The Detroit Lions were set on landing a pass rusher with the No. 2 pick in April's draft, and coach Dan Campbell said Wednesday they never seriously considered taking New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner with that selection.
"We thought about a lot of different guys, but I never really felt it went there for (general manager) Brad (Holmes) and myself," Campbell said. "We felt pretty comfortable with where we wanted to go with it."
Gardner, a Detroit native who attended Detroit King, is the leading candidate for Defensive Rookie of the Year and one of the biggest reasons behind the Jets' defensive turnaround this fall.