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Sharp: Time is running out for Lions' Ebron

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Two years is still too soon to declare a top-10 NFL draft pick a bust.

But Eric Ebron had better realize that Year 3 is it.

Either the Detroit Lions’ mercurial tight end shows potential as a special receiving talent or his development stalls and he merely is a decent NFL player. If it’s the latter, don’t expect much patience from new general manager Bob Quinn for a player he didn’t draft.

Ebron didn't sound worried today. He never sounds worried. About anything.

“That stuff doesn’t bother me,” Ebron said about the “bust” talk. “I’m sure it’s fun for those people.