Allen Park — Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes met with the media on Thursday, one week ahead of the first round of the NFL Draft, to discuss the upcoming event. Here were the highlights:
u25ba At the league meetings last month, Holmes noted he had some preliminary discussions about trading out of the No. 2 pick. Instead of those talks picking up in recent weeks, the lines of communication have gone relatively quiet.
"Actually, there hasn’t been a whole lot (of conversation) since the last time we spoke down at the annual meetings," Holmes said.