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Lions notes: More on Nevin Lawson, Larry Webster, Caraun Reid

Lions notes looks at draft picks Nevin Lawson, Larry Webster and Caraun Reid and much more.

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  • Going into the fourth round on Saturday, Martin Mayhew and the Detroit Lions were mainly focused on defensive players. Mayhew admitted that some of their targets were taken before they went on the clock at 133, and he also admitted that they considered drafting a quarterback on Saturday before their main targets at that position were picked by other teams.

  • Why didn't the Lions draft a safety? Mayhew is "comfortable" with the ones already on the team. It sounds like the Lions were only going to seriously consider drafting a safety if one of the top ones fell to the second round, and none did.

  • Fourth-round pick Nevin Lawson, who spoke with the Lions at the NFL Combine before being drafted by them, certainly isn't lacking confidence.
  • Lawson, who is only 5'9, doesn't think his height will be an issue in the NFL. Mayhew, for what it's worth, said this about Lawson's height (via Dave Birkett): "I wasn’t a tall one so it’s hard for me to be mad at him for not being a tall one."

  • Larry Webster Jr., the father of fourth-round pick Larry Webster, spent 11 years in the NFL as a defensive lineman and was a member of the 2000 Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens.

  • Webster is going to play defensive end for the Lions. Some other teams apparently saw him as a potential tight end.

  • Like Lawson, fifth-round pick Caraun Reid spoke with the Lions at the NFL Combine before being drafted by them.

  • Since he played in a 3-4 defense in college, Reid actually watched film of Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley before the draft to get familiar with the 4-3 setup.

  • Reid was quite excited when he found out the Lions were taking him.
  • Reid has got quite the family.
  • Considering he went to Princeton and is now headed to the NFL, Reid himself is quite impressive. In addition to his smarts and football skills, Reid can sing a little bit as well.

  • The story behind how Reid was named is pretty good.
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  • The Lions' official site went behind the scenes with Eric Ebron after he arrived in Detroit on Friday.