Second round uni offers

Justin Rogers The Detroit News Published 2:13 AM EDT Apr 26, 2019 Allen Park — The Detroit Lions traded up in the second round of the NFL Draft last season and that turned out pretty well. The team's brass will return to the building early Friday morning to discuss whether another move up the board early on Day 2 is the best course on action.  “It was something we were just talking through the last hour or so, as the other picks were coming off," Lions general manager Bob Quinn said late Thursday night, as the first round of the draft concluded. Quinn noted that since the draft shifted to its current three-day format in 2010, the extra time between the first and second rounds has given team's more time to evaluate their options and negotiate potential deals.  "I think it provokes more conversation just naturally by the amount of time you have," Quinn said. "You’re saying, ‘All right, what is it going to take? I have to have one of these two … [Read more...] about Lions will explore trade-up options in second round

Matt Charboneau The Detroit News Published 3:18 PM EST Feb 19, 2019 Michigan State hasn’t had a first-round pick in the NFL Draft since offensive tackle Jack Conklin went No. 8 overall to Tennessee in 2016, and it looks like the Spartans will get shut out of the opening round again this year. At least, that’s the way ESPN Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. sees things at this point, a little more than a week before the NFL Combine begins in Indianapolis. That’s not to say there aren’t any Michigan State players that will hear their name called when the three-day draft begins on April 25. And at least one player has a chance to go early. “The main one is the corner and I think when you look at Justin Layne with his length and the way he played, had some really good games when he did look like a shutdown corner,” Kiper said. “I have him right now as ninth highest-rated corner, has the same grade as the seventh, so that puts him in I think right … [Read more...] about Kiper: Ex-Michigan State cornerback Justin Layne in ‘second-round mix’