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Lions' renaissance man Sean McGrath: Sculptor, sketcher, pass-catcher

DETROIT -- Inside the hall that is the centerpiece of the Detroit Institute of Arts, Sean McGrath stops speaking mid-sentence. His eyes dart from the top to the bottom of Rivera Court, from the left to the right and back again.

The Detroit Lions tight end is fascinated. He's in the middle of explaining life as a nomad in the NFL when he's momentarily speechless, drawn into the Detroit Industry murals created by Diego Rivera in the 1930s. The artist in him begins to come out.

"Wow," McGrath says. "This is pretty cool.