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2018 NFL draft diary with Tyler Conklin: I am forever grateful to CMU

Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones discusses what will be his first NFL coaching change while on a team on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, in Minnesota. Video by Dave Birkett/DFP

This is the first installment of an occasional series of draft diaries from Central Michigan tight end Tyler Conklin, as told to Dave Birkett. Conklin caught 83 passes in three seasons at CMU. He'll chronicle his experiences leading up to April's draft.

I’ve played football since I was little. I started playing tackle football when I was 8 years old, and my brother, Trevor, and I always used to play in the front yard growing up, or even in the living room until we got in trouble.