Article By Ryan Steck on 10th April, 2010
Lions head coach Jim Schwartz and first year General Manager Martin Mayhew used this experience as an advantage when it came time for the NFL Draft.
Using the advantage of knowing players on a more personal level, the Lions hoped to find talent in the later round of the draft. When it was their turn to pick in the sixth round—pick 162 overall—they put that knowledge to use and selected Aaron Brown, a running back from Texas Christian University.
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