Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett analyzes the Lions’ first-round selection of Ohio State OT Taylor Decker. Video by Dave Birkett/DFP The Lions address the offensive line position with their first draft pick of the Bob Quinn era Ohio State?s Taylor Decker poses for photos after being selected by the Detroit Lions as the 16th pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL football draft, Thursday, April 28, 2016, in Chicago.(Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast, Associated Press) CHICAGO — The Detroit Lions said upgrading their offensive line was a priority entering the off-season, and with his first draft pick as general manager, Bob Quinn did just that. The Lions selected Ohio State offensive tackle Taylor Decker with the 16th pick in tonight’s first round of the NFL draft. It’s the second straight year and sixth time in seven seasons the Lions have used a first-round pick on a lineman. “I’m an old school football player, that’s what I am,” Decker said in an on-stage interview with the NFL Network’s Michael Irvin shortly after the pick. The Lions sent a contingent of coaches and scouts to Ohio State to work Decker out earlier this spring, including Quinn, head coach Jim Caldwell, director of player personnel Kyle O’Brien and offensive line coach Ron Prince. “They came to my school and I saw stuff all over Twitter about that,” Decker told the Free Press on Wednesday. “There was a good amount of the staff there. They put me through a workout and took me, did film for quite a bit. I think they just want to make sure they have that, a tough guy. …
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