Lions Bolster Run Game With Abdullah, Youngest Of Nine Who Says He Was Inspired By Siblings
"We all just wanted to compete with each other," Abdullah said. "It was inspirational when we saw someone else achieve something."
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"We all just wanted to compete with each other," Abdullah said. "It was inspirational when we saw someone else achieve something."
Detroit compiled what appears to be another high-character class, and Mayhew explained why when he reviewed the draft Saturday.
The Lions met needs by drafting two offensive linemen, a running back and a fullback, two cornerbacks and a defensive lineman.
Amid a national push to punish jilted lovers and others who distribute racy photos, NFL linebacker Jermaine Cunningham will be the most recognizable defendant yet to face "revenge porn" charges when he appears in court Wednesday.
The Packers closed out the draft by filling their need at inside linebacker with a player who could start this season, then picked a quarterback who might never play a meaningful down for them.
"Obviously we feel good about all these players," Mayhew said. "But as we talked about before, these guys have to come in and perform now."
After spending parts of five seasons in Ann Arbor playing quarterback, Devin Gardner has been signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent to be a wide receiver.
The 6-foot-8, 344-pound Robinson started every game for the Gamecocks in 2014.
"A lot of teams were telling me they wanted to see me around like 245 to 250 range," Burton said. "Right now I'm around 248, 250."
As a senior, Diggs logged 73 tackles, three interceptions and five pass breakups. In his four seasons for Texas, he started 49 games.
The 6-foot-, 230-pound Burton played in all 13 games for Rutgers as a fifth-year senior in 2014.
Wright attributed part of his struggles to late notice from Auburn about what his role on the team would be.
To move into the fourth round, the Lions traded their 2016 third-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Lions have one pick each in the fifth, sixth and seventh rounds.
The NFL draft is all about the future. Except when legends of the game steal the show, as Jim Kelly, Dick Butkus, Ickey Woods and Rick Upchurch did in the second round.
Even before the Lions selected him with the 80th overall pick in the draft, cornerback Alex Carter had some connections to the team.
Carter started 12 games as a junior and recorded 41 tackles, defended 10 passes, intercepted a pass and forced a fumble.
With their first three moves of the NFL draft, the Detroit Lions backed up their talk about plans to improve their run game.
Tomlinson moved to the U.S. from Jamaica when he was 11, after growing up in a crowded home on the Caribbean island.
Abdullah rushed for 1,611 yards and 19 touchdowns on 264 attempts as a senior.
By adding two new offensive linemen, the Detroit Lions bolstered one area of concern. But there are still some more positions of need.
"The opportunity to get Manny was pretty important for us," general manager Martin Mayhew said. "We had three opportunities to move back."
Eventually, Tomlinson wants to go to medical school and become a neurosurgeon, but first he will play guard for the Detroit Lions.
Here's a look at some of the most memorable moments from the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
The Lions moved from 23rd to 28th and received veteran offensive lineman Manny Ramirez, a 2015 fifth-round pick and a 2016 fifth-round pick.
