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Aaron Rodgers watches Randall Cobb graduate from UK

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was in Lexington Sunday to attend the graduation service of his teammate, former UK football star Randall Cobb.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was in Lexington Sunday to attend the graduation service of his teammate, former UK football star Randall Cobb.

In Kentucky for the Brown-Barnstable Party on Friday night and the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers stayed in the state an extra day to see his buddy Randall Cobb graduate from the University of Kentucky on Sunday.

Cobb, the former UK star who is now a star receiver for the Packers, left school after his junior year to play in the NFL, but returned to become the first in his immediate family to get a college degree.

This story was originally published May 8, 2016 at 11:01 PM.

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