GM Brad Holmes put a bow on the 2024 NFL Draft after the Lions made four selections on Saturday to give them a three-day haul of six picks total. The work for Holmes and the Lions certainly isn’t over as they hit the phones after the draft to try and sign undrafted players to the roster.
Holmes addressed the media Saturday and started by acknowledging the amazing job the city did hosting the draft and the record-breaking attendance it saw.
He then addressed all the key questions from the media, as follows:
How did the Lions come across Giovanni Manu out of the University of British Columbia and what do they like about his potential?
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Holmes traded a third-round pick next season to get Manu. He credited Senior Personnel Director John Dorsey with getting the train rolling on that evaluation.
“He kind of got wind of – he had a really good workout and he kind of got on the workout circuit, and really starting back with (Lions Scout, Auxiliary) Ademi Smith who scouted him and then Dorsey finds out about the workout, and Dorsey and (Lions Assistant General Manager) Ray (Agnew) talk and Ray comes to me and he’s telling me like, ‘Man, I think you’ve probably got to take a look at Giovanni here,’” Holmes said.
Holmes watched the tape and loved the physical traits at 6-foot-7, 351 pounds but with athletic traits that would have put him in the 90 percentile among tackles at the Combine.
“We just kind of got enamored with the upside and then when we reached out to his agent and tried to get him in for a visit because he wasn’t at the Combine, we could hardly get on the dance card,” he said.
“The whole dance card was filled up. So, he came in on a Sunday, like a Sunday afternoon and that was like visit number nine. He came in and he did a great job and sat with the coaches, and we felt really good about him. We talked about Brodric Martin last year. This is more of a down-the-road future deal, but the upside is enormous.”
Dan Campbell just looks like a coach. He’s a former NFL player and still has good size; he’s intense on the sidelines; and he’s always seen wearing a hat.
The Detroit Lions are coming off a huge divisional win against their rivals the Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field. It was a rain-soaked, smash-mouth affair which suits their rough and rugged looking coach just fine.
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The Lions now sit at 7-1 and lead the NFC North division. Whatever Campbell is doing is clearly working in Detroit. But as a coach, you don’t get a lot of time off during the season. Before the Green Bay game, however, Campbell and wife Holly Campbell got a “rare” date night in for some Italian food in Detroit. She posted a picture of the coach dressed up and without his signature Lions cap on, which made him look unrecognizable with his hair.
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Dan Campbell / Holly Campbell/Instagram
Wow, he’s got a full head of hair under there. And it’s great to see him enjoying some much-deserved wine.
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Dan and Holly have been married since 2005. They have two children together: a son named Cody and a daughter named Piper.
Dan played in the NFL for 11 years with the New York Giants, the Dallas Cowboys, the Lions, and the New Orleans Saints before retiring after the 2009 season.
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The Lions are back in action on Sunday vs. the Houston Texans, and no doubt so is the coach’s hat.
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DETROIT – Two people were killed and four others were injured during a shooting in Detroit over the weekend, police said.
The shooting happened at 1:34 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, at a home in the 6300 block of Devereaux Street.
When officers arrived, they discovered that six people had been shot during a house party, with two of them being killed.
Police say the circumstances surrounding the shooting and suspects are unknown at this time.
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An investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP or the Detroit Police Department’s Homicide Division at 313-596-2260.
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Sara Powers
Sara Powers joined WDIV as a digital content producer in Oct. 2024 and has been covering Metro Detroit news since 2021.
Not only did the Cowboys lose at the Atlanta Falcons, but they lost quarterback Dak Prescott with injury and, at 3-5, have had as many defeats after eight games as they had in each of the past three full seasons.
After stunning the Ravens last week, the Cleveland Browns were brought back down to earth by the Los Angeles Chargers, while Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes to earn the Cincinnati Bengals their first home win of the season, against the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Minnesota Vikings responded to successive defeats with a 21-13 win over the Indianapolis Colts, while Bryce Young helped Carolina to a first home win in 322 days, but it may not be enough to keep his job for the Panthers’ trip to Germany next week.
The Panthers became the first team in the Super Bowl era to win a game despite gaining under 250 yards, allowing more than 425 and not getting a turnover as the New Orleans Saints somehow managed to lose despite their statistical dominance.
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Saints starter Derek Carr also grabbed an unwanted record as the first quarterback to lose to 31 different teams.
The improving Arizona Cardinals are a team to watch out for as they won 29-9 against the Chicago Bears, who had not allowed more than 21 points in their previous 13 games.
