Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes called in to the Rich Eisen Show on Thursday and spent 20 minutes talking about the draft, the staff, and plans at quarterback. The interview was posted in its entirety on YouTube.
Host Rich Eisen kicked it off with some talk about the Detroit front office’s excitement over drafting Aidan Hutchinson second overall. Holmes said he’d been watching the former Michigan Wolverine since 2020 while working for the Los Angeles Rams and that Hutchinson reminded him of former longtime Ram Chris Long. Following on, Eisen asked if the tales of the league office chastising the Lions for picking “too fast” were true, and Holmes had a good laugh confirming it, saying “hopefully we’re not picking this high next year.