Apr 29, 2021
For many teams, the NFL Draft begins as soon as the final snap of the regular season is taken.
The draft is nearly a four-month process. Teams spend countless hours evaluating players, looking at years-worth of film and ultimately deciding on which players are worth building a future around.
For the Detroit Lions, the 2021 NFL Draft is the organization’s first under new leadership.
Brad Holmes is the new general manager, and Dan Campbell holds the role of head coach. With so many prospects set to be available when the Lions pick, which is currently scheduled to be No. 7 overall, it’s quite possible that the two may not see eye-to-eye on who should be the Lions pick.
Former Raiders Coach and Executive Steve Ortmayer Dies
The former two-time Super Bowl Champion passed away Tuesday morning. He was 77 years old.
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Raider Nation lost a member of their family yesterday.
Steve Ortmayer died early Tuesday morning. He was 77 years old.
Ortmayer served as Raiders special team s coordinator from 1979 to 1994. He was an assistant during Tom Flores s tenure when the Raiders won Super Bowls at the end of the 1980 and 1983 seasons. Ortmayer also served as the director of football operations during that time.
He also spent time with the Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, San Diego Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams.
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