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Secret to Eric Ebron's revival with Colts: 'Get away from Detroit'

Lions LB Devon Kennard joins Free Press' Dave Birkett to chat about improvement of the defense, Matt Patricia, more at Super Bowl LIII, Feb. 1, 2019. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press

ATLANTA – Eric Ebron is in a good place.

He’s a couple months shy of his 26th birthday, just had his second son and is coming off his first Pro Bowl appearance. He tied for second in the NFL with 13 touchdown catches this season.

And maybe most importantly, after years of not being able to do enough right, the 10th overall pick of the 2014 draft — the guy Detroit Lions fans will always remember as the player picked instead of Aaron Donald — has finally found himself an adoring fan base.