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Lions notes: Kerryon Johnson named most underrated rookie

At least one person isn’t sleeping on Kerryon.

By Jeremy Reisman@DetroitOnLion Jul 2, 2018, 12:45pm EDT

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Detroit Lions running back Kerryon Johnson is a long-shot to win Offensive Rookie of the Year honors, but one NFL analyst thinks he’s got a ton of potential for his debut season. Bleacher Report’s Doug Farrar thinks Johnson is the most underrated rookie in this year’s class and he makes a convincing case full of tape breakdown here.

Happy belated Canada Day to our neighbors to the north. Enjoy this video of Lions players trying to answer Canada trivia, and try not to facepalm when Toby Johnson and Quandre Diggs are answering questions:

Happy #CanadaDay from the #Lions! pic.twitter.com/u6KEx5oDgc
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) July 1, 2018

Michael Rothstein put together his latest 53-man roster prediction, and there are a couple surprises at the Lions’ skill positions.

Marvin Jones Jr. was a highlight machine last season. So let’s enjoy some of those highlights together:

.@MarvinJonesJr highlights
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Some of the best catches
in the league last year! pic.twitter.com/XYnuzdhOq0
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) July 1, 2018

NFL Draft Prospects’ Matt Waldman did a great film breakdown of Kenny Golladay’s rookie season and concludes expectations should be high for 2018, but he’s not ready to surpass Marvin Jones as the No. 1 receiver yet.

A serious neck injury has forced Seahawks defensive back Kam Chancellor into retirement. A few Lions players offered their respects to Chancellor over the weekend:

Nothing but respect for this man. https://t.co/LKPgnLQS1n
— Nino (@qdiggs6) July 1, 2018

✊ respect https://t.co/NAOnV5acXM
— Darius Slay (@_bigplayslay23) July 2, 2018

https://t.co/FtFaPpVeo3
— Mal (@jamalagnew) July 1, 2018

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