evening, because everyone and everything needs an awards show!
Per usual, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was in the house. He won for state athlete of the year during the show, which was held in Madison. The Packers also won team of the year.
The night was short on star power, at least from the Packers. Tackle David Bakhtiari was the only other starter in attendance. He brought backup linemen Kyle Murphy and (I think) Jason Spriggs along with him. And that was that in terms of Packers.
It’s hard to tell a Packers lineman from one year to the next with how fast these guys grow hair.
It looks like Bakhtiari and the boys got the private plane treatment. I’m guessing that’s a prop plane, but still…
https://www.instagram.com/p/BT99kI6AUE4/
Here’s Rodgers with Ethan Happ and Jabari Parker.
Not a bad Wisconsin sports trio.#OnWisconsin #GoPackGo#FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/PbMpFylh9f
— Wisconsin Basketball (@BadgerMBB) May 12, 2017
Here he is with Zak Showalter, who did Rodgers’ Belt during the NCAA Tournament.
Belt kings. @ZShowbball333 #WiSportsAwards # pic.twitter.com/3Z18ooH15L
— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) May 12, 2017
.@AaronRodgers12 casually backstage… #WSA pic.twitter.com/AID0ksQijG
— WISportsAwards (@WISportsAwards) May 12, 2017
Me and my LT @DBak69 rockin the #WiSportsAwards#manBun pic.twitter.com/CIQaqxJbnx
— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) May 12, 2017
The final #WSA of night, the @amfam Team of Year goes to the team that RAN THE TABLE. #GoPackGo @packers pic.twitter.com/oQ95OZgmlB
— WISportsAwards (@WISportsAwards) May 12, 2017
Here’s Bakhtiari supposedly getting a Red Lobster date with former UW volleyball player Lauren Carlini.
Here is the video evidence. #WSA pic.twitter.com/v7DjDKbqFe
— WISportsAwards (@WISportsAwards) May 12, 2017
And here’s this because, well, why the hell not? Looking great, Natalie Jansen!
https://twitter.com/Natalie_VH1/status/862840812140470272
I think it’s Spriggs, not Patrick. Looking pretty tall. Why don’t you send a little farther away, Kyle.
The third offensive lineman is definitely Jason Spriggs, the man with no starting position in the foreseeable future.