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O'Connor Selected by the Lions in the 2017 NFL Draft

Official Site of the Eagles | April 29, 2017

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (EMUEagles.com) – Former Eastern Michigan University defensive end Pat O'Connor (Chicago, Ill.-Saint Rita) was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft Saturday, April 29, along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pa. O'Connor was the 250th overall pick in the three-day selection process.

O'Connor is the 28th EMU player to be picked in the draft. He is just the third Eastern Michigan player to be selected by the Lions, joining Al Clark (1971) and Charlie Batch (1998).



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