By now, we’ve all seen the boisterous Detroit Lions war room after their first-round selection of Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell. Lions general manager Brad Holmes hugged just about everyone in sight, then nearly put his palm through a table in excitement.
On Saturday, Sewell painted a picture of what it looked like on his end in a one-on-one interview with WXYZ’s Brad Galli. Sewell told Galli he actually almost missed the call amidst all the excitement, but when he finally got on the phone with Holmes, the emotions kicked in.