DETROIT (AP) — The NFL draft is coming to Detroit and for a change, the Lions are coming off a successful season and have appeared to address every need with seemingly sound moves.
Detroit has the No. 29 pick overall and if it doesn’t make a move to pick sooner, it will mark the latest the franchise has made a first-round pick.
The three-day event, which is expected to draw fans from all over to the Motor City, will be more of a showcase for the city than a chance for the Lions to add a desperately needed player in the draft.
About 150,000 people, many of them Lions fans, are expected to fill the streets around Campus Martius Park in the heart of downtown.
Lions general manager Brad Holmes is prepared to potentially disappoint Detroiters who show up Thursday morning or afternoon on April 25 waiting for their favorite team to be on the clock at the end of the night only to find out he traded out of the first round with an offer too good to refuse.
Early Solomon Islands election results show shakeup in most populous province — Radio Free Asia
Human Rights Commission advises caution over boot camps
Whale euthanised after stranding near Christchurch
US call at UN for Gaza truce linked to hostages blocked
Horoscope today: Daily guide to what the stars have in store for YOU
Victorian miner killed in Ballarat Gold Mine rockfall as investigation continues
Customs seize $20m meth and MDMA in two bags at Auckland Airport
Coronavirus: People with blood type A 'more vulnerable' to COVID
Saints enter the NFL draft with questions along the offensive line
Israel approves plan to attack Rafah but keeps truce hopes alive
EU proposes youth mobility agreement with UK to help youngsters travel, work and live in both areas
Far North councillors vote 9 to 1 to seek delay in adding fluoride to water supply