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Detroit Lions GM Bob Quinn: ‘No way’ we expected Julian Okwara would fall to us

When the Detroit Lions made a somewhat surprising move, taking running back D’Andre Swift with their second-round pick, general manager Bob Quinn knew he may have blown his shot at Notre Dame defensive end Julian Okwara.

“Ultimately, after we took Swift, we’re sitting there staring at him, and we’re like, ‘There’s no way,’” Quinn said on 97.1 The Ticket on Tuesday. “‘There’s no way in 32 picks he’s going to be sitting there.’”

Quinn and his staff stayed patient, though. And as the picks continued to show up on the screen, there was no Okwara.