Packers draft two, trade another pick for 6th next year

With the 209th overall pick, the Packers have drafted another quarterback -- LSU's Matt Flynn.

Flynn, 6-2 and 227 pounds, was the MVP of the BCS championship game in January. He becomes a Packer a day after Brian Brohm, a second-round pick, was added as a backup for new starter Aaron Rodgers. Like all seventh-round picks, Flynn is a long shot to make the roster.

* UPDATE: At No. 217, the Packers have selected Brett Swain, a 6-1, 200-pound receiver from San Diego State. It's the fourth time in as many drafts under GM Ted Thompson the Packers have drafted two receivers; they took Jordy Nelson with their first pick in the second round Saturday. The second receiver picked has been cut every year. The Packers have yet to produce a bio, but Swain said he ran the 40 in 4.41 seconds and did 10 bench reps at his pro day.

* UPDATE II: The Packers concluded their draft by trading the 237th overall pick to New Orleans for the Saints' sixth-round pick next year.

The seventh round tends to be a crapshoot, and accordingly, Thompson's results in the round haven't been great. Of his five selections in three drafts, only guard Will Whitticker (2005) and running back DeShawn Wynn (2007) appeared in a game for the Packers, and Whitticker since has been cut.

-- Tom Pelissero, tpelisse@greenbaypressgazette.com