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Niyo: Off-the-radar pick Jahlani Tavai putting self on map at Lions camp

Allen Park — For a moment, it was hard to tell which player was the rookie, and which one was the 10-year veteran at Lions training camp.

There was the burly linebacker sitting in coverage, getting his right hand on a forced throw in the red zone, plucking it out of mid-air and then racing upfield with the interception as his defensive teammates celebrated.

And there was the quarterback, the last man with an angle to stop the return along the sideline, giving chase and then trying — and failing — to make an arm tackle, his frustration evident as the linebacker shrugged off the attempt.