Detroit Lions picked Hawaii linebacker Jahlani Tavai in the second round of the NFL draft, April 26, 2019. Our writers try to figure out why. Carlos Monarrez and Dave Birkett and Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press
Tom Kennedy was a third-round pick in the Major League Lacrosse draft last spring, and now the Detroit Lions are giving him a chance to make the NFL as a wide receiver.
The Lions signed Kennedy to a contract Sunday after a successful tryout at this weekend's rookie minicamp.
Kennedy caught 33 passes for 410 yards in seven games with the Bryant University football team last season after spending four years starring on the school's lacrosse team.