Show Caption Hide Caption Penei Sewell: Detroit Lions’ 2021 NFL draft first-round pick Get to know the Detroit Lions’ 2021 NFL draft first-round pick, Oregon offensive lineman Penei Sewell. Wochit Yes, I gave the Detroit Lions a D for drafting Oregon offensive lineman Penei Sewell with the seventh overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft.
Levi Onwuzurike went viral Friday night after dropping f-bombs during his post-selection news conference. Credit Sheila Ford Hemp. Not that I have any idea whether the Detroit Lions owner liked Onwuzurike expletive-laced description of what he intends to do as one of the team’s newest defensive tackles. But she is the reason he will be wearing Honolulu blue. Oh, I
Not long after he took Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell with the seventh pick of last week’s NFL draft, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes got a text from his quarterback, Jared Goff. “He was fired up about it,” Holmes told the Free Press early Friday morning. “He should be fired up about it. He’s
Brad Holmes didn’t use his first draft as Lions GM to sell tickets or push a glossy narrative. In fact, he pretty much told us what he was going to do, and he did it. From offensive tackle Penei Sewell to defensive tackles Levi Onwuzurike and Alim McNeill to big cornerback Ifeatu Melifonwu, the Lions
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Now that the 2021 NFL draft is in the rear-view, and assuming you’re not too busy consuming 2022 mocks, we thought we’d share seven thoughts on the Detroit Lions’ draft haul. Faster, quicker and more explosive Both general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell have a history of downplaying prospect measurables. It’s a reasonable
Herman and Lomas discuss the 2021 Detroit Lions draft class, including the ‘Big Fellas’ drafted in the first three rounds and how this class will work into the current Detroit Lions roster.
The first NFL Draft for the Lions’ tandem of general manager Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell is in the books, and the early returns are promising. That’s according to NFL analysts, at least, who generally handed out A’s and B’s to the Lions’ 2021 class. That includes an A-plus from Danny Kelly of
The Detroit Lions made seven selections in the 2021 NFL draft, loading up on the trenches with their first three picks. Brad Holmes, the first-year general manager hired in January from the Los Angeles Rams, waited until the fourth round and his fifth pick to select a receiver, after the team’s top-3 wideouts all departed
For 12 or so minutes Thursday, on the most important morning of his professional life, Brad Holmes sat cross-legged on a bath towel beside his bed at The Henry Hotel in Dearborn — his temporary home for the past three months — and envisioned himself on a remote island surrounded by water. Holmes had woke
With the 2021 NFL draft in the books, the Detroit Lions are working on the “eighth” round. The Lions currently have 72 players on their roster, which means they could sign more than a dozen undrafted free agents. Here is a look at players confirmed or reported to be in this year’s class: • Sage
Go behind-the-scenes for offensive tackle Penei Sewell’s arrival and tour of the Detroit Lions practice facility in Allen Park, Mich. Subscribe to the Lions YT Channel: https://bit.ly/2OABzdx More Lions NFL Action: https://bit.ly/2oxtfjX #DetroitLions #Lions #NFL Keep up-to-date on all things Lions: Visit https://www.detroitlions.com/ Follow: https://twitter.com/Lions Follow: https://www.instagram.com/detroitlionsnfl/ Like: https://www.facebook.com/DetroitLions
Penei Sewell grew up on the main island of American Samoa, though “main” is a rather relative term, given the island is barely 50 square miles — or a little more than a third the size of his new home, the City of Detroit. His actual home was even more modest, a pink structure that
Penei Sewell, Oregon (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) The Detroit Lions’ Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell have completed their first draft together. Will this draft class become the foundation of a contender? Last year I had my first annual ‘lock myself in the mancave for the virtual NFL draft’. This year despite things being only
Show Caption Hide Caption Why taking Penei Sewell was the ‘right thing to do’ for Detroit Lions Detroit Lions reporter Dave Birkett breaks down why he’s a fan of the team’s draft pick, Penei Sewell, a former Oregon Ducks offensive tackle. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press A few weeks ago, I was watching ESPN and
It was a weird start and a furious finish to the 2021 NFL draft for the Detroit Lions. We got three straight linemen the first two days the draft, then some wheeling and dealing to fill needs on Day 3. Now that the draft is in the books, here’s a look at the winners and
While the debate rages over whether the Detroit Lions landed “a generational player” or simply a solid, if unneeded, offensive line cog in their selection of Oregon tackle Penei Sewell at No. 7 in Thursday’s first round of the NFL draft, we do know this: Their selection is one of the youngest in this year’s
The Detroit Lions have just one pick left in this year’s NFL Draft, but the experts are liking what they see out of Detroit so far. New general manager Brad Holmes grabbed USC wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown with his first pick (112th overall) of Day 3 before trading up to grab Purdue linebacker Derrick
With the third-to-last pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, acquired as part of trade with the Cleveland Browns early Saturday afternoon, the Lions selected Oregon State running back Jermar Jefferson. Jefferson is coming off a season where he appeared in six games, rushing for 858 yards (6.5 yards per carry) and scored eight touchdowns. A below-average athlete,
The Lions wrapped up their 2021 NFL Draft class Saturday in Cleveland with three selections. The Day 3 picks were met mostly favorably by draft analysts nationally. Adding some skill-position punch and defensive depth were seen as proper steps. Detroit selected USC wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown with the 112th pick in the fourth round. They traded