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Niyo: For Lions' Kenny Golladay, hard work best route to getting better

Allen Park — It’s difficult to stand out when you’re just trying to fit in.

But Kenny Golladay knows where he’s supposed to be now. And that’s the new challenge for the Lions’ second-year receiver: He knows he’s not a rookie anymore, and the surprise won’t be that he produces this season. It’ll be if he doesn’t.

So that’s what he’s reminding himself every day this spring, including this week as he takes the field during the Lions’ mandatory minicamp. It’s also what he’s telling himself every night, away from the team facility, where rookies — and Golladay was no different than most — often have the hardest time in the NFL.