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Lions 'Thrilled' With UDFA QB, Class Among Best in Holmes' Tenure
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Lions 'Thrilled' With UDFA QB, Class Among Best in Holmes' Tenure

Detroit Lions On SI·Christian Booher·22 days ago
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The Detroit Lions ' player acquisition process didn't end when the final pick in the NFL Draft was made. In fact, it was just getting started. In the hours following the Draft, the Lions agreed to contracts with a reported nine undrafted free agents. The class includes some intriguing names, most notably USC defensive end Anthony Lucas and Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer. Speaking in an interview on Sirius XM's NFL Radio Friday, Lions general manager Brad Holmes noted that he's very pleased with the class collectively. “I want to say we had seven (with draftable grades). I want to say seven of the nine, they were draftable or at least one point were a draftable guy for us," Holmes said. "We were really thrilled about the guys that we got, and it’s just really credit to our scouts, our coaches, everybody, our trainers. I couldn’t be more proud of all the hard work they put in.…

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