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Notes: Why Thursday was extra special for Lions rookie James Houston

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We’ve already talked about the monster game rookie James Houston had on Thanksgiving in just five snaps of action on defense. It turns out there was something more behind the fire in the sixth-round pick out of Jackson State (coach Deion Sanders’ first drafted player) on the field:

#Lions rookie James Houston became 1st player with 2 sacks in his NFL debut since 2017, joining Myles Garrett and T.J. Watt. The #HBCU product says he was prepared for the opportunity on his mom’s birthday.