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The Detroit Lions selected Oregon standout Penei Sewell with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft.
The 20-year-old opted out of the 2020 college football season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, remaining firm in his decision after the Pac-12 laid out plans for a shortened schedule.
From a draft perspective, the move didn t change much for Sewell because he was already widely considered one of the top players in the 2021 draft class. Playing another year with the Ducks wouldn t have improved his stock much, especially with Clemson s Trevor Lawrence effectively a lock at No. 1.
Sewell was an Outland Trophy winner and a unanimous All-American as a sophomore in 2019.
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ALLEN PARK At last, it is here. After so many weeks with too many zooms and enough mock drafts to keep the internet turned on through a pandemic, the 2021 NFL draft has finally arrived. And there’s no telling what the Detroit Lions will do when they’re on the clock.
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Apr 29, 2021
ALLEN PARK (AP) The Detroit Lions exercised the fifth-year contract option on Pro Bowl offensive lineman Frank Ragnow.
The team announced the move Wednesday.
Ragnow is entering his fourth NFL season after being drafted in the first round out of Arkansas. He’s started all 45 games he’s appeared in, and he earned his first Pro Bowl berth last season.
Detroit also waived tight end Hunter Bryant with a non-football injury designation.
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