ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- It wasn't a subliminal message or a hoped-out, thought-out plan when T.J. Hockenson was packing for Nashville earlier this week to attend the NFL draft. He looked in his pile of socks and the Disney aficionado that he is, made a quick decision.
He didn't know then how prescient it would end up being. Hockenson wore "The Lion King" socks last night during the first round of the NFL draft. When the No. 8 pick came along, the Detroit Lions were on the clock and selected the tight end, making the wearer of the Lion King socks an actual Detroit Lion.