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As the final few picks in Round 1 of the 2021 NFL draft came off the board Thursday, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes worked the phones trying to find a team willing to move down.
Holmes was shut out in his pursuit of a trade partner, but he got the player he was after anyway when Washington defensive tackle Levi Onwuzurike fell to the ninth pick of the second round. He was one that we felt like his skill set was worthy of being selected in the first round, Holmes said. So we made a few attempts to get him, but sometimes the draft gods smile on you a little bit and bless you with what you were wanting.