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Ex-Lions GM Martin Mayhew knows he blew it: 'I wish I would have taken Aaron Donald'

Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Cory Undlin speaks to the media on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, at the Senior Bowl preparation in Mobile, Alabama. Detroit Free Press

After Jimmy Garoppolo took his first of three knees last Sunday to clinch the San Francisco 49ers’ NFC championship game win over the Green Bay Packers, Fox cameras cut to a jubilant 49ers sideline and caught a familiar face wearing a not-so-familiar grin: Former Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew.

Wearing a gray suit and a wool 49ers cap on his head, Mayhew shook hands with cornerback Richard Sherman and back-slapped head coach Kyle Shanahan, as players and staff members celebrated wildly around him.