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Amani Oruwariye: 'Time for the world to really see' what Lions CB Jeff Okudah can do

Not much has gone right the past two seasons for Jeff Okudah.

The No. 3 pick of the 2020 NFL draft, Okudah struggled through his rookie year before electing to undergo late-season groin surgery. This season, Okudah ruptured his Achilles tendon in Week 1 and missed the rest of the year.

Okudah has missed more than twice as many games (23) as he has played (10) in his first two NFL seasons, and has struggled when on the field.

But one of Okudah's Detroit Lions teammates remains convinced he is headed for big things in 2022.