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Why Lions GM Brad Holmes is getting high praise from NFL draft experts

DETROIT -- After Day 2 of the 2021 draft, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes turned to his assistant, Ray Agnew, almost in disbelief.

“Man, he’s still there,” Holmes told Agnew.

Leading his first draft since being named Lions GM that January, Holmes had highlighted a couple of prospects for the final day of selections, topped by USC wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown.