
If nothing else, the Detroit Lions are placing in work to maintain outsiders guessing forward of the 2022 NFL Draft that opens on April 28.
Lions normal supervisor Brad Holmes instructed reporters on the league’s annual conferences in late March that he might draft a to-be rookie quarterback within the first spherical who would sit and study behind veteran starter Jared Goff. As issues stand at this time, Detroit owns picks No. 2 and No. 32 general.
The scenario turned a bit extra fascinating, although, when head coach Dan Campbell remarked final week he desires to make use of the second choice on “a day one starter.” Campbell additionally admitted the Lions might make the most of that asset to seize a signal-caller “in case you actually love a man and you recognize individuals are going to be throughout him, and the one option to purchase that man is choose them the place they’re at, it is one thing value excited about, particularly in case you assume you possibly can develop these guys.”
In response to NFL Community’s Tom Pelissero, Pittsburgh Panthers product Kenny Pickett might be that man, as he is set to go to with the Lions subsequent week.