ALLEN PARK, Mich. – In NFL free agency, when so many decisions are dictated by money and football above all, Detroit Lions defensive end Romeo Okwara looked at something more valuable to him.
Family.
Specifically his brother, Julian, who was drafted by the Lions last season.
Yes, Okwara got paid well by Detroit to re-sign with the team -- three years, $39 million -- but his choice to stay with the Lions had more to do with being able to line up in the same defense as his brother more than almost anything else.
“It’s huge,” Romeo Okwara said.