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Detroit Lions Devon Kennard: Dad's long career 'something to strive to'

A wrap up of Detroit Lions' final days of OTAs, plus an early preview of training camp from Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez on Monday, June 11, 2018. Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press

Derek Kennard demanded a few things of his children in high school.

They had to get summer jobs. Even though Derek played 11 NFL seasons and two more in the USFL, his children were going to learn the value of hard work and not be handed anything.

And they had to go to summer school.

Kennard waived the first requirement for his youngest son, Devon, because he was such a good student.