Relevant starters

Two former Mr. Irrelevant honorees are starting for their respective

NFL teams.

Fullback Jim Finn and strong safety Mike Green are listed at the

top of the depth charts for the New York Giants and Chicago Bears,

respectively, both having played in their squads’ first four games

this season.

Green, a 6-foot, 195-pound defensive back in his fifth NFL season,

ranks as Chicago’s third-leading tackler the past three seasons with

254 in 42 games, including 26 starts at strong safety. He has made 23

solo tackles this season while adding two interceptions and four pass

deflections.

The Bears drafted him with the 254th and final pick in the 2000

NFL draft out of Northwestern State (La.), where he earned

All-America and All-Southland Conference honors as a junior and

senior.

Finn, a 6-foot, 245-pound fullback also in his fifth NFL season,

has four receptions for 25 yards this fall for the Giants (3-1). He

has 28 receptions for 184 yards and one touchdown in 62 career games

with the Indianapolis Colts and Giants.

The Bears drafted Finn, who ranks fourth on the University of

Pennsylvania’s all-time rushing list with 2,277 yards, with the 253rd

and final pick of the 1999 NFL draft.

Newport Beach businessman and former NFL player Paul Salata

founded Irrelevant Week 29 years ago, meant to honor the final pick

in the NFL draft with a week of dinners, awards ceremonies and other

festivities each June.