The Detroit Lions never got a chance to develop Logan Thomas into a tight end after the Buffalo Bills swiped the former Virginia Tech quarterback off their practice squad one day after he arrived last November.
But if all goes well at next week’s rookie minicamp, the Lions might have found their next conversion candidate.
Luke Papilion, a dual-threat quarterback at Division II Sioux Falls who amassed more than 12,000 yards of total offense for the Cougars, is among the prospects scheduled to take part in camp on a tryout basis.
Papilion will work as a tight end for the Lions, a position he’s never played at any level but one several teams felt was his best fit as a pro.