Dan Exotic?
We re pretty sure he was joking, but Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said on the Pardon My Take podcast Monday that he asked Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp about getting a pet lion to keep at the team s Allen Park practice facility. I don’t think we’re going to be able to do it, but I would love to literally just have a pet lion, Campbell said. Just a legit pet lion on a chain, a big ass chain, and he really is my pet. We just walk around the building, we go out to practice, we’re at seven-on-seven, we’re behind the kicker when he’s kicking.
Detroit Lions NFL draft grades 2021: Why most experts like this class
With the 2021 NFL draft written in ink, it s time to gather grades and analysis from draftniks across the country and see what they re saying about the Detroit Lions haul.
A sampling from draft experts shows favorable reviews for new general manager Brad Holmes in his first draft with the Lions. Yes, the rebuild is underway.
As a reminder, the Lions picked seven players: Oregon OT Penei Sewell (1-7), Washington DT Levi Onwuzurike (2-41), North Carolina State DT Alim McNeill (3-72), Syracuse CB Ifeatu Melifonwu (3-101), USC WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (4-112), Purdue LB Derrick Barnes (4-113), Oregon State RB Jermar Jefferson (7-257).
Final 2021 NFL draft analysis: Best pick, biggest risk, changes from previous regime, what’s left for the Lions to do
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In a this photo provided by the Detroit Lions, team general manager Brad Holmes is seen on his first day at the Lions football practice facility, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Allen Park, Mich. The Detroit Lions best and perhaps only chance to turn around their franchise is to finally figure out how to hit more than miss on NFL draft picks.(Detroit Lions via AP)AP
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ALLEN PARK After handing out a bunch of one-year contracts at the bottom levels of free agency, the Detroit Lions have finally begun to lay the long-term foundation of the new regime with their first draft class. We learned a lot this weekend about where the Lions are headed, and how they’re going about their business. Now it’s time to break down the class.