DETROIT – Current and former Lions stars joined Eminem to open the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit on Thursday night.
Barry Sanders, Calvin Johnson, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jared Goff and Aiden Hutchinson took the stage to amp up Lions fans. St. Brown led a “Jared Goff” rant, which took over the draft theater.
The Pride of Detroit 🦁👑
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"JARED GOFF, JARED GOFF!" The D shows love to its QB1 👏
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The NFL Draft kicked off on Thursday night in Downtown Detroit for Round 1, and will continue on Friday and Saturday.
Lions fans -- along with other NFL fans -- packed the draft zones quickly, shutting down entry about 90 minutes before the event started on Thursday.
DETROIT WAS READY. @Eminem
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