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This Detroit Lions offensive lineman loves to eat deer heart: Meet Andrew Donnal

Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez discuss the Detroit Lions signing Mike Daniels and cutting Theo Riddick on July, 27, 2019. Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press

Detroit Lions offensive lineman Andrew Donnal shot his first deer as a fifth grader. He began hunting around that age with his father, Ron, and quickly fell in love with everything outdoors.

The heart is his favorite part to eat.

Seriously.

"It's delicious," Donnal exclaimed after Lions training camp practice on Thursday. "You save the heart, thinly slice it and pan sear it – real hot – for 30 seconds each side.