9 celebrities that must be a part of the 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay

When Kansas City kicked off the 2023 NFL draft last month, they did so with two celebrities and noted Chiefs fans taking the stage in Eric Stonestreet of "Modern Family" and Heidi Gardner of "Saturday Night Live."

With Green Bay announced as the host city of the 2025 NFL draft, who should represent the Packers during the three-day event?

Well, there is no shortage of local and national celebrities who are Packers fans and would be perfect for the big stage. And since there's still about two years from when the NFL takes over Titletown, there's plenty of time to get schedules cleared.

Here's who we want to see be a part of the 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay.

Harry Styles

Concerts have become a norm during the draft. Let's begin 2025 NFL draft week in Green Bay with Styles, one of the biggest artists in the world and who just happens to love the Packers.

Styles, the British pop star who won the 2023 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, has told the story of becoming a huge fan when he stayed with a friend from Appleton just as he began traveling to Los Angeles years ago.

He even has a tattoo of the Packers logo on his arm and gave a shoutout to a Packers fan at one of his concerts in enemy territory, St. Paul, Minnesota, a couple years ago.

Simone Biles

Biles is a new fan of the green and gold but her presence would certainly attract a worldwide audience. The world champion and multiple-time Olympic medalist gymnast made her first appearance at Lambeau just recently after her husband, Jonathan Owens, signed with the Packers.

But after two years in Green Bay, Biles will no doubt be an expert of all things local. Hey, she can even bring along some of her former Team USA teammates who can be adopted Packers fans for the weekend.

Kicking off the first night of the draft with Biles and Aly Raisman on stage would be a gold-medal get.

Lil Wayne

Another must-get for the NFL and the Packers is Lil Wayne. After all, who else has created two Packers-specific songs?

The rapper, who has appeared at several games over the years, first released a Packers hype song in 2011 and then ahead of a playoff game in 2021 he made an updated version of "Green and Yellow." He even name-dropped several players in the song.

Frank Caliendo

After hours of football commentary, even the most die-hard fans can use a break from the X's and O's with a dose of comedy. And there's no better comedian for the moment than Frank Caliendo, who grew up in Wisconsin, attended Waukesha South High School and is a UW-Milwaukee alum. He's a die-hard Packers fan and knows the NFL landscape. In fact, he was a member of the "Fox NFL Sunday" crew during the 2000s as well as on ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" for a time. Get ready for plenty of John Madden impressions!

Charlie Berens

Did someone say comedy? Let's call up Charlie Berens, a local comedian who has built plenty of connections with the Packers in recent years. He would get this crowd up to speed on all things Wisconsin culture when fans from all over the world are in town. And if you bump into someone in the sea of people in Titletown District make sure to say ope. If you don't know what that means, Charlie will tell you.

Braun Strowman and Otis

If there's anyone who would get a crowd hyped for the reading of draft picks, it's this WWE superstar. Braun Strowman, whose real name is Adam Scherr and is known to wrestling fans as the Monster of All Monsters, has deep Wisconsin roots and knows the lay of the land well in Green Bay. He partnered with the Packers on a special boot that honored Jackson Sparks, the 8-year-old victim of the 2021 Waukesha Christmas Parade. He wore it at a wrestling show in Green Bay last year. And while he was in town, the 6-foot-8, 344 pound wrestler attended a Packers game and even did a Lambeau Leap.

But let's not stop at just Strowman. Invite Otis, the 330-pound WWE superstar. Otis, whose real name is Nikola Bogojevic, won the 2010 WIAA state wrestling championship his senior season at Superior. A former junior national champion, he's been with WWE since 2016. With a larger than life persona, he would surely bring the energy to the draft. Having Strowman and Otis on stage with a draft pick could offer that viral moment. Just no choke slams.

LeRoy Butler

Speaking of the Lambeau Leap, the inventor of it himself LeRoy Butler needs to have a large presence at the draft in two years. There's no one who loves the Packers more or loves being a representative of the franchise than No. 36. When he announced a few of the Packers' draft picks last month fans loved him and were clamoring for more of Butler. Well, there's no better time for Butler to bring back out that gold Hall of Fame jacket and own that draft stage in Green Bay like only he knows how.

"Frozen Tundra Man"

If there's one Lambeau Field celebrity who needs to show the NFL world what being a Green Bay Packer fan is all about it's Frozen Tundra Man.

If you've watched any Packers games over the years you've seen Jeff Kahlow, though you might not know what he looks like. The Fond du Lac man is known for his extravagant icicle-filled outfit that he has made famous for nearly 20 years during cold-weather games at Lambeau. Hey, it's not even out of the question that he may need it since cold and snowy weather in Green Bay in late April is never out of the question.

Out-of-town fans would definitely line up to get some pictures with "Frozen Tundra Man."

Joan Jett

Let's bring it back to the music scene, though, one more time. Joan Jett could provide the closing act.

Jett, the legendary singer and guitarist as part of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, has been a Packers fan since she was a child growing up in Pennsylvania and Maryland after she found a "Sports Illustrated" cover of the 1966 Mud Bowl at Lambeau Field.

Having the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, who is touring in 2023, perform in Green Bay could provide the grand finale of a three-day draft.

9 more Packers celebrity fan appearances we want to see

• Justin Timberlake (former NSYNC member and longtime Packers fan)

• Brian Baumgartner (Kevin from "The Office")

• Mark Ruffalo (actor and Kenosha native)

• Willem Dafoe (actor and Appleton native)

• Giannis Antetokounmpo (yes, the Bucks superstar might be a bit busy during the draft with his day job, but he could announce a pick via a video board)

• Frank Sherby (Aaron Rodgers' doppelganger from Germany)

• Marcos Flores (Packers superfan known as Señor Cheesehead)

• Former Packers first-round picks: A.J. Hawk (2006) — and his crew from "The Pat McAfee Show" — and Sterling Sharpe (1988)

• Former Packers seventh-round draft picks: Donald Driver (1999) and Mark Tauscher (2000)

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